Meade RB-70 Instruction Manual

70mm | 2.75" altazimuth refracting telescope
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MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
70mm | 2.75" Altazimuth Refracting Telescope
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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  • Page 1 MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 70mm | 2.75" Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 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.
  • Page 2 Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Do not point the telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope or SmartFinder as it ™...
  • Page 3 The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the telescope. The size of the objective lens determines how much detail you will be able to see in your telescope. The focal length will help later on to calculate magnification.
  • Page 4 Figure 1: Meade 70-RB Altazimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A: Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly Inset B: Tripod Legs and Accessory Tray Inset C: Altaz or Azimuth Mount Inset A 1. Eyepiece 2. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset A) 3. Red dot viewfinder alignment screws...
  • Page 5 2. Rotate the tray so it fits onto the central focuser drawtube(15). lock. See Inset B. 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.
  • Page 6 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.
  • Page 7 Go to www.Meade4M.org to activate your membership today. 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.
  • Page 8 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. is a single, yellow dwarf star. It is average as far as stars go and is a middle aged star.
  • Page 9 Galilean moons of Jupiter (Fig. 5), plus a few 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.
  • Page 10 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. with your scope. Nebula means cloud. Most nebulas are clouds of gas.
  • Page 11 Barlow. more rapidly. telescope. 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.
  • Page 12 ™ 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.
  • Page 13 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. The power of a telescope is how much it magnifies objects.
  • Page 14 45° angle to the main telescope in the best condition: 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.
  • Page 15 Parties around the United States and Canada. 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.
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE (SAVE ORIGINAL - BE SURE TO MAKE COPIES)
  • Page 18 OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE...
  • Page 20 Meade Instruments Corporation 6001 Oak Canyon, Irvine, California 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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