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Meade 114ST EQ-D Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Meade 114ST EQ-D
4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
Meade Instruments Corporation

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Meade 114ST EQ-D 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope Meade Instruments Corporation...

  • Page 2: Meade Limited Warranty

    SUPERVISION WHILE OBSERVING. Every Meade telescope, spotting scope, and binocular is warranted by Meade Instruments Corp. (MIC) to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from date of original retail purchase in the U.S.A.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Star Testing the Collimation ......13 Specifications: Model 114ST EQ-D ......15...

  • Page 4: Telescope Features

    31. Declination axis 32. Tripod leg brace 33. Tripod leg brace support 34. Tripod legs 35. Tripod-to-mount wingnuts 36. Accessory tray 37. Eyepiece holder slots 38. Mounting bolt hole 39. Telescope front dust cover 40. Collimating Screws 41. Counterweight shaft attachment location...
  • Page 5 Fig. 1a: Model 114ST EQ-D: Optical tube assembly. Fig. 1b: Bolt hole for tray assembly. Fig. 1e: More mount features. – 5 – Fig. 1c: Mount features. Fig. 1f: Leg brace and tray assembly. Fig. 1d: Optical tube attachment (underside view).

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Please note that the Meade 114ST EQ-D is a Newtonian reflecting telescope optimized for astronomical observing performance, and is not intended for terrestrial observing.

  • Page 7: Aligning The Viewfinder

    8. Tilt the polar axis (10, Fig. 1c) of the telescope to roughly a 45° angle with the horizon. This tilt is accomplished by first loosening the latitude adjustment lock (11, Fig. 1a and 1e), adjusting the mount and firmly re-tightening the latitude control lock.

  • Page 8: Understanding Celestial Movements And Coordinates

    2. Loosen the counterweight’s lock (7, Fig. 1a) and slide the counterweight (5, Fig. 1a) along the shaft until the telescope remains in any given position without tending to drift up or down the polar axis. Then retighten the counterweight lock.

  • Page 9: Lining Up With The Celestial Pole

    Right Ascension and Declination, the task of finding objects (in particular, faint objects) in the telescope can be simplified. The setting circles, R.A. (27, Fig. 1c) and Dec. (28, Fig. 1c) of the Meade 114ST EQ-D telescope may be dialed, in effect, to read the object’s coordinates, positioning the object in the vicinity of the telescope’s telescopic field of view.

  • Page 10: Using Setting Circles

    Keep in mind that a bright, clearly resolved but smaller image will show far more detail than a dimmer, poorly resolved larger image. The MA 25mm eyepiece included with the Meade 114ST EQ-D presents a wide field of view, ideal for general astronomical observing of star fields, clusters of stars, nebulae, and galaxies;...

  • Page 11: Calculating Power

    For example, the focal length of the Meade 114ST EQ-D telescope is fixed at 1000mm. To calculate the power in use with a particular eyepiece, divide the focal length of the eyepiece into the focal length of the main telescope.

  • Page 12: Collimation

    Collimation (Alignment) of the Optics All Meade 114ST EQ-D telescopes are optically aligned at the factory prior to shipment. It is unlikely that you will need to align, or collimate, the optics after receipt of the instrument. However, if the telescope received unusually rough handling in shipment, it is possible that the optics must be re aligned for best optical performance.

  • Page 13: Star Testing The Collimation

    (2, Fig. 8), to allow free turning movement of the tilt knobs. • Using the flexible cable controls (3, Fig. 1e and 4, Fig. 1a), move the telescope until the star image is at the edge of the field-of-view in the eyepiece, as in Fig. 12B.
  • Page 14 – 14 – Fig. 9: Correct Collimation. Fig. 10: Diagonal Mirror Misalignment. Fig. 11: Primary Mirror Misalignment. Fig. 12: Collimation.

  • Page 15: Specifications: Model 114St Eq-D

    Mounting: ......German equatorial OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES See your Meade 114ST EQ-D dealer for further details on any of these accessories. See your Meade 80 EQ1-b dealer for further details on any of these accessories.
  • Page 16 P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N Meade Instruments Corporation World’s Leading Manufacturer of Astronomical Telescopes for the Serious Amateur 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 92618 I (949) 451-1450 FAX: (949) 451-1460 I www.meade.com ver 7/03 © 2003...

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