Meade DS-114 Instruction Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUALMeade114 EQ-DS4.5" Equatorial Reflecting TelescopeMeade Instruments Corporation

– 10 –• To center an object in the main telescope, loosen the telescope’s R.A. lock (22, Fig. 1c) and Dec. lock(23, Fig. 1c). The telescope can now t

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

– 12 –MAINTENANCECleaningAs with any quality instrument, lens or mirror surfaces should be cleaned as infrequently as possible. Frontsurface aluminize

– 13 –position. Then, if necessary, make adjustments to these 3 Phillips-headscrews to refine the tilt-angle of the diagonal mirror until the entire p

– 14 –4533122221341Fig. 9: Primary Mirror Misalignment.Fig. 7: Correct Collimation. Fig. 8: Diagonal Mirror Misalignment.Fig. 10: Collimation.ABC

– 15 –SPECIFICATIONSPrimary (main) mirror focal length: . . . . . .1000mmPrimary mirror diameter: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.5" (114mm)Focal ra

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– 2 –WARNING! NEVER USE A MEADE 114 EQ-DSTELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN! LOOKING AT ORNEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE INSTANT ANDIRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYE

– 3 –TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

– 4 –1. Tripod legs2. Equatorial mount3. R.A. flexible cable control4. Dec. flexible cable control5. Counterweights6. Counterweight shaft7. Counterwei

– 5 –Fig. 1a: Model 114 EQB-1: Viewfinder assembly.434041433856781011131718181921232420252627283031453337291423632441524139191626349351242Fig. 1b: Mod

– 6 –INTRODUCTIONThe Meade 114 EQ-DS is an easy-to-operate, high performance 4.5" (114mm) reflecting telescope,intended for astronomical observin

– 7 –• Remove the viewfinder bracket mounting nuts from the viewfinder bracket mounting bolts (16) thatprotrude from the optical tube (12), near the

– 8 –• Check this alignment on a celestial object, such as a bright star or the Moon, and make anyrefinements necessary, using the method outlined ab

South of the celestial equator are indicated with a minus (–) sign (e.g., the Dec. of the South celestialpole is –90°). Any point on the celestial equ