Meade LX70 R5 5 inch Support Question
Meade LX70 R5 5 inch Support Question
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Question posted by chiaradevita on February 17th, 2016
Problem With Attach The Optical Tube
Hiwe bought a new lx70 reflector 6' telescope.We are trying to mount it but arrived at point 10 "attach tte optical tube" we aren't able to go forwardWe have two pieces the withe OTA and the blue structure made of two cradle rings connected by a bar and we do not understand how connect them. There are no scews that we can use for thiscould you help us?
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Answer #1: Posted by TommyKervz on February 19th, 2016 4:23 AM
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Please see the Meade LX70 Series Instruction Manual for instructions (from page 7)
Related Meade LX70 R5 5 inch Manual Pages
Instruction Manual - Page 1
Instruction Manual
LX70 Series German Equatorial Telescopes
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Instruction Manual - Page 2
...is often painless, so there is no warning to your eye.
Do not point the telescope at the Sun! Children should always have adult supervision while observing.
® ...6,392,799 and other Patents Pending © 2014 Meade Instruments Corp.
2 Never use a Meade® LX70™ Telescope to look at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to the observer that damage has...
Instruction Manual - Page 3
... Contents LX70 Key Features 4 Getting Started 7 Unpacking and Assembly 7 Balancing the Telescope 10 Aligning the Viewfinder 11 Choosing an Eyepiece 12 Using the Bubble Level 12 Observing by Moving 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...
Instruction Manual - Page 4
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Mount Close-up
DEC Axis
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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 6 Latitude Adjustment Knob 7 North Tripod Leg 8 Latitude Scale 9 Counterweight Shaft 10 Counterweight Shaft Safety Nut 11 Counterweight...
Instruction Manual - Page 5
... Adjustment Screws 36 Viewfinder Bracket with Lock Knob 37 Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) 42 Primary Mirror (see inset) 43 Primary Mirror Collimation Adjustment Knobs 44 Primary Mirror Collimation Lock Knobs 45 Spider Vane (see inset) 46 Spider Vane Tension Knobs 47 Secondary Mirror (see inset)
48 Secondary Mirror Collimation Screws (see inset)
Figure 3: LX70 Reflector Optical Tube
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Instruction Manual - Page 6
LX70 OTA Key Features
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25 Front Dust Cover (not shown) ... 31 Eyepiece 32 Eyepiece Holder Thumbscrews 33 Viewfinder 34 Viewfinder Dust Caps
35 Viewfinder Adjustment Screws 36 Viewfinder Bracket with Lock Knob 37 Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) 40 Diagonal Mirror 41 Diagonal Mirror Thumbscrews 49 Extension Tube
Figure 4: LX70 Maksutov Optical Tube
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Instruction Manual - Page 7
...1, #2) and washer. They offer unmatched mechanical and optical performance that reveal nature in an area that allows you...Attaching mount to secure the legs in place. Tighten this knob to the
ground. When complete, the shaft will open. Observe the feather structure of an eagle from 50 yards or study the rings of the planet Saturn from the boxes: tween them. Remove and identify the telescope...
Instruction Manual - Page 8
... latitude adjustment knob into the rear of the mount and the shorter latitude adjustment knob into the threaded hole on the front side of your observing site, set before you tighten one side(see Fig 13). note that it moves as you attach the optical tube and counterweights. The pointer is securely fastened on...
Instruction Manual - Page 9
.... While firmly holding the optical tube with both OTA dovetail lock knobs (Fig. 1, to a firm feel . scope, tighten the viewfinder bracket lock knob
Tighten both hands, slide the cradle assembly onto the cradle mounting slot at the top of the counterweight 11. Newtonian Reflector Models only (Fig 3):
After attaching all accessories to the OTA, you Lift to...
Instruction Manual - Page 10
... eyepiece holder. Most of the motion of the telescope, follow the following method:
Adjust counterweights until balanced
Figure 24: Attach the diagonal
Figure 25: Insert the eyepiece
Figure 27: Balancing the DEC axis.
10 Try to a firm feel only. Figure 26: Balancing the RA axis
↔ Adjust OTA or dovetail rail
until balanced
Figure 22...
Instruction Manual - Page 11
...low-power 26mm eyepiece into the eyeit cannot swing freely. finder and telescope's optical tube point at night. Move the main tube in instant and irreversible eye damage, as appropriate, one position without...OTA can slip out of a second, will result
in the cradle rings until focus is
achieved and retighten the focus lock ring.
1. piece of a telephone
NEVER point the telescope...
Instruction Manual - Page 12
...an object with a telescope, always start with a focal length of the 8" reflector model is therefore ...LX70 telescopes. To calculate eyepiece power, divide the telescope's focal length by the telescope's main optics. Telescope Focal Length ÷ Eyepiece Focal Length = Magnification (Power) Telescope... eyepieces offer a wide field of an equatorial mount is supplied with two unlocked axes at the...
Instruction Manual - Page 13
...to the necessary. that you can be focused by using the telescope visually, high preci-
ment bolts until the indicator points to per- TUDE CHART.
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Sunlight strikes the Moon at
...
turning one of the knobs of a neutral density Moon filter when and azimuth(Fig. 1, #5) mount adjustments so
observing the Moon. viding a more rapidly at this rate
by aiming the north leg...
Instruction Manual - Page 15
...telescope be wiped down the main telescope tube, the view (depending upon the observer's line of sight and the angle of the light) may reveal what appears to the telescope, it is recommended that the wet optical... pointed down with a dry cloth before the telescope is packed away. If the LX70 ... Maintenance
Inspecting the Optics
General Maintenance
LX70-Series telescopes are only seen when...
Instruction Manual - Page 16
... on the rear surface of these knobs. The telescope's image is left or right. secondary mirror-vanes (Fig. 34, #4) and (Fig. 35, #1); Confirm alignment - Any deviation from time to refine the tilt-angle of the secondary mirror. Alignment (Collimation) of
the Newtonian Reflector OTA
The optical systems of the primary mirror (Fig. 37, #2), the...
Instruction Manual - Page 18
...LX70 Series telescope models. Rotate the thumbscrew at all other accessories.
#905 Variable Polarizer (1.25"): The #905 system includes 2 Polarizer filters mounted in Neutral Density as a lunar glare-reduction filter. As a result, the LX70 mount can be aligned with premium optical...Green and # 80A Blue filters which are available in the alignment process, making the LX70 polar scope even ...
Instruction Manual - Page 19
...15° 27' 33"). Poles and lines of lon- With the telescope pointed at 15-degree inter-
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Earth's
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Right Ascension
South Celestial Pole
-90... of the North Pole required for the first time, try hopping from 0hr to how Earth's time zones are defined as Right As- Any point on the celestial equator (such
latitude and longitude on ...
Instruction Manual - Page 22
... nine-tenths the diameter of years. Because of incredible discovery. Almost daily, using a telescope smaller than your LX70, turned it also helps enhance contrast, providing a more dramatic image. We are living ... the only erosive force is about the universe. Objects in the sky as Sunlight is able to see these conditions, lunar craters can be possible to see a hint of astronomy....
Instruction Manual - Page 23
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These patterns are self-illuminated by gravity. planet appears as a bright, star-like " points of the telescope used to explore across the surface. In 1610, Galileo,
the first person to be used ...star-like
object near the planet. Most impressive of stars, nebu- Through the LX70 telescope numerous stars are large assemblies of these is 1600 light years from either side....
Instruction Manual - Page 24
... original purchaser only and is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of the problem, as well as to the nature of purchase. Each returned part or product must...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 your LX70-Series telescope,...
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