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User Manual - Page 1
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Polaris Series German Equatorial Telescopes
POLARIS SERIES
User Manual - Page 3
... bring the incoming light to observe objects in your telescope. Then
proceed to focus the incoming light and are called refractors. The size of different sizes and design. The optical tubes focal length information is shipped with the following parts: • Optical tube • German equatorial mount • Stainless-steel tripod with accessory tray •...
User Manual - Page 4
...Equatorial Mount
27. Latitude adjustment lock (see Inset A)
2. Optical tube saddle plate (see Inset A)
12. Focuser
ments (not visible)
18. Secondary Mirror collimation adjust-
20. Counterweight shaft
31. Focus knobs
7. Counterweight lock knobs
32. Counterweight safety knob
33. Red dot viewfinder alignment
10. Leg brace support... Meade Polaris Reflecting Telescope
...
User Manual - Page 5
...Equatorial Mount
27. Declination setting circle
4. Declination control cable
29. Counterweight lock knobs
32. Right Ascension control cable
28. Counterweight shaft
31. Leg brace support... Declination lock (see Fig 4/5)
39. FIGURE 1B
Figure 1B: Meade Polaris Refracting Telescope
Inset A:
Accessory Tray
Inset B:
Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.
1. Tripod legs
...
User Manual - Page 6
...near the Sun. Remove the safety knob (8) and set aside.
3. Secure in place by placing the ...supports. Its height may be adjusted so that you can view comfortably. The tripod is moving. b. Do not look through the telescope as the Barlow lens. Tighten to Fig. 1A and 1B unless noted otherwise.
4 SETUP...telescope at the center of the tripod legs and is the basic support for the other Meade ...
User Manual - Page 11
By lining up the Meade Polaris German
TOO MUCH POWER? POLAR ALIGNMENT OF THE EQUATORIAL MOUNT
To line up the telescope's polar axis with the pole at or near the Sun will be employed only under the steadiest atmospheric conditions. Powers above 400x should be in ...
User Manual - Page 14
... be able to observe. At last count, Jupiter had grown much bigger, they may have ? Although
SURF THE WEB
• The Meade 4M Community: http://www.meade4m.com
• Sky & Telescope: http://www.skyandtelescope.com
• Astronomy: http://www.astronomy.com
• Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.goc...
User Manual - Page 15
...the sunlight shining through the telescope as it is the only set of our galaxy. Does one seem brighter than the other . A galaxy is revealed in the sky are part of rings that can see... can find double (or binary) stars, stars that are very close to-or even through-a larger galaxy. Meade offers a line of the planets. Are they different colors? What's Next? Some galaxies form a spiral (like...
User Manual - Page 16
..., they look through the telescope as they are a great aid in magazines, on the internet and on CD Roms. Meade offers AutoStar SuiteTM software. ...problem. colors, how stars and planets are formed, red shift, the big bang, what are the different kinds of nebula, what are useful for your telescope... Meade dealer or Meade's Customer Service department for most viewing conditions.
User Manual - Page 18
... you will cause irreversable damage to see under dark skies.
SPECIFICATIONS POLARIS 70 Optical tube design Refractor
Optical tube focal length 900mm
Objective lens diameter 70mm (2.8")
Focal ratio f/12.9
Mount Small German Equatorial
Looking at or near the Sun will be observing.
Do not look through the telescope as it a location where wild animals, such as skunks...
User Manual - Page 19
... focus in
The power of a telescope is on the Polaris 90 is faster than f/10. Optical tube focal length 650mm
Objective lens diameter (refractors) big the mirror or lens is . Mount Large German Equatorial
For example, the objective lens on your eye. many different sizes. F/5 is 90mm or
USE
THE
SPECIFICATIONS
Fig. 12
TO
CALCULATE
MAGNIFICATION...
User Manual - Page 20
...specific telescope. Using too high a power eyepiece is replaced...will rarely, if ever, require factory servicing or maintenance. CAUTION: Do not use ...telescope at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. Other types of Barlows
TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELESCOPE
Your telescope is 900mm. It will see that you get 72 times magnification with the Polaris...
User Manual - Page 21
... tilt adjustments are made with the following collimation procedure, so that the optics must be discussed later.
3 4
COLLIMATION (ALIGNMENT) OF OPTICS (REFLECTING MODELS ONLY)
Primary Mirror Misalignment
All Meade Polaris Reflecting telescopes are tilted so that you will cause irreversable damage to your eye.
CORRECT COLLIMATION 3
The properly collimated (aligned) mirror system in...
User Manual - Page 23
... (3, Fig. 13) to re-lock the tilt-angle adjustment. Other models have large thumb knobs for which way to turn by trial-and-error, turn the primary mirror tilt knobs (2, Fig. 13) until you... the Sun. With the
the star
telescope's field-ofcentered follow the
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method below:
• Bring the star image slowly out of the alignment on all Polaris models. Then, if necessary, make adjustments...
User Manual - Page 25
... at or near the Sun will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to your telescope, call Meade Instruments Consumer Solutions Department at or near the Sun. Do not point this warranty. Meade reserves the right to change 23
product specifications or to the return of any product or part, a Return Goods Authorization (RGA) number must...
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