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User Manual - Page 1
Instruction Manual
LX70 Series German Equatorial Telescopes
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User Manual - Page 2
WARNING! Patent and Trademark Office and in principal countries throughout the world. Never use a Meade® LX70™ Telescope to the observer that damage has occurred until it is no warning to look at the Sun! Eye damage is often painless, so there is ...
User Manual - Page 3
... the Telescope Manually 12 Observe the Moon 13 Tracking Objects 13 Locating the Celestial Pole 14 General Maintenance 15 Inspecting the Optics 15 Collimating the Newtonian Reflector 16 Optional Accessories 18 Appendix A: Celestial Coordinates 19 Appendix B: Setting Circles 20 Appendix C: Latitude Chart 21 Appendix D: Basic Astronomy 22 Meade Customer Service 24 Meade Warranty 24...
User Manual - Page 4
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LX70 Telescope
1 Tripod Leg Lock Knob 2 Tripod Spreader Lock Knob 3 Tripod Spreader 4 Mount Locking Knob and Shaft 5 Azimuth Adjustment Knob ...Locking Knob
Figure 1: LX70 Key Features
RA Axis
RA & DEC Axes
13 Counterweight Shaft Locking Nut 14 DEC Setting Circle 15 RA Setting Circle (not shown) 16 RA Setting Circle Locking Knob 17...
User Manual - Page 5
...38 Objective Lens Cell 39 Dewshield 40 Diagonal Mirror 41 Diagonal Mirror Thumbscrews
Figure 2: LX70 Refractor Optical Tube
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47 35 34...) 26 Dovetail Rail 27 Cradle Ring & Cradle Ring Lock Knobs 28 1/4-20 Accessory Mounting Screw with Lock 29 Focuser & Focuser Wheel 30 Focuser Lock Knob 31 Eyepiece 32 ... Screws (see inset)
Figure 3: LX70 Reflector Optical Tube
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User Manual - Page 7
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scope, read the entire instructions carefully. Refer to prevent the tripod spreader from the boxes: tween them. til the tripod head is approximately level to a firm feel. mount onto the tripod head with the protrusion
on the Tripod Spreader Lock Knob and washer
The Meade LX70 series models are instruments Figure 5: Installing the
fully capable of...
User Manual - Page 8
...Install the latitude adjusting screws: Locate the two threaded latitude knobs (Fig. 1, #6) in order to your latitude, tighten both the RA & Dec axes. Attach the slow motion control cables: The LX70 comes equipped with the mount. note that the tripod leg below the declination setting... Phillips screw driver, secure the... mounting location and notice that it is set up the telescope assembly...
User Manual - Page 9
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Newtonian Reflector Models only (Fig 3):
After attaching all accessories to the OTA, you Lift to fit properly into the bracket. will now be in one hand, slip the counterweight to the mount. Unscrew the safety cap (Fig. 1, See the section BALANCING THE TELE#10) from the eyepiece
holder on the OTA during installation. Untirely...
User Manual - Page 10
.... 1, #18).When unlocked, the telescope pivots on the R.A. Set the dust cap aside in a safe place and replace it when you have finished observing. Figure 26: Balancing the RA axis
↔ Adjust OTA or dovetail rail
until balanced
Figure 22: Attach the diagonal
Figure 23: Insert the eyepiece
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Maksutov Models only (Fig 4): Lift to...
User Manual - Page 12
... ready to is larger, but dim and poorly resolved. Your telescope comes supplied with a 26mm eyepiece which the telescope's aperture and atmospheric con-
If the type of the 8" reflector model is not intuitive. Powers above . Using the Bubble Level
For best telescope performance, the equatorial mount should be properly leveled. Adjust the height of view with...
User Manual - Page 15
...lens cleaner. While such condensation does not normally cause any of 3 parts distilled water to the telescope, it is recommended that the wet optical surfaces can only be conducted ... night, water condensation on the telescope surfaces will rarely, if ever, require factory servicing.
If the LX70 is pointed down with a dry cloth before the telescope is packed away. These items ...
User Manual - Page 18
...for attachment to both telescope axes. Rotate the thumbscrew at all other accessories available for more user friendly. As a result, the LX70 mount can be properly polar...See the Meade website for the LX70 Series telescope models. Make collimation quick and easy with threaded battery compartment. (3 "AAA" batteries required.)
Meade Series 4000 Eyepiece and Filter Set: Complete set .
#140...
User Manual - Page 22
... Venus is about nine-tenths the diameter of Earth, and appears through the LX70 telescope. Mars is about half the diameter of Earth. APPENDIX D:
Basic Astronomy
In the... early 17th century Italian Scientist Galileo, using sophisticated successors to Galileo's telescope, such as you look through your Meade telescope, keep in mind Galileo. Not only does it must have on ...
User Manual - Page 23
... Nebulae are vast interstellar clouds of gas and dust where stars are visible. Through the LX70 telescope numerous stars are formed.
Figure 46: Craters on the Moon
Figure 47: Jupiter
Constellations ...is the closest spiral-type galaxy to be visible. ing across the sky. Four of the telescope used to be ellip-
jor division in Orion (M42), a diffuse nebula that are loose ...
User Manual - Page 24
... that your LX70-Series telescope requires factory servicing or repairs, write or call the Meade Customer Service Department first, before returning the telescope to the factory, giving full particulars as to be defective, provided the defective part is non-transferable. Meade Limited Warranty
Every Meade telescope, spotting scope, and telescope accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp...
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