Aligning The Red Dot Viewfinder; Using The Telescope; Understanding Celestial Movements And Coordinates - Meade LightBridge Mini Series Instruction Manual

balanced, proceed to "Aligning the red dot
viewfinder".

ALIGNING THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER

The eyepiece has a small field of view. The
red-dot viewfinder has a much larger field
of view making it an ideal accessory to help
point the telescope accurately. The below
procedure will walk you through adjusting the
red-dot viewfinder so it points at the same
location as the telescope.
Performing the first part of this procedure
during the daytime may be the easiest.
1. Point the telescope at an easy-to-find land
object such as the top of a telephone pole or
a distant mountain or tower.
NOTE: NEVER LOOK AT THE SUN!
Look through the 26mm eyepiece and turn
the focuser knob (Fig 1, 11) until the image is
sharply focused. Center the object precisely
in the eyepiece's field of view.
2. Turn on the red dot viewfinder by turning
the on/off switch (Fig 1, 15) clockwise.
3. Look through the red dot viewfinder. Turn
one or both of the viewfinder's alignment
screws (Fig 1, 16) until the red dot is precisely
Fig. 4
over the same object as you centered in the
eyepiece.
The side alignment screw controls the
horizontal, while the rear alignment controls
the vertical.
4. Check this alignment at night on a celestial
object, such as the Moon or a bright star, and
use the viewfinder's alignment screws
to make any necessary refinements.
5. When finished, turn off the red dot
viewfinder by rotating the on/off switch (Fig 1,
15) counter-clockwise.
Once they are aligned and pointing at the
same location, use the red-dot viewfinder to
locate objects by placing the red dot over the
object. Then use the 26mm eyepiece to view
the object.
If the red-dot viewfinder is properly aligned
with the telescope, the object should be
somewhere in the 26mm eyepiece.

USING THE TELESCOPE:

UNDERSTANDING CELESTIAL
MOVEMENTS AND COORDINATES
Understanding where to locate celestial
objects and how those objects move across
the sky is the key to enjoying the hobby
of astronomy. Most amateur astronomers
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