Meade 60EQ-A - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – Limited Warranty
- Page 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Page 5 – STANDARD EQUIPMENT
- Page 6 – Be certain that this safety washer/screw is always in place.
- Page 7 – ALIGNING THE VIEWFINDER; The wide field of view provided by the 5 x 24mm viewfinder (; BALANCING THE TELESCOPE; Loosen the Right Ascension lock (; UNDERSTANDING CELESTIAL MOVEMENTS AND COORDINATES; Right
- Page 9 – aligned to the North Celestial Pole for visual observations.; USING THE TELESCOPE; Using the aligned viewfinder (
- Page 10 – APPLICATIONS OF THE TELESCOPE; Cloud belts across the surface of the planet Jupiter.; CALCULATING POWER
Instruction Manual
Meade 60EQ-A: 2.4" (60mm) Equatorial Refracting Telescope
© 2004
20084 04/04
Meade Instruments Corporation
6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618-5200 U.S.A.
(949) 451-1450
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www.meade.com
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Summary
– 2 – WARNING: NEVER USE A MEADE 60MM REFRACTOR TELESCOPE TO LOOKAT THE SUN! LOOKING AT OR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSEINSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYE. EYEDAMAGE IS OFTEN PAINLESS, SO THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE OBSERVER THAT DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. DONOT POINT THE TELESCOPE ...
– 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS Standard Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Unpacking and Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . ....
– 5 – Fig. 2: Close up of the mount. Features in Fig. 2: 24. Declination lock25. Declination setting circle26. Right ascension lock34. Right Ascension setting circle35. Latitude circle39. Declination axis40. Polar axis 2% 3$ 3% 3( 4) 2$ 2^ Fig. 3: Attaching theaccessory tray. Feature in Fig. 3: 36. ...
