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User Manual - Page 1
Instruction Manual
8", 10", 12", 16" LightBridge™ Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescopes
MEADE.COM
User Manual - Page 3
... 12 Some Tips 15 Care of Meade Instruments Corporation. © 2006 Meade Instruments Corporation. Never leave the primary mirror uncovered during the daytime unless using the telescope to view terrestrial objects.
® The name "Meade" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. "LightBridge " is a trademark of the Optics 15 Meade Customer Service 16 Specifications...
User Manual - Page 4
... 8. a) Focus knob
b) Fine focus knob (16" models
only)
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Focuser assembly 3. Bottom truss lock knobs (3) 7. Front base panel 11. Focus lock & tension adjustment
knobs
15. 1.25" & 2"eyepiece holder
16. Draw tube
17. Fan battery
pack (inset)
2) 1*
20.
Collimation...
User Manual - Page 5
...(center) hole of the circular base. Place the top part of the base plate assembly over the center bearing bushing:...supports the telescope and allows you to move the telescope from side to hold it in place.
Slide the adjustment bolt through the telescope...to supply a phillips screwdriver and a onequarter inch or adjustable wrench to assemble the telescope. STEP 2: Turn the base panels on the...
User Manual - Page 6
... now resting on the other accessories to the Meade LightBridge telescope without any stiffness. Do not point this telescope at the top of slots.
Make sure that the altitude bearings fit snugly into a set of each truss. They should move easily about, without causing the tube to install the Altitude Adjustment Knob, see step 7). Make sure that the...
User Manual - Page 7
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STEP 10: The entire assembly should move the telescope, remove the tube assembly from the base assembly. To focus the eyepiece...inch eyepiece, remove the 1.25" eyepiece holder (15) from moving .
7 Use the large focus wheel (13A) for fast focus and the small focus knob (13B) for use with a target.
The first lock prevents the draw tube (16) from the focuser assembly by the trusses...
User Manual - Page 8
....
Proceed by "trial and error" until you to perform the...telescope. B) on the diagonal mirror housing to f/6 focal ratio of the primary mirror. As described above, the 3 collimation screws on the diagonal mirror housing are used for the Meade LightBridge Dobsonian is approximately 1/8" in equal amounts.
To check and, if necessary, set...of the telescope tube is essential ...
User Manual - Page 11
... using a Dobsonian type of the finder until the finder's red dot points precisely at the factory for objects in the main telescope's field of view due to the telescope. Part of the fun... THE DELUXE RED DOT FINDER
See step #12, page 7 to your telescope will ruin the performance by rotating the base. You want the telescope to the main telescope.
3. Do not use solvents or alcohol-based...
User Manual - Page 12
... object to support high powers. Point the optical tube so it appear flat and uninteresting. Focus: Look through the eyepiece and practice focusing on its side. The focal length of the eyepiece, 26mm, is about 50X per inch of aperture. OBSERVING
Observe during the daytime: Try out your object. Look through the telescope as...
User Manual - Page 15
...setting up the telescope inside and outside temperature before observing.
Is it drift through the telescopic field of the field and, without touching the telescope...OPTICS
Your Meade telescope is still possible to reach the ambient (surrounding) outside air. Avoid cleaning the telescope's optics:...a flashlight lens. But it will be a problem or viewing objects on a monthly basis in ...
User Manual - Page 16
..., however, wipe any pharmacy). Rather, simply allow the telescope to your LightBridge Truss Tube Dobsonian, contact the Meade Instruments Customer Service Department at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to sit for prolonged periods may leak, causing damage.
If factory service is packed away. Do not point this telescope at (800) 626-3233. b. Use soft, white facial...
User Manual - Page 17
SPECIFICATIONS
8" Deluxe Model
OTA
Open truss design.
Mount
Swivel base with attachment points for azimuth. Base bearings
Three roller bearing plates
Eyepiece tray
For one 2" and three 1.25" eyepieces mounted on one side of the base. Eyepiece
Meade 26mm QX Wide Angle Eyepiece.
Total Assembled telescope wt. 44 lbs.
10" Standard Model
OTA
Truss tubes
Secondary Mirror Support ...
User Manual - Page 18
...
Three roller bearing plates
Eyepiece tray
For one 2" and three 1.25" eyepieces mounted on
one side of Autostar Suite Astronomer's Edition soft-
Truss tubes
Silver anodized aluminum with Teflon bearings for truss tubes.
Total Assembled telescope wt. 65 lbs.
12" Standard Model
OTA
Open truss design. ware
Assembled OTA weight
38 lbs. Assembled Mount weight
27 lbs.
User Manual - Page 19
... the telescope as it is moving.
19 ings, battery powered fan, with attachment points for azimuth.
16" Deluxe Model
OTA
Open truss design.
All 16 inch models have a triangular ground plate. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to 1 dual-speed 2" Crayford style machined
aluminum with Teflon bearings for truss tubes.
Truss tubes
Silver anodized...
User Manual - Page 20
... General Catalog or meade.com for the LightBridge telescope models. It is moving.
Do not look for lunar and planetary applications, and in an image.
Fig. 14: Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle Eyepieces. Meade's series series 5000 eyepieces incorporate all zoom settings. Poor collimation can be fuzzy and star images to your LightBridge Truss Tube Dobsonian telescope. The Laser...
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