practice “star-hopping” to locate
celestial objects. They use star charts,
astronomical software, or cellphone
apps to identify bright stars and star
patterns as “landmarks” in their search for
astronomical objects.
THE MOTIONS OF THE STARS & PLANETS
Objects in the sky appear to revolve around
the celestial pole. (Actually, celestial objects
are essentially “fixed” and their apparent
motion is caused by Earth’s rotation). During
any 24 hour period, stars make one complete
revolution about the pole, from East to West,
circling with the pole at the center.
THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE
We have one very important rule that you
should always follow when using your
telescope: Have Fun!
Have a good time when you’re observing.
You may not know everything that there is to
know about a telescope or what all the sights
in the universe are, but that’s OK. Just point
THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY
You haven’t just bought a telescope, you have em-
barked on an astronomy adventure that never ends.
Share the journey with others by accepting your free
membership in the 4M community of astronomers.
Go to www.Meade4M.com to activate your membership
today.
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and observe at first.
You will enjoy your telescope even more
as you learn more about it. But don’t be
scared off by difficult terms or complicated
procedures. Don’t panic! Just relax and enjoy
your scope.
You will begin to grow and learn more about
astronomy the more you observe. Go on
the internet or to the library and read some
books about the stars and planets. Read
about astronomers of old. Many of them
had telescope no bigger than the one you
are using right now. Galileo, who is one of
the first astronomers to use a telescope,
discovered four of the moons of Jupiter with a
telescope about the same size as yours (and
his didn’t even focus very well!).
OBSERVING
Observe during the daytime: Try out your
telescope during the daytime at first. It is
easier to learn how it operates and how
to observe when it is light.
NOTE:
If using
the LightBridge Mini Series telescope in
the daytime, you’ll notice the image may
be upside down or reversed. due to the
position of the eyepiece. This is normal for
reflecting (mirrored) telescopes. Reflecting
telescopes are meant for night time where
image orientation is not important. There is
no “this side up” in space.
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