Meade Telescopes - Manual

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 6 ASSEMBLE THE TUBE STEP 6: Move the circular panels. They should move easily about, without any stiffness. If not, tighten or loo...

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 7 STEP 10: The entire assembly should move easily up and down and from side to side. INSERT EYEPIECE AND ATTACH RED DOT FINDER STE...

8 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. COLLIMATION OF THE OPTICAL SYSTEM Precise collimation, or alignment, of your telescope’s optical system is essential for good pe...

9 Fig. B: Secondary Mirror Assembly. (1) Spider Vanes; (2) Tilt Screws; (3) Secondary Mirror Holder. Fig. C: Underside of rear mirror tube (primary mirror housing): (20) Collimation Adjustment Screw; (21) Collimation Lock Screw Fig. E: Some models come with knobs instead of screws. Use the black kno...

12 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. CALCULATE MAGNIFICATION The magnification, or power of a telescope is determined by two factors: the focal length of the eyepie...

15 SOME TIPS By the way, you might have noticed something strange when you looked through your eyepiece. The image is upside down, and it is also reversed. That means reading words can be a problem or viewing objects on the ground can be a problem. But it has no affect on astronomical objects. Objec...

16 b. When absolutely necessary, dust on the mirror should be blown off with an ear syringe (available at any pharmacy). DO NOT use a commercial photographic lens cleaner. c. Organic materials (e.g., fingerprints) on the front lens may be removed with a solution of 3 parts distilled water to 1 part ...

17 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. SPECIFICATIONS 8" Deluxe Model OTA Open truss design. Upper cage metal tube containing spider and secondary mirror holder, ...

20 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES A wide assortment of professional Meade accessories is available for the LightBridge telescope models. The...

21 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Appendix A: Altitude Adjustment Knob The Altitude Adjustment Knob allows you to add larger eyepieces, cameras or other accessor...

14-1010-48 1/07 (800) 626-3233 www.meade.com MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade telescope and telescope accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation (“Meade”) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and C...