Meade 70AZ-ADS User Manual

© 2005Instruction ManualMeade 70AZ-ADS 70mm (2.8”) Altazimuth Refracting Telescope(800) 626-3233www.meade.com

– 10 –USE THE SPECIFICATIONS TO CALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OF YOUR EYEPIECEThe power of a telescope is how much it magnifies objects. Your 26mm eyepi

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– 2 –WARNING:NEVER USE A MEADE TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! LOOKING ATOR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGETO YOUR EYE. EYE DAMA

– 3 –TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Standard

– 4 –Figure 1: Meade 70AZ-ADR Altazimuth Refracting TelescopeInset A: Tripod Leg; Inset B: Accessory Tray C: Saddle Plate Slot; D: Tripod Wingnut1. E

– 5 –INTRODUCTIONBefore you begin, we urge you to take a few minutes to completely read this manual so that you canget the best use of the equipment.

– 6 –1. Loosen the horizontal and vertical locks of your telescope, so that the telescope can move freely. 2. If you have not already done so, place a

– 7 –Nine planets (maybe more!) travel in a fairly circular pattern around our Sun. Any system of planetsorbiting one or more stars is called a solar

– 8 –Almost all the stars you can see in the sky are part of our galaxy. A galaxy is a large grouping of stars,containing millions or even billions of

– 9 –cause image movement.Let your eyes “dark-adapt”: Allow five or ten minutes for your eyes to become “dark adapted” beforeobserving. Use a red-fil