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Figure 1: Meade 70AZ-ADR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

Inset A:  Tripod Leg; Inset B: Accessory Tray C: Saddle Plate Slot; D: Tripod Wingnut

1. Eyepiece/thumbscrew

14.  Horizontal slow motion fine adjustment control cable

2. 45° erect image diagonal mirror

15.  Vertical slow motion fine adjustment control cable

3. Focuser drawtube and thumbscrews

16.  Wing nut and bolts (leg attachment point)

4. Focusing knob  

17.  Tripod legs 

5. Viewfinder and bracket

18.  Accessory tray

6. Viewfinder collimation screws

19.  Leg brace  

7. Optical tube   

20.  Leg brace supports 

8. Objective lens cell    

21.  Adjustable sliding center leg extension

9. Dew shield/lens shade  

22.  Tripod leg lock knob (see 

inset A

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10. Front lens cap (not visible in photo) 

23.  Tray bolt and wingnut (brace-tray attachment point)

11. Altazimuth mount/saddle plate slot

24.  Mounting locks knob

12. Horizontal lock knob 

25.  Alt/az mount

13. Vertical lock knob

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Summary of Contents for 70AZ-ADS

Page 1: ...2005 Instruction Manual Meade 70AZ ADS 70mm 2 8 Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 800 626 3233 www meade com...

Page 2: ...h America are not included in this warranty but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade international distributors RGA Number Required Prior to the return of any product or part a Return...

Page 3: ...d Assembly 5 8 x 21 Viewfinder Alignment 6 Using the Telescope 6 Some Observing Tips 8 Specifications 9 What Do the Specifications Mean 9 Use the Specifications to Calculate the Magnification of your...

Page 4: ...Focusing knob 17 Tripod legs 5 Viewfinder and bracket 18 Accessory tray 6 Viewfinder collimation screws 19 Leg brace 7 Optical tube 20 Leg brace supports 8 Objective lens cell 21 Adjustable sliding ce...

Page 5: ...uts over the end of the bolts and hand tighten to a firm feel See Inset D 4 To attach the accessory tray 18 Fig 1 to the leg braces 19 Fig 1 place the round accessory tray over the over one of the leg...

Page 6: ...an object using the viewfinder rather than locating with the eyepiece Line up the object with the viewfinder s crosshairs Look through the eyepiece Once you have the object lined up in the viewfinder...

Page 7: ...on the face of Jupiter see one moon eclipse another or even see a moon emerge from behind Jupiter s giant disk Drawing the positions of the moons each night is an excellent exercise for novice astrono...

Page 8: ...are the different kinds of nebula what are comets asteroids and meteors and what is a black hole The more you learn about astronomy the more fun and the more rewarding your telescope will become SOME...

Page 9: ...ons such as tall trees street lights headlights and so forth The best locations are dark locations the darker the better Deep space objects are easiest to see under dark skies But it is still possible...

Page 10: ...h a power eyepiece is one of the most common mistakes made by new astronomers So don t think that higher magnification is necessarily better quite often the best view is with lower magnification value...

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