Meade 114EQ-AR Instruction Manual

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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 1 www.meade.com MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope 114EQ-AR
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    3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 2 WARNING! Never use a Meade® Telescope to look at the Sun! Looking at or near the Sun has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or SmartFinder™ as it is moving. Children should always have adult supervision
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    Study the the picture on the next page and become acquainted with the parts of your telescope. Then proceed to "Assemble your Tripod." The tube has a focal length of 900mm, and its reflective mirror has a diameter of 114mm. The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about
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    52 AM Page 4 FIGURE 1 2 Figure 1: Meade 114EQ-AR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope Inset A: Inset B: Inset C: Accessory Tray Red Focuser thumbscrew 40. Accessory tray (see Inset A) 19. Eyepiece 41. Leg brace support (see Inset A) 20. Red dot viewfinder bracket 42. Sliding leg extension lock
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    is also a convenient holder of eyepieces and other Meade accessories, such as the Barlow lens. 1. Remove the plastic covers on the leg brace supports (41, See Fig. 3). Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look
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    into the base of the declination axis (Fig. 5). Be sure to support the counterweight with one hand while performing this step. 3. Slide the feature prevents the counterweight from accidently slipping. BALANCING THE TELESCOPE In order for the telescope to move smoothly on its mechanical axes, it must
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    the cradle ring attachment lock knob (36) to a firm feel. ALIGN THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER Perform the first part of this procedure during the daytime and the last step at night. 1. Point the telescope at an easy-to-find land object such as the top of a telephone pole or a distant mountain or
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    astronomical objects. Another technique for locating objects is to use the setting circles that are provided on your telescope North and South poles, if extended to infinity, would cross the celestial sphere. Thus, " (similar to how Earth's time zones ar determined by longitude lines). The "zero" line
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    To line up the Meade 114 EQ-AR with the pole, follow this procedure: THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY You haven't just bought a telescope, you have embarked on an astronomy adventure that never ends. Share the journey with others by accepting your free membership in the 4M community of astronomers. Go to www
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    observer is to "overpower" a telescope by using high magnifications which the telescope's aperture and atmospheric conditions cannot reasonably support. Keep in mind that a planets. Read about astronomers of old. Many of them had telescope no bigger than the one you are using right now. Galileo,
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    astronomers to use a telescope, discovered four of the moons of Jupiter with a telescope about the same size as yours (and his didn't even focus very well!). OBSERVING Observe during the daytime: Try out your telescope in this model telescope. Unlock the lock knobs: To move the telescope, you will
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    . Neutral density filters are available from Meade as an optional accessory and enhance contrast you can easily observe in your telescope: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Nine planets (maybe more!) travel over from the birth of our sun. Recently astronomers have found large objects in this area and
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    excellent exercise for novice astronomers. Any small telescope can see the four telescopes. Probably the most memorable sight you will see in your telescope is Saturn. Although you may not see many features on the surface of Saturn and contrast of the planets. Meade offers a line of inexpensive color
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    Page 14 Almost all the stars you can see in the sky are part of our galaxy. A galaxy is a 12 large grouping of stars, in the sky, the more you will learn to appreciate the sights you see in your telescope. Start a notebook and write down the observations you make each night. Note the time and
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    . That means reading words can be a problem. But it has no affect on astronomical objects. Optional Accessory Barlow lens: You can also change magnification by using a Barlow lens. The Barlow lens doubles the power of your telescope (See Fig. 10). Meade offers a complete line of eyepieces for your
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    and Telescope magazines. HAVE A GOOD TIME, ASTRONOMY IS FUN! SPECIFICATIONS Optical tube focal length . . 900mm Primary mirror diameter . 114mm observe with many different telescopes and other pieces of astronomical equipment. Magazines such as Sky and Telescope and Astronomy print schedules for
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    on your scope. Telescopes are always described by how large their primary mirror is. Your telescope is 114mm or 4.5 inches. Other telescopes are 90mm, 8 of a telescope is. The ASTRONOMY RESOURCES • The Meade 4M Community 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, CA 92618 • Astronomical League Executive Secretary
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    mistakes made by new astronomers. So don't think that servicing or maintenance. Follow these guidelines to keep your telescope telescope's dust cover is replaced after each observing session, OPTICS All Meade 114 EQ-AR telescopes solution of 3 parts distilled water to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. You
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    . A. CORRECT COLLIMATION The properly collimated (aligned) mirror system in the Meade 114 EQ-AR assures the sharpest images possible. This occurs when the primary mirror and diagonal will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the
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    spot dead center within the out-offocus star disk (this is the shadow of the secondary mirror), as shown in Fig. 17C. (An improperly aligned telescope will reveal elongated circles (Fig. 17A), with an off-center dark shadow.) • If the out-of-focus star disk appears elongated (Fig. 17A), you will
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    of the 3 primary mirror tilt information. Visit us on the web at screws and slightly move the shadow to www.meade.com. 19 the center of the disk. Then slightly move the telescope using the flexible cable controls to center the star disk image in the center of the eyepiece. • If any
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    nature of the problem, as well as your name, address, and daytime 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 Telestar telescope, spotting scope, and telescope accessory is
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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 23 OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: NOTES: OBSERVATION LOG EXCELLENT GOOD POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 24 OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: NOTES: OBSERVATION LOG EXCELLENT GOOD POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 25 OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: NOTES: OBSERVATION LOG EXCELLENT GOOD POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 26 OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: NOTES: OBSERVATION LOG EXCELLENT GOOD POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE
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    Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 28 626-3233 www.meade.com 1-800 92618 Meade Instruments Corporation 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
114EQ-AR
www.meade.com
Meade114EQAR
3/28/07
9:52 AM
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