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Page 3 - INTRODUCTION; eyepiece

1 INTRODUCTION Your telescope is an excellent beginner’sinstrument, and is designed to observeobjects in the sky and also on land. It can beyour personal window on the universe orallows you to intimately study the behavior ofnesting birds on a distant hillside. The telescope is shipped with the foll...

Page 4 - Figure 1; : Meade 70AZ-AR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope; Inset A; Accessory Tray Mounting Bolt Hole; Tripod Leg; Inset C; Viewfinder Assembly; FIGURE 1; Inset B

Figure 1 : Meade 70AZ-AR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A : Accessory Tray Mounting Bolt Hole Inset B : Tripod Leg Inset C : Viewfinder Assembly FIGURE 1 1. Eyepiece 2. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset C) 3. Red dot viewfinder alignment screws (see Inset C) 4. Optical tube assembly 5. Vertical l...

Page 6 - place tube between

2. Line up the two holes on the red dot viewfinder bracket over the two bolts.Slide the bracket over the bolts. See Fig. 1, inset C . 3. Replace the thumbscrews onto the bolts and tighten to a firm feel. ATTACH THE DIAGONAL MIRROR ANDEYEPIECE The diagonal mirror reflects the light fromthe optical tu...

Page 8 - OBSERVING

OBSERVING O Ob bs se errvve e d du urriin ng g tth he e d da ayyttiim me e:: Try out your telescope during the daytime at first. It is easier to learn how it operatesand how to observe when it is light. P Piic ck k o ou utt a an n e ea as syy o ob bjje ec ctt tto o o ob bs se errvve e:: A distant mo...

Page 9 - Observe the Solar System; the more details you will be able to see.

Meade as an optional accessory andenhance contrast to improve yourobservation of lunar features. Spend severalnights observing the Moon. Some nights, theMoon is so bright that it makes other objectsin the sky difficult to see. These are nightsthat are excellent for lunar observation. Observe the Sol...

Page 10 - What’s Next? Beyond the Solar System

may not see many features on the surface ofSaturn, its ring structure will steal yourbreath away. You will probably be able to seea black opening in the rings, known as theCassini band. Saturn is not the only planet that has rings,but it is the only set of rings that can beseen with a small telescop...

Page 11 - SOME OBSERVING TIPS; : Always begin your observations

different colors? Does one seem brighterthan the other? Almost all the stars you can see in the skyare part of our galaxy. A galaxy is a largegrouping of stars, containing millions oreven billions of stars. Some galaxies form aspiral (like our galaxy, the Milky Way) andother galaxies look more like ...

Page 12 - : You can also change; Objects move in the eyepiece

Fig. 6 using the 25mm low-power eyepiece.The 25mm eyepiece delivers a bright,wide field of view and is the best to usefor most viewing conditions. Use the high-power 9mm eyepiece to view detailswhen observing the Moon and planets. If theimage become fuzzy, switch back down to alower power. Changing ...

Page 13 - basis in

telescope so that the object to be viewed isagain placed at the edge of the field, ready tobe further observed. Vibrations : Avoid touching the eyepiece while observing through the telescope.Vibrations resulting from such contact willcause the image to move. Avoid observingsites where vibrations cau...

Page 14 - Optical tube focal length is simply a

Astronomy and Sky and Telescopemagazines. HAVE A GOOD TIME, ASTRONOMY IS FUN! SPECIFICATIONS Optical tube focal length 700mmObjective lens diameter 70mm(2.8")Focal ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . f/10Mounting type. . . . . . . . . . . Altazimuth What do the specifications mean? Optical tube foc...

Page 15 - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES

Let’s say that you have obtained a 13mmeyepiece. You can tell that what the focallength of your eyepiece is as it is alwaysprinted on the side of an eyepiece. Divide:700 ÷ 13, which equals 53.8. Round this offto the nearest whole number and your neweyepiece magnifies objects 54 times. A great option...

Page 16 - For higher or lower

during terrestrial observing #126Barlow lens (1.25 0.0.) doubles themagnification of any eyepiece. Additional Eyepieces (1.25" barreldiameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the telescopes thataccommodate 1.25" eyepieces, Meade Series4000 Super Plössl eyepieces, available in awide ...

Page 17 - Prior to the return

breach of this warranty. Any impliedwarranties which cannot be disclaimedare hereby limited to a term of one yearfrom the date of original retailpurchase. This warranty gives you specific rights. Youmay have other rights which vary from stateto state. Meade reserves the right to change productspecif...

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