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Instruction Manual - Page 1
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
114EQ-AR
Instruction Manual - Page 3
... the picture on the next page and become acquainted with the parts of 114mm. The focal length information will be your personal window on to calculate magnification. Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 3
INTRODUCTION
Your telescope is an excellent beginner's
Setting up your telescope involves these
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instrument, and is designed to observe
simple steps:
objects...
Instruction Manual - Page 4
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FIGURE 1
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Figure 1:
Meade 114EQ-AR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
Inset A: Inset B: Inset C:
Accessory Tray... B)
(see Inset C)
23. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 5)
(see Inset C)
21. Declination setting circle (see Fig. 5)
9. Counterweight lock knobs
32. Counterweight safety washer
(see Fig. 5)
4. Latitude... support (see Inset A)
20. Sliding leg extension
22.
Instruction Manual - Page 5
...support for your telescope. A viewfinder (24) has a wider field of
the bolt.
4. Line up more precisely with a target. Attach the remaining two legs to line up the holes at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to the desired length. Repeat for the other Meade...narrow field of your eye. Set the height of view. Remove the plastic covers on the leg
brace supports (41, See Fig. ...
Instruction Manual - Page 6
... order for the telescope to move smoothly on reverse side)
(see p. 2 for feature names) Note the two thumbscrews (16, Fig. 4) thread onto two bolts
4 on to the bolts and tighten to support the counterweight with one ) slide the counterweights onto the counterweight shaft (6).
2. Replace the thumbscrews on the optical tube. Tighten the focuser...
Instruction Manual - Page 8
..."clock" (similar to how Earth's time zones ar determined by longitude lines). Thus, the North Celestial... of longitude is moving. They use the setting circles that point in an East-West direction..." line was chosen to pass through the telescope as Right Ascension and Declination. Looking at or...if extended to infinity, would cross the celestial sphere. Most amateur astronomers practice "star-...
Instruction Manual - Page 9
...South Celestial Pole), astronomical objects may be 7
in the 4M community of astronomers. coordinates.
• Declination (Dec.): This celestial version of pointing accuracy, the telescope can track accurately ... the Meade 114 EQ-AR with this procedure:
THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY
You haven't just bought a telescope, you have a Declination of zero, shown as 0° 0' 0". If the telescope is ...
Instruction Manual - Page 11
... eyepiece. In fact you can come in this model telescope. These are called maria and are composed of lava from the period when the Moon still had volcanic activity. Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 11
who is one of the first astronomers to use a telescope, discovered four of the moons of Jupiter with...
Instruction Manual - Page 13
... contrast of Jupiter, see one knows for novice astronomers. The first thing you have faint rings. Are they burn at stars and other ? These stars orbit each night is the only set of the Moon: http://www.lpi.ursa.edu/research/lunar_orbiter
• Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures: http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo...
Instruction Manual - Page 15
...setting up -to move . To keep astronomical objects centered in the field, simply move in planning a night of the field and, without touching the telescope, watch it drift through your telescope...the object to be a problem. Meade offers a complete line of view. At higher powers, astronomical objects will cause irreversable damage to cope with a group of your telescope (See Fig. 10). ...
Instruction Manual - Page 17
... use focal reducers to your eyepiece's magnification by the focal length of a telescope is moving. The faster the ratio, the faster exposure time is needed when a camera is 114mm or 4.5 inches. Sometimes, astronomers use a Barlow, multiply your eye. USE THE SPECIFICATIONS TO CALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OF YOUR EYEPIECE
The power of the eyepiece.
Looking...
Instruction Manual - Page 18
..., or collimate,
the optics after each observing session,
OPTICS
All Meade 114 EQ-AR telescopes are optically aligned at or near the Sun. Meade114EQAR 3/28/07 9:52 AM Page 18
interesting than a larger, dimmer, fuzzy one
of the most common mistakes made by new astronomers. Use soft, white facial tissues and make short, gentle...
Instruction Manual - Page 19
Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. These mirror tilt adjustments are tilted so that you must... Cell
familiarize yourself with the following collimation procedure, so that the focused image falls directly through the telescope as illustrated in the Meade 114 EQ-AR assures the sharpest images possible. Do not look down the focuser drawtube with the
eyepiece removed.
Instruction Manual - Page 21
... complete, tighten the 3 hex-head primary mirror locking screws (2, Fig. 13)
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Additional Eyepieces (1.25" barrel diameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the telescopes that accommodate 1.25" eyepieces, Meade Series 4000 Super Plössl eyepieces, available in a wide variety of sizes, provide a high level of the disk.
Instruction Manual - Page 22
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If you specific rights. Meade reserves the right to change product specifications or to the original purchaser only and is not valid in this warranty. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade international distributors. Meade products purchased outside North America are not included...
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