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Meade 60EQ-A Instruction Manual

2.4" (60mm) equatorial refracting telescope
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Instruction Manual
Meade 60EQ-A: 2.4" (60mm) Equatorial Refracting Telescope
Meade Instruments Corporation
6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618-5200 U.S.A.
(949) 451-1450
www.meade.com
© 2004
20084 04/04

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Meade 60EQ-A: 2.4" (60mm) Equatorial Refracting Telescope Meade Instruments Corporation 6001 OAK CANYON, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92618-5200 U.S.A. (949) 451-1450 www.meade.com © 2004 20084 04/04...
  • Page 2 ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U.S.A. 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    – 3 – TABLE OF CONTENTS Standard Equipment ..........5 Introduction .
  • Page 4 2& Fig. 1: Meade 60EQ-A 2.4" Equatorial Refracting Telescope Features in Fig. 1: 1. Adjustable sliding inner leg extension 2. Sliding leg extension lock 3. Accessory tray 4. Leg brace 5. Leg brace support 6. Tripod legs 7. Tripod-to-mount attachment point 8.

  • Page 5: Standard Equipment

    Fig. 2: Close up of the mount. Features in Fig. 2: 24. Declination lock 25. Declination setting circle 26. Right ascension lock 34. Right Ascension setting circle 35. Latitude circle 39. Declination axis 40. Polar axis Fig. 5: Attaching the Optical Tube.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION This manual details the set-up, operation, specifications and optional accessories of the Meade 60EQ-A 2.4" (60mm) Equatorial Refracting Telescope. UNPACKING AND ASSEMBLY 1. Remove and identify the telescope’s components, using the listing above. 2. Attach the 3 aluminum tripod legs (6, Fig. 1) to the base of the altazimuth mount (7, Fig. 1) with the 3 leg braces supports (5, Fig.

  • Page 7: Aligning The Viewfinder

    Then using the lowest power (25mm) eyepiece, point the main telescope at some well defined land target (e.g. the top of a telephone pole) at least 200 yards distant. 2. Look through the viewfinder and tighten or loosen, as appropriate, the viewfinder’s 6 collimation screws (16, Fig.

  • Page 8: Lining Up With The Celestial Pole

    20 to 30 minutes. POLAR ALIGNMENT OF THE EQUATORIAL MOUNT To line up the Meade 60EQ-A with the pole, follow this procedure: 1. Release the Azimuth lock (32, Fig. 1) of the Azimuth base, so that the entire telescope-with-mounting may be rotated in a horizontal direction.

  • Page 9: Using The Telescope

    3. Determine the latitude of your observing location by checking a road map or atlas. Release the latitude lock (33, Fig. 1) and tilt the telescope mount so that the star “Polaris” is centered in the telescope’s viewfinder eyepiece, then re-tighten the latitude lock. 4.

  • Page 10: Applications Of The Telescope

    The focal length of the Meade 60EQ-A is 900mm. To compute power, divide the focal length of the eyepiece into the focal length of the objective lens. The result is the magnifying power of the telescope. For example, when the 25mm eyepiece is used with the Meade 60EQ-A: The Barlow lens serves to increase the power of each eyepiece.

  • Page 11: Maintenance

    Also, at slightly higher prices, Meade 4-element Series 3000 Plössl eyepieces yield wider fields of view with excellent edge-of-field corrections and are available in a range of focal lengths including 5, 6.7, 9.5, 16, 25, and 40mm.

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