Meade 114EQ-AR - Manual

Meade 114EQ-AR

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Table of Contents:

  • Page 3 – INTRODUCTION
  • Page 4 – FIGURE 1; Figure 1; : Meade 114EQ-AR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope; Inset A; Accessory Tray; Inset B; Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.; Inset C; Tripod Leg
  • Page 10 – Determine the latitude of your observing; THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE; Polaris
  • Page 12 – Observe the Solar System
  • Page 13 – What’s Next? Beyond the Solar System
  • Page 14 – : Always begin your observations
  • Page 15 – : Avoid touching the eyepiece; Viewing through windows
  • Page 16 – : Planets and other
  • Page 17 – It’s worth repeating
  • Page 18 – TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELESCOPE; • As with any quality instrument, lens or; CAUTION; : Do not use scented
  • Page 20 – • Bring the star image slowly out of focus
  • Page 21 – OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES; For higher or lower
  • Page 22 – efective part is returned to
  • Page 28 – Meade Instruments Corporation
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope

114EQ-AR

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Summary

Page 3 - INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION Your telescope is an excellent beginner’sinstrument, and is designed to observeobjects in the sky. It can be your personalwindow on the universe. The telescope is shipped with the followingparts:• Optical tube• Aluminum tripod with an accessory tray• Two 1.25" eyepieces: MA25mm (28X...

Page 4 - FIGURE 1; Figure 1; : Meade 114EQ-AR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope; Inset A; Accessory Tray; Inset B; Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.; Inset C; Tripod Leg

FIGURE 1 2 Inset C Inset B Inset A 1. Tripod legs 2. Equatorial Mount 3. Right ascension control cable 4. Declination control cable 5. Counterweights 6. Counterweight shaft 7. Counterweight lock knobs 8. Counterweight safety washer 9. Latitude adjustment lock 10. Polar axis (see Fig. 5)11. Latitude ...

Page 10 - Determine the latitude of your observing; THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE; Polaris

1. Release the Azimuth lock (30)of theAzimuth base, so that the entiretelescope-with-mounting may berotated in a horizontal direction. Rotate the telescope until it points due North.Use a compass or locate Polaris, theNorth Star, as an accurate reference toNorth (See Fig. 7). 2. Level the mount with...

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