Meade Scope 80mm User Manual

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  • Meade Scope 80mm | User Manual - Page 1
    www.meade.com MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL AdventureScope Telescope Series AdventureScope
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    WARNING! Never use a Meade® Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope at or
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    Features...3 Setting up the Telescope...4 Attaching the Scope to the Tripod...4 Attaching the Accessories...5 Using the Telescope Controls...5 Using the Red Your Telescope...12 Specifications...13 Changing the Viewfinder Battery...14 Optional Accessories...14 Meade Customer Service...15 Meade
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    Meade's Adventure scopes are Adventure Scopes can also be used for casual astronomical observing. Parts Included The following parts are included with the Adventure scope: • Optical tube • Tripod • Soft carry backpack • Two 1.25" Eyepieces • Red dot finder • Backpack 80mm 60mm
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    Features Figure 1A: Features of the Meade AdventureScope 1. Front Dust Cover 2. Dew Shield 3. Optical Tube (OTA) 4. Red Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Inset 1B 15 20 22 21 3
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    . 3 Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. ATTACHING THE SCOPE TO THE TRIPOD 1. Press the quick mount latch (#23) forward, as far as it will go, and
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    the plate lies flat within the tripod base. ATTACHING THE ACCESSORIES The Adventure scope is almost fully setup. Follow the below steps to attach the necessary two thumbscrews on top of the optical tube near the rear of the telescope. Remove the two thumbscrews and set aside. Next place the red dot
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    , look through the optical tube's eyepiece. If you have aligned your viewfinder, and adjusted the telescope focus, you will see the object in your 18mm eyepiece. 1. Remove the lens cap from the scope. Place the 18mm eyepiece in Fig. 6 Horizontal Adjustment Knob Vertical Adjustment Knob On/Off
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    , you are ready to step up to the next level of observation, the planets. There are four planets that you can easily observe in your telescope: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Eight planets (maybe more!) travel in a fairly circular pattern around our Sun. Any system of planets orbiting one or more
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    called the Galilean moons, after the astronomer Galileo, who observed them for the first time. If you've never watched the Galilean moons in your telescope before, you're missing a real treat! Each night, the Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point
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    it is the only set of rings that can be seen with a small telescope. Jupiter's rings cannot be seen from Earth at all-the Voyager spacecraft discovered ? Are they different colors? You can observe thousands of stars with your telescope. At first, you may think stars are just pinpoints of light and
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    able to see the Andromeda galaxy and several others in your telescope. They will appear as small, fuzzy clouds. Only very large telescope will reveal spiral or elliptical details. You will also be able to see some nebulas with your scope. Nebula means cloud. Most nebulas are clouds of gas. The two
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    observed. Vibrations: Avoid touching the eyepiece while observing through the telescope. Vibrations group of other astronomers. You can make your to "overpower" a telescope by using high magnifications which the telescope's aperture and atmospheric conditions cannot reasonably support. Keep in mind
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    . TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELESCOPE Your telescope is a precision optical instrument designed for a lifetime of rewarding viewing. It will rarely, if ever, require factory servicing or maintenance. Follow these guidelines to keep your telescope in the best condition: THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY • Avoid
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    ...........60mm (2.36") Focal ratio f/6 Mount Alt/Azimuth 80mm AdventureScope Optical design Refractor Optical focal length 400mm Objective Lens Diameter...........80mm (3.15") Focal ratio f/5 Mount Alt/Azimuth SURF THE WEB • The Meade 4M Community: http://www.meade4m.com • Sky & Telescope
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    your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES color correction at an economical price. Contact your Meade Dealer or see the Meade catalog for more information. Visit us on the web at www.meade.com. JOIN AN ASTRONOMY
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    telephone number. The great majority of servicing issues can be resolved by telephone, avoiding return of the telescope to the factory. MEADE LIMITED WARRANTY Every Meade telescope, spotting scope, and telescope accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp ("Meade") to be free of defects in
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    RECYCLING INFORMATION (EU Countries only) 16 Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it must not be disposed of in unsorted municipal waste at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to
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    OBSERVER: OBSERVATION LOG OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD NOTES: POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    OBSERVER: OBSERVATION LOG OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD NOTES: POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    OBSERVER: OBSERVATION LOG OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD NOTES: POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    1-800 626-3233 www.meade.com 92618 Meade Instruments Corp. 27 Hubble, Irvine, California June 2016 v001
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
AdventureScope Telescope Series
AdventureScope
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