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Meade 114EQ-ASTR Instruction Manual

114mm 4.5" equatorial reflecting telescope
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Meade114EQASTR
3/28/07
9:33 AM
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114EQ-ASTR
MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope

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  • Page 1 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 1 114EQ-ASTR MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 114mm | 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope...
  • Page 2 Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or SmartFinder as it is moving. Children ™...
  • Page 3 114mm. The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the telescope. 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.
  • Page 4 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 4 FIGURE 1 Figure 1: Mead 114EQ-ASTR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope Inset A: Inset B: Inset C: 1. Tripod legs 22. Red dot viewfinder 2. Equatorial Mount 23. Telescope front dust cover 3. Right ascension control cable (not shown) 4.
  • Page 5 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. 4. Thread a wingnut over the bolt and hand- tighten to a firm feel.

  • Page 6: Insert The Eyepiece

    (19,Fig. 5). Be sure to 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.
  • Page 7 (29) until the image is sharply 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.
  • Page 8 Pole 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. the system of latitude and longitude on Earth surface maps.

  • Page 9: Lining Up With The Celestial Pole

    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. with their celestial coordinates of Right Ascension and Declination.
  • Page 10 (just a few city blocks) wide. 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. centered in the telescope's viewfinder eyepiece, then re-tighten the latitude lock.
  • Page 11 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. can see the object. It will be easier to locate an object using the red dot viewfinder rather than locating with the eyepiece.
  • Page 12 Recently astronomers 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.
  • Page 13 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.
  • Page 14 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. You will also be able to see some nebulas with your scope.

  • Page 15: Some Observing Tips

    Most astronomers 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. four or five low-power and high power eyepieces to view different objects and to cope with different viewing conditions.

  • Page 16: Specifications

    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. Dress Warm: Even on summer nights, the air can feel cool or cold as the night wears on.

  • Page 17: Use The Specifications To Calculate The Magnification Of Your Eyepiece

    Magnification 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. Look at the specifications. You will see that the focal length of your scope is 1000mm.

  • Page 18: Correct Collimation

    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. 10...

  • Page 19: Diagonal Holder Adjustments

    (3, Fig. 14), the 3 Phillips-head 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.

  • Page 20: Star Testing The Collimation

    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. (second or third magnitude) star, then center the star image in the telescope's field-of-view.

  • Page 21: Optional Accessories

    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.

  • Page 22: Meade Consumer Solutions

    ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase.
  • Page 23 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 23 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...
  • Page 24 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 24 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...
  • Page 25 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 25 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...
  • Page 26 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 26 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...
  • Page 27 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 27...
  • Page 28 Meade114EQASTR 3/28/07 9:33 AM Page 28 1-800 92618 Meade Instruments Corporation 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California...

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