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Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or SmartFinder as it is moving. Children ™...
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The size of the objective lens determines how much detail you will be able to see in your telescope. The focal length information will help later on to calculate magnification. Setting up your telescope involves these simple steps: •...
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Tel70AZAR_5 3/28/07 10:09 AM Page 4 FIGURE 1 Figure 1: Meade 70AZ-AR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 1. Eyepiece 2. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset C) 3. Red dot viewfinder alignment screws (see Inset C) 4. Optical tube assembly 5. Vertical lock knobs 6.
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Rotate and tighten the leg lock Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 2. Line up the two holes on the red dot viewfinder bracket over the two bolts.
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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. S S U U N N W W A A R R N N I I N N G G...
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L L o o o o k k t t h h r r o o u u g g h h t t h h e e e e y y e e p p i i e e c c e e : : Once you have Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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The four planets closest to the Sun are rocky Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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Saturn. Although you Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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Barlow lens doubles the power of your telescope. See Fig. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. Fig. 6 eyepiece...
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Images may appear blurred or distorted due Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Optical tube focal length is simply a Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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Visit us on the web at www.meade.com. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
Meade to be defective, Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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Tel70AZAR_5 3/28/07 10:09 AM Page 18 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...