Attach The Optical Tube To The Mount; Attach The Viewfinder; Attach The Diagonal Prism And Eyepiece; Align The Viewfinder - Meade Infinity 80 Instruction Manual

ATTACH THE OPTICAL TUBE TO THE
MOUNT
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The optical tube gathers distant light
which is focused in the eyepiece. It
attaches to the mount using the optical tube
attaching knob (24) and dovetail mounting rail
(6).
1. To attach the optical tube, first locate the
threaded hole on the bottom side of the
dovetail mounting rail(6) (Fig
2. Using the optical tube attaching knob
(24), place the dovetail onto the top of the
mount, lining up the threaded
Mounting holes
Attachment knob (24) Mounting screw
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.
hole near the center of the dovetail rail.
3. Turn the optical tube attachment knob
(24) counter-clockwise until firm.
4. To remove the optical tube, first support
the optical tube in one hand. Next, turn
the attachment knob (24) clockwise until
the OTA detaches from the mount.

ATTACH THE VIEWFINDER

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An eyepiece (1) has a narrow field of view.
The included viewfinder (2) has a wider field
of view and red dot to make it even easier
to locate the viewing object. The red dot
Fig. 4
viewfinder also comes with an easy to install
dovetail bracket.
1. To install the red dot viewfinder, slide the
viewfinder bracket into the dovetail adapter
(Fig 5).
2. Next, secure the viewfinder in place with
the single locking knob.
ATTACH THE DIAGONAL PRISM AND
EYEPIECE
The erect-image diagonal prism reflects the
light from the optical tube to a more com-
fortable viewing position. It also corrects the
image orientation so the image is right side
up, and correct left-to-right.
1. To install, slide the diagonal prism (13)
into the focuser draw tube (15).
2. Tighten the draw tube thumbscrew to hold
the diagonal prism securely (15).
3. Next, slide the MA 26mm eyepiece (1)
into diagonal prism.
4. Tighten the diagonal prism thumbscrew to
hold the eyepiece securely.

ALIGN THE VIEWFINDER

Perform the first part of this procedure during
the daytime and the last step at night.
1. Point the telescope at an easy-to-find land
object such as the top of a tele-
Fig. 5
Locking
knob