Meade 114EQ-ASTR Instruction Manual - Page 3

Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 3 INTRODUCTION Your telescope is an excellent beginner's Setting up your telescope involves these 1 instrument, and is designed to observe simple steps: objects in the sky. It can be your personal • Assemble your tripod window on the universe . • Attach the accessory tray • Attach the red dot viewfinder The telescope is shipped with the following • Attach the eyepiece parts: • Attach the counterweight • Optical tube • Prepare mount • Aluminum tripod with an accessory tray • Attach the optical tube to the mount • Two 1.25" eyepieces: MA9mm, MA25mm • Red Dot viewfinder with bracket Study the the picture on the next page and • Telescope mount become acquainted with the parts of your • Hardware used in the assembly: telescope. Then proceed to "Assemble 3 bolts (2" long) with wing nuts and your Tripod." washers 3 screws (1/2" long) with nuts The tube has a focal length of 1000mm, and its objective lens has a diameter of 114mm. The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the telescope. The size of the objective lens determines how much detail you will be able to see in your telescope. The focal length information will help later on to calculate magnification.