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- Page 1 Instruction Manual 8”, 10", 12", 16" LightBridge™ Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescopes MEADE.COM...
- Page 2 WARNING! Sun! Looking at or near the Sun will Never use a Meade cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
® The name "Meade" and the Meade logo are trademarks registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and in principal countries throughout the world. "LightBridge " is a trademark of Meade Instruments Corporation. - Page 4 Inset B: Base of mirror tube (see page 9 for 16" base information). Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 1&...
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Page 5: Assembly
Tighten to a firm feel. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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 6: Assemble The Tube
Make sure that the seam on the tube is also pointing towards the front panel (see step 7). Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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: Insert Eyepiece, Attach Red Dot Finder
These screws are for use with the collimation procedure. See page 14. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. locks focuser... -
Page 8: Telescope Features
The collimation procedure for the Meade LightBridge Dobsonian is slightly different Correct Collimation from that of other Newtonian reflecting telescopes, because of the "fast" f/5 to f/6 focal ratio of the primary mirror. In typical Newtonian reflectors with more conventional focal ratios (i.e. - Page 9 Fig. A: Newtonian Reflecting Telescope. (1) Spider Vanes; (2) Secondary Mirror; (3) Parabolic Primary Mirror; (4) Primary Mirror Hex Screws; (5) Focuser Drawtube; (6) Focused Image. Face-on view Edge-on view Fig. B: Secondary Mirror Assembly. (1) Spider Vanes; (2) Tilt Screws;...
- Page 10 Fig. F: Correct (1) and incorrect (2) collimation as viewed during a star test. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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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Page 11: Align The Deluxe Red Dot Finder
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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 12: Calculate Magnification
Moon is a crescent. No shadows are seen during a full Moon, making it appear flat and uninteresting. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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 Use a neutral density filter (sometimes called a “moon filter”) when observing the Moon. Neutral density filters are available from Meade as an optional accessory. Spend several nights observing the Moon. Some nights, the Moon is so bright that it makes other objects in the sky difficult to see.
- Page 14 Uranus and Neptune also have faint rings. Optional color filters help bring out detail and contrast of the planets. Meade offers a line of inexpensive color filters.
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Page 15: Some Tips
Look for star charts—these are available on a monthly basis in Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines. Your Meade telescope is a fine instrument. With reasonable care, it will last a lifetime. CARE OF OPTICS Maintenance guidelines include: Avoid cleaning the telescope’s optics: A little dust on the front surface of the tele-... -
Page 16: Meade Customer Service
Service hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. In the unlikely event that your LightBridge Dobsonian 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 to the nature of the problem, as well as your name, address, and daytime telephone number. -
Page 17: Specifications
To fit over primary mirror inside of lower tube. Finder Deluxe red dot Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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 18 33 lbs. Total Assembled telescope wt. 80 lbs. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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 19 54 lbs. Total Assembled telescope wt. 128 lbs. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable 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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Page 20: Optional Accessories
Moon and planets. Each filter threads into the barrel of any Meade 1.25" eyepiece, and into the barrels of virtually all other eye- piece brands as well. Meade filters are available in 12 colors for lunar and planetary applications, and in Neutral Density as a lunar glare-reduction filter. -
Page 21: Appendix A: Altitude Adjustment Knobs
Appendix A: Altitude Adjustment Knob The Altitude Adjustment Knob allows you to add larger eyepieces, cameras or other accessories to the Meade LightBridge telescope without causing the tube to slip or drift. Slide the brake over the tension adjustment bolt (Fig. 16). Note the protrusion at the Assembly bottom of the tension plate. - Page 24 ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. and Cana- da. 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.