Meade 4500 Instruction Manual

© 1995Rev. B4/95Instruction ManualModel 4500: 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope0306090306090MEADEADVANCED PRODUCTS DIVISIONMeade Instruments C

– 10 –• To center an object in the main telescope, loosen the telescope’s R.A. lock (22) and Dec. lock (23). Thetelescope can now turn freely on its a

– 11 –• The Moon: A veritable treasury of craters, mountain ranges and fault lines. The best contrast for viewingthe Moon is during its crescent pha

– 12 –H. Maintenance1. CleaningAs with any quality instrument, lens or mirror surfaces should be cleaned as infrequently as possible. Frontsurface al

– 13 –falls directly through the center of the focuser drawtube (17, Fig. 1). These mirror tilt adjustments are madewith the diagonal assembly (Fig. 5

– 14 –b. Spider vane adjustmentsIf the diagonal mirror (1, Fig. 8) is left or right of center within the drawtube (2, Fig. 8), loosen the spider vanea

– 15 –spot dead center within the out-of-focus star disk (this is the shadow of the secondary mirror), as shownin Fig.11C. (An improperly aligned tele

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– 2 –WARNINGNEVER ATTEMPT TO OBSERVE THE SUNTHROUGH YOUR MEADETELESCOPE! OBSERVING THE SUN, EVEN FOR THE SHORTESTFRACTION OF A SECOND, WILL CAUSE INST

– 3 –TABLE OF CONTENTSA. Introducing the Meade Model 4500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61. This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . .

– 4 –1. Tripod legs2. Equatorial mount3. R.A. flexible cable control4. Dec. flexible cable control5. Counterweight6. Counterweight shaft7. Counterweig

– 5 –Fig. 1: Meade Model 4500: 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope0306090306090MEADE24340414243138395678910111213141516171819212223242025262728

– 6 –A. Introducing the Meade Model 4500The Model 4500 is an easy-to-operate, high performance 4.5" (114mm) reflecting telescope, intended forast

– 7 –• Release the latitude lock (9) of the equatorial mount, and tilt the polar axis (10) of the telescope toroughly a 45° angle by turning the latit

– 8 –Fig. 2: Celestial Sphere14151617181920212223011211109875643213Earth’s Rotation0° Dec.South Celestial PoleRight AscensionStarCelestial Equator-90°

(which passes, for example, through the constellations Orion, Virgo and Aquarius) is specified as having0°0'0" Declination. The Declination