Meade LightBridge 16 Instruction Manual download pdf (Page 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 knobs to

adjust collimation and the white knobs to

lock collimation.

Face-on view Edge-on view

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Fig. A: Newtonian Reflecting Telescope. (1) Spider Vanes; (2) Secondary Mirror; (3) Parabolic Primary Mirror; (4) Primary Mirror Hex Screws;

(5) Focuser Drawtube; (6) Focused Image.

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Looking a

t or near the

Sun will cause irreversable dama

ge to your eye.

Do not point

this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

b Focuser drawtube

c Diagonal mirror

d Reflection of primary

mirror

e Reflection of secondary

mirror (darkened due to

back lighting)

f Primary mirror clips

g Reflection of observer's eye

b c d e f g

Fig. D: The view you will see while collimating your telescope.

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