Meade Infinity 70mm User Manual

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    www.meade.com MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL­ 60mm | 2.4" Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope 70mm | 2.8" Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope INFINITY SERIES 60 & 70mm Telescopes
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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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    a focal length ting up your Tripod." of 800mm, and its objective lens has a diam- eter of 60mm. The Infinity 70 optical tube has a focal length of 700mm and diameter of 70mm. The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the telescope. The size of the objective lens
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    Vertical lock knobs 6. Horizontal lock knob 7. Tripod legs 8. Leg brace supports 9. Leg brace 10. Red dot viewfinder power switch 11. Altitude rod not shown, see Fig. 4) 26. Accessory tray Meade 60 & 70mm Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A: Inset B: Inset C: Accessory Tray Assembly Tripod
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    UP YOUR TRIPOD The tripod is the basic support for your telescope and comes pre-assembled from the factory; stabilize the tripod and is also a convenient holder of eyepieces and other ATTACH THE VIEWFINDER Meade accessories, such as the Barlow lens. An eyepiece (1) has a narrow field of view.
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    hold the eyepiece securely. ALIGN THE VIEWFINDER Perform the first part of this procedure during the daytime and the last step at night. 1. Point the telescope at an easy- Fig. 3 place tube between forks lock knob slide rod through hole lock knob to-find land object such as the top of
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    ) lock knobs (just rotate to unlock or lock; when locking, only tighten to a "firm feel," do not over tighten). 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
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    , yes you can! The most common mistake of the beginning 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 smaller, but bright and well-resolved image is far superior to
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    Mars comprise the inner planets. Venus and Mars can be easily seen in your telescope. Venus is seen before dawn or after sunset, because it is close to the the first time. If you've never watched the Galilean moons in your telescope before, you're missing a real treat! Each night, the moons appear
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    . Optional color filters help bring out detail and contrast of the planets. Meade offers a line of inexpensive color filters. What's Next? Beyond the Solar stars and other objects. 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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    the Barlow into the eyepiece holder before you insert the eyepiece. SURF THE WEB • The Meade 4M Community: http://www.meade4m.com • Sky & Telescope: http://www.skyandtelescope.com • Astronomy: http://www.astronomy.com • Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.goc/apod • Photographic
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    available in books, in magazines, on the internet and on CD Roms. Meade offers AutoStar SuiteTM software. Contact your local Meade dealer or Meade's Customer Service department for more information. Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines print star charts each month for up-to-the-minute maps of
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    Alt-azimuth Red-dot Infinity 70 model: Objective lens diameter Optical tube focal length Focal ratio Mounting type Viewfinder 70mm(2.8") 700mm f/10 Alt-azimuth Red-dot What do the specifications mean? Optical tube focal length is the distance light travels in the telescope before being brought to
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    to side, (azimuth or "az"). Other mounting configurations are available for other telescopes, such as equatorial mounting. USE THE SPECIFICATIONS TO CALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OF YOUR EYEPIECE The power of a telescope is how much it magnifies objects. For a Infinity 70, the 26mm eyepiece magnifies
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    servicing or maintenance. Follow these guidelines to keep your telescope in the best condition: • Avoid cleaning the telescope's lenses. A little dust on the front surface of the telescope or lower magnifications with the telescopes that accommodate 1.25" eyepieces, Meade Series 4000 Super Plössl
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    through Friday. Write or call the Meade Consumer Solutions Department first, before returning the telescope to the factory, giving full particulars as to the nature of the problem, as well as your name, address, and daytime telephone number. The great majority of servicing issues can be resolved by
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    not valid in cases where the Every Meade telescope and telescope accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp ("Meade") to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part
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    OBSERVER: OBSERVATION LOG OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD NOTES: POOR DRAWING OF IMAGE photocopy this page
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    ©2014 Meade Instruments Corp. All rights reserved. Specifications subject to change without notice. 626-3233 www.meade.com 1-800 92618 Meade Instruments Corp. 27 Hubble, Irvine, California
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
60mm | 2.4” Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope
70mm | 2.8” Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope
INFINITY SERIES
60 & 70mm Telescopes
www.meade.com