Meade Infinity 80mm User Manual

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    www.meade.com MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL­ 80mm | 3.1" 90mm | 3.5" Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope 102mm | 4.0" INFINITY SERIES 80, 90, 102mm 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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    telescope is an excellent beginner's instrument, and is designed to observe objects in the sky and also on land. It can telescope. The size of the objective lens determines how much detail you will be able to see in your telescope with bracket The Infinity series of telescopes come in several
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    22. Viewfinder bracket (see Inset C) 23. Viewfinder bracket locking knob (see Fig. 5) 24. Optical tube attachment knob 25. Focuser lock knob Meade Infinity Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A: Inset B: Inset C: Accessory Tray Assembly Tripod Leg Viewfinder Assembly Inset A Inset B Inset C
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    UP YOUR TRIPOD The tripod is the basic support for your telescope and comes pre-assembled from the factory; the center of the tripod legs and is a convenient place to hold eyepieces and other Meade accessories while observing, such as the Barlow lens. To attach, place the hole in the
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    knob (24) counter-clockwise until firm. 4. To remove the optical tube, first support the optical tube in one hand. Next, turn the attachment knob (24) damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. image orientation so the
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    . THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE We have one very important rule that you should always follow when using your telescope: Have Fun! 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
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    have aligned your viewfinder, you will see the object in your eyepiece. telescope during the daytime at first. It is easier to learn how it operates "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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    when observing the Moon. Neutral density filters are available from Meade as an optional accessory and enhance contrast to improve your observation the planets. There are four planets that you can easily observe in your telescope: Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Nine planets (maybe more!) travel in
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    that has rings, but 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 the ring after it filters help bring out detail and contrast of the planets. Meade offers a line of inexpensive color filters.
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    Use a compass to make a circle, or trace around the lid of a jar. Draw what you see 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
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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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    charts-these are available on a monthly basis in Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines. ASTRONOMY RESOURCES • The Meade 4M Community 27 Hubble, Irvine, CA 92618 • Astronomical League Executive Secretary 91106 • International Dark-Sky Association, Inc. 3225 N. First Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719-2103
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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 an Infinity 90, the 26mm eyepiece magnifies
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    calculate how much magnification they have with your telescope. Just divide the focal length of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece. Focal Length of the Telescope ÷ Focal Length of the Eyepiece = Magnification Look at the specifications. For the Infinity 90, you will see that the focal
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    side up. Then push the battery compartment back 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
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    power on. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 15 Additional Eyepieces (1.25" barrel diameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the telescopes that OBSERVING TIPS accommodate 1.25" eyepieces, Meade Series 4000 Super Plössl eyepieces, • Try to pick an observing site away from street and house lights
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    ©2014 Meade Instruments Corp.
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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
80mm
| 3.1”
90mm
| 3.5” Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope
102mm | 4.0”
www.meade.com
INFINITY SERIES
80, 90, 102mm
Telescopes