Meade Infinity 70mm User Manual - Page 3

INTRODUCTION determines how much detail you will be Your telescope is an excellent beginner's instrument, and is designed to observe objects in the sky and also on land. It can able to see in your telescope. The focal length information will help later on to calculate magnification. 1 be your personal window on the universe or allows you to intimately study the behavior of nesting birds on a distant hillside. Setting up your telescope involves these simple steps: • Setting up your tripod The telescope is shipped with the following • Attach the accessory tray parts: • Attach the optical tube to the mount • Optical tube • Attach the viewfinder • Aluminum tripod with accessory tray • Attach the diagonal mirror and eye- • Two 1.25" eyepieces: MA25mm, MA9mm piece • 90 degree erect image diagonal mirror • Align the viewfinder • 2X Barlow • Red-dot viewfinder with bracket • Yoke-style mount Study the picture on the next page and become acquainted with the parts of your telescope. Then proceed to "Set- The Infinity 60 optical tube has 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