Meade LightBridge Instruction Manual page 9

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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
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Fig. B: Secondary Mirror Assembly. (1) Spider Vanes; (2) Tilt Screws;
(3) Secondary Mirror Holder.
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Fig. D: The view you will see while collimating your telescope.
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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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Fig. C: Underside of rear mirror tube (primary
mirror housing): (20) Collimation Adjustment
Screw; (21) Collimation Lock Screw
Focuser drawtube
b
Diagonal mirror
c
Reflection of primary
d mirror
Reflection of secondary
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mirror (darkened due to
back lighting)
Primary mirror clips
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Reflection of observer's eye
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Fig. E: Some models come with knobs
instead of screws. Use the black knobs to
adjust collimation and the white knobs to
lock collimation.
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