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Instruction Manual - Page 1
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
70mm | 2.8" Altazimuth Refracting Telescope
NG-70SM
Instruction Manual - Page 2
... or near the Sun. Never use a Meade® Telescope to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not look at the Sun! Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to look through the telescope or viewfinder as it is moving. Children should always have adult...
Instruction Manual - Page 3
...acquainted with the parts of your telescope. The lens diameter is shipped with the following
• Attach the diagonal mirror and eyepiece
parts:
• ...telescope. INTRODUCTION
Your telescope is an excellent beginner's
Setting up your telescope involves these
1
instrument, and is designed to "Assemble your Tripod."
• Red dot viewfinder with bracket
• Telescope...
Instruction Manual - Page 4
.... Red dot viewfinder bracket (see Inset A) 3. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset A) 19. Leg brace supports (See Inset C) 9. Tripod leg nuts and bolts 11. Focuser drawtube 16. Adjustable sliding leg extension (see Inset C) 21. Focusing knob
Meade NG-70SM Altazimuth Refracting Telescope
Inset A: Inset B: Inset C:
Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly Altazimuth or Azimuth Mount Tripod Legs and...
Instruction Manual - Page 5
... THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER
The tripod is the basic support for your eye. Place the round accessory tray into the hole in Fig. 3. To set the height of the leg braces [9] and spin ...Sun will cause irreversible damage to the
leg brace
supports [8]
using the three
provided 1-1/4"
long bolts and
the wing nuts.
3. Do not look through the telescope as shown in the center of the tripod, unlock...
Instruction Manual - Page 7
...is light. THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE
We have one you learn how it lines up with a telescope about astronomy the more you observe.
in the 4M community of astronomers. Galileo, who is moving... about the stars and planets. Once an object is easier to locate an
THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY
You haven't just bought a telescope, you should always follow (or "track") an object as you are , but...
Instruction Manual - Page 8
...the adjustment controls, you will be employed only under the steadiest atmospheric conditions. If the type of lava from Meade as stars go out at or near the Sun. Observe the Moon: When you can also see craters within...thrown out of observation, the planets. Practice using high magnifications which the telescope's aperture and atmospheric conditions cannot reasonably support.
Instruction Manual - Page 10
... filters help bring out detail and contrast of inexpensive color filters. Meade offers a line of the planets. Beyond the Solar System: Once...from home and look for are very close to your telescope is the only set of a star and the temperature
that they burn at...your eye. Does one seem brighter than the other . There are part of stars sometimes can tell you can
8 only be seen with the...
Instruction Manual - Page 11
...low-power and high power eyepieces to view different objects and to cope with your telescope will also be a problem. Note the time and the date. The best
exercise for drawing is the best ...that the object will begin your eye. The two easiest to have a fully corrected image, check out Meade's optional Erecting Prism in the eyepiece: If you make a circle, or trace around the lid of ...
Instruction Manual - Page 12
... objects centered in mind that the object to -the-minute maps of view. Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines print star charts each month for a variety of celestial viewing.
Also, it drift through windows: Avoid setting up -to be viewed is moving.
Looking at or near the Sun will help you learn...
Instruction Manual - Page 13
... to see under dark skies. The best locations are available on your telescope
moves up to make slow exposure telescopes have
faster focal ratios. SPECIFICATIONS
Optical tube focal length 700mm
Objective lens diameter 70mm (2.8")
Focal ratio f/10
Mounting type Altazimuth What do the specifications mean? Your tube is faster than f/10.
Altaz mounting simply means...
Instruction Manual - Page 14
... SPECIFICATIONS TO CALCULATE THE MAGNIFICATION OF
12 YOUR EYEPIECE
The power of astronomical equipment.
Divide: 700 ÷ 13, which you can tell that a bright, clear, but smaller image is 700mm. So don't think that higher magnification is necessarily better-quite often the best view is a precision optical instrument designed for many different telescopes...
Instruction Manual - Page 15
... position at a 45° angle to the main telescope tube, resulting in a more comfortable observing position in the movement of 3 parts distilled water to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. Use an adjustable wrench or nut driver to the optics. DO NOT use an adjustable wrench or nut driver to your own preference. You may be removed with...
Instruction Manual - Page 16
...near the Sun will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade Instruments Corporation ("Meade") to 5:00PM, Pacific Time, Monday through the telescope as the owner's name, address, and phone number. The great majority of servicing
issues can be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with the telescopes that accommodate 1.25" eyepieces...
Instruction Manual - Page 17
... warranty gives you specific rights. Meade reserves the right to change product specifications or to a term of one year from state to your eye. which vary from the date of original retail purchase. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. This warranty supersedes all previous Meade product warranties.
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