Meade TELESTAR 60AZ-A2, Instruction Manual

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Page 3: ...s 1 2 long with nuts The tube has a focal length of 700mm and its objective lens has a diameter of 60mm The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the telescope The siz...

Page 4: ...2 Accessory tray mounting bolt hole see Inset A 13 Diagonal mirror 14 Objective lens cell 15 Focuser drawtube and thumbscrews 16 Altitude rod slow motion fine adjustment control 17 Altitude rod 18 Alt...

Page 5: ...lock thumbscrew to relock the leg lock d Repeat for the other two legs ATTACH THE ACCESSORY TRAY The tray helps stabilize the tripod and is also a convenient holder of eyepieces and other Meade access...

Page 6: ...4 Thread a lock knob 5 through each of the holes in the forks of the mount and tighten to a firm feel ATTACH THE VIEWFINDER An eyepiece 1 has a narrow field of view A viewfinder 2 has a wider field of...

Page 7: ...PERVISION WHILE OBSERVING 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 kn...

Page 8: ...o much power If the type of power you re referring to is eyepiece magnification yes you can The most common mistake of the beginning observer is to overpower a telescope by using high magnifications w...

Page 9: ...t see any surface detail on Venus because it has a very thick atmosphere of gas When Mars is close to the Earth you can see some details on Mars and sometimes even Mars polar caps But quite often Mars...

Page 10: ...and Neptune also have faint rings Optional color filters help bring out detail and contrast of the planets Meade offers a line of inexpensive color filters What s Next Beyond the Solar System Once yo...

Page 11: ...pass to make a circle or trace around the lid of a jar Draw what you see in your eyepiece inside the circle The best exercise for drawing is to observe the moons of Jupiter every night or so Try to ma...

Page 12: ...ailable in books in magazines on the internet and on CD Roms Meade offers Autostar Suite software Contact your local Meade dealer or Meade s Customer Service department for more information Astronomy...

Page 13: ...Dress Warm Even on summer nights the air can feel cool or cold as the night wears on It is important to dress warm or to have a sweater jacket gloves etc nearby Know your observing site If possible k...

Page 14: ...az Other mounting configurations are available for other telescopes such as equatorial mounting USE THE SPECIFICATIONS TO CALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OF YOUR EYEPIECE The power of a telescope is how...

Page 15: ...gentle strokes Change tissues often CAUTION Do not use scented or lotioned tissues or damage could result to the optics DO NOT use a commercial photographic lens cleaner OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 928 45 E...

Page 16: ...de products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade international distributors RGA Number Required Prior to the retu...

Page 17: ...E DATE TIME OBSERVED CONSTELLATION EYEPIECE SIZE SEEING CONDITIONS EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES DRAWING OF IMAGE SAVE ORIGINAL BE SURE TO MAKE COPIES OBSERVATION LOG 40 04135 8 Page Manual Template 6 29...

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