Meade Polaris 127mm User Manual - Page 5

Meade Polaris 127mm Manual

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FIGURE 1B Figure 1B: Meade Polaris Refracting Telescope Inset A: Accessory Tray Inset B: Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly. 1. Tripod legs Inset C: Tripod Leg 26. Eyepiece holder slots (see Inset A) 2. Small Equatorial Mount 27. Right Ascension setting circle 3. Right Ascension control cable 28. Declination setting circle 4. Declination control cable 29. Latitude dial (see Fig. 3) 5. Counterweight(s) 30. Azimuth lock 6. Counterweight shaft 31. Focus knobs 7. Counterweight lock knobs 32. Azimuth base (see Fig. 3) 8. Counterweight safety knob 33. Accessory tray 9. Latitude adjustment lock (not visible) 34. Red dot viewfinder alignment 10. Polar axis (see Fig. 3) screws (see Inset B) 11. Latitude adjustment knob 35. Leg brace support (see Inset A) 12. Main optical tube (OTA) 36. Tripod leg lock knob (see Inset C) 13. Optical tube saddle plate (see Fig. 3) 37. Sliding leg extension 14. 90 Degree Erect-Image Prism (see Inset C) 15. 90 Degree Prism Thumb screws 38. OTA saddle plate lock knob(s) (not 16. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting visible) thumbscrews (see Fig 4/5)­­ 39. Dew Shield 17. Focuser 18. Focuser thumbscrew 19. Eyepiece 20. Red dot viewfinder On/Off switch (see Inset B) 21. Declination axis (see Fig. 3) 22. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 3) 23. Declination lock (see Fig. 3) 24. Red dot viewfinder 25. Front dust cover (not shown) Inset A 3 Inset B Inset C

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FIGURE 1B
Inset C
Inset B
Inset A
1.
Tripod legs
2.
Small Equatorial Mount
3.
Right Ascension control cable
4.
Declination control cable
5.
Counterweight(s)
6.
Counterweight shaft
7.
Counterweight lock knobs
8.
Counterweight safety knob
9.
Latitude adjustment lock (not visible)
10. Polar axis (see Fig. 3)
11. Latitude adjustment knob
12. Main optical tube (OTA)
13. Optical tube saddle plate (see Fig. 3)
14. 90 Degree Erect-Image Prism
15. 90 Degree Prism Thumb screws
16. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting
thumbscrews (see Fig 4/5)
17. Focuser
18. Focuser thumbscrew
19. Eyepiece
20. Red dot viewfinder On/Off switch
(see Inset B)
21. Declination axis (see Fig. 3)
22. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 3)
23. Declination lock (see Fig. 3)
24. Red dot viewfinder
25. Front dust cover (not shown)
26. Eyepiece holder slots (see Inset A)
27. Right Ascension setting circle
28. Declination setting circle
29. Latitude dial (see Fig. 3)
30. Azimuth lock
31. Focus knobs
32. Azimuth base (see Fig. 3)
33. Accessory tray
34. Red dot viewfinder alignment
screws (see Inset B)
35. Leg brace support (see Inset A)
36. Tripod leg lock knob (see Inset C)
37. Sliding leg extension
(see Inset C)
38. OTA saddle plate lock knob(s) (not
visible)
39. Dew Shield
Figure 1B
:
Meade Polaris Refracting Telescope
Inset A
:
Accessory Tray
Inset B
:
Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.
Inset C
:
Tripod Leg
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