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SolarMax II 60 Dedicated H-a Telescope
Congratulations on your purchase!
Meade Instruments has shipped your
Coronado SolarMax II telescope fully
assembled and ready for use. Be sure to
read the safety and cleaning instructions
on page 4 and 11 before using your
SolarMax II telescope. You can refer
to the diagrams below for questions
regarding the components of your system. Please read these
instructions in full before setting up your new SolarMax II
telescope and contact customer service if you have any
questions.
Mounting - The clamshell mounting ring your SolarMax II
telescope has been shipped with is compatible with any 1/4-20
thread. Most standard photographic mounts and mounting
hardware can be used to provide a safe, stable, and reliable
set up. This is also compatible with piggyback mounting
systems. Meade manufactures and sells separately an EQ
mount suitable for the SolarMax II 60: The LX85 German
equatorial computer controlled mount. Meade also makes a
dovetail mounting block (product # 07932) compatible with the
LX85 mount and many other mounts on the market.
Draw Tube - - The SolarMax II series telescope has a very
fine adjustment helical focuser that rotates around the OTA in
order to achieve focus. This focuser also has a drawtube that
will need to be slid in or out for "rough focus". To do this locate
and loosen the 2 nylon set screws located in-between the
helical focuser and before the larger silver compression screw,
do not adjust the silver compression screw as this is used to
secure the blocking filter in place. Once the nylon set screws
are loose the drawtube will easily slide in and out of the
focuser but cannot be completely removed. Most eyepieces
will come to focus when the drawtube is nearly fully extended
but some variations in eyepieces may require different
positioning of the drawtube. Secure the drawtube in its new
position by retightening the nylon set screws. The drawtube
should be fully inserted for storage. All adjustable screws are
meant to be finger tight - do not over tighten.
Do not insert your eyepiece into the blocking filter
until you have confirmed that the telescope is securely
mounted and all filter elements attached and secured.
Finding the Sun - Meade has included the Coronado Sol
Ranger Sun finder. This finder scope sits on top of the
clamshell and allows a small, harmless, ball of light to be
projected on to the opaque glass at its back end. By standing
back from the Sol Ranger you can easily place this ball of light
in the center of the glass and the telescope should be aligned
with the Sun - Do not put your eye up to the opaque glass.
Helical Focuser - Once you have the Sun in the FOV and the
draw tubes extended, insert the eyepiece into the eyepiece
retainer and tighten the thumbscrew to secure it. Adjust the
helical focuser by holding between the thumb and fore finger
and rotating in either direction.
Tuning SolarMax II 60 with RichView Tuning System -
Because different features on the Sun are moving toward
or away from the Earth, their light is Doppler shifted off the
hydrogen-alpha line of 6562.8 Angstroms, you will need to
adjust the tuning slightly to get the best high-contrast views
of the features you want to observe. After the SolarMax II
telescope is pointed at the Sun and the image has been
focused, move the RichView tuning lever up or down slowly
RichView™ tuning lever
for internal Etalon
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