Meade Infinity 102, Instruction Manual

SUN WARNING

NEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE

 TO LOOK AT THE SUN!

LOOKING AT OR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE 

INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR 

EYE. EYE DAMAGE IS OFTEN PAINLESS, SO 

THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE OBSERVER THAT 

DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. 

DO NOT POINT THE TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEW-

FINDER AT OR NEAR THE SUN. DO NOT LOOK 

THROUGH THE TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEWFINDER 

AS IT IS MOVING. CHILDREN SHOULD ALWAYS 

HAVE ADULT SUPERVISION WHILE OBSERVING.

phone pole or a distant mountain or tower. 

Look through the eyepiece in and turn the 

focuser knob (21) until the image is sharp-

ly focused. Center the object precisely in 

the eyepiece’s field of view.

2. Turn on the red-dot viewfinder by rotating 

the large knob under the viewfinder lens 

clockwise (10). Turn the knob to adjust the 

intensity of the red dot as desired.

3. Look through the viewfinder. Turn one or 

both of the viewfinder’s alignment screws 

(3) until the red-dot is precisely over the 

same object as you centered in the eye-

piece.

4. Check this alignment at night on a ce-

lestial object, such as the Moon or  

a bright star, and use the viewfinder’s 

alignment screws to make any necessary 

refinements.

5. When finished, turn off the viewfinder 

by turning the large knob (10) under the 

viewfinder lens counter-clockwise until it 

clicks.

TO MOVE THE TELESCOPE

Your telescope is alt-azimuth mounted. 

Alt-azimuth is just a complicated way of say-

ing that your telescope moves up and down 

and from side to side. Other telescopes may 

be mounted in different ways.

1. To move the telescope in the horizontal 

direction (azimuth), slightly loosen the 

horizontal lock knob (5). Loosening this lock 

allows the telescope to be moved from side 

to side.

2. To move the telescope in the vertical direc-

tion (altitude), use the pan handle on the 

rear of the mount to make coarse adjust-

ments.  Note the vertical direction does 

not have a locking knob and can be 

moved at any time.

3. Once an object is found, re-tighten 

the horizontal lock knob (5). You can 

then rotate the slow motion controls 

(11 & 12) to make smooth and precise 

movements and follow (or “track”) an ob-

ject horizontally and vertically as it moves 

in the eyepiece.

THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE

We have one very important rule that you 

should always follow when using your tele-

scope:  

Have Fun!

THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY

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barked on an astronomy adventure that never ends. 

Share the journey with others by accepting your free 

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Go to www.Meade4M.com to activate your membership 

today.

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Looking at or near the 

Sun

 will cause 

irreversible

 damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.