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Meade 16 Starfinder Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
16" ST ARFINDER
REFLECTING
TELESCOPE
Meade Instruments
Corporation
1675
Toronto
Way,
Costa
Mesa,
CA 92626 (714)
5562291

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL 16" ST ARFINDER REFLECTING TELESCOPE Meade Instruments Corporation 1675 Toronto Way, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 5562291...
  • Page 2 This warranty applies to the original purchaser only and is non-transferable. Meade products purchased'outside North America are not included in this warranty, but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade International Distributors. RGA Number Required: Prior to the return of any...
  • Page 4 Main optical tube Counterweights Photo-guide telescope Safety ring (optional) Tripod leg Focuser Accessory shelf (optional) Viewfinder (optional) Dual-axis drive corrector 35mm camera body (optional) Primary mirror cell Pier Radius -blocks Latitude locking bolt Saddle plate R.A. setting circle Electric declination Motor drive system (optional) section of dual-axis Polar casting...
  • Page 5 A. Unpacking B. Assembly and Set-up C. Balancing the Telescope D. Aligning the Viewfinder . E. Collimation of the Optical System F. Polar Alignment ..G. Celestial Coordinates: Declination and Right Ascension Use of Setting Circles I.
  • Page 6 This manual describes the set-up and operation of Meade Starfinder 16" reflecting telescope. Please read the manual thoroughly so that you may operate your Meade Starfinder reflecting telescope to its full potential. Note to Foreign users: Meade Reflecting Telescope and Equatorial Mount models supplied to countries outside the U.S.A.
  • Page 7 6. The optical tube has been pre-drilled at the Meade factory to accept all standard accessories. Lay the tube flat on a floor and attach the focuser (3, Fig 1) as shown in Figure 1. using the supplied hardware. Do not overtighten;...
  • Page 8 Precise collimation, or alignment, of your telescope's optical system is essential for good performance. Meade telescopes are accurately collimated at the factory prior to shipment, so collimation adjustments will probably not be necessary. Nevertheless, take the time now to familiarize yourself with the following...
  • Page 9 An improperly collimated instrument will reveal oblong or elongated circles (Figure 3A). Adjust the 3 wing nuts on the mirror cell until the circles are concentric on either side focus. Since the focal point the Starfinder 16 has been intentionally seUor "prime-focus"...
  • Page 10 Analogous to the Earth-based coordinate system of latitude and lOngitude, Celestial objects are mapped according to a coordinate system on the "Celestial sphere," the imaginary sphere on which all stars appear to be placed. The Poles of the celestial coordinate system are defined as those points where the Earth's rotation axis, if extended to infinity, North and South, intersects the Celestial sphere.
  • Page 11 With the two setting circles thus accurately reading the RA and DEC the bright object. turn the telescope tube so that the setting circles now correctly read the RA and DEC of the object you wish find. If the above calibration was done carefully, and if the polar axis of the telescope is reasonably well-aligned to the pole, then the object will be in the field of a low power eyepiece.
  • Page 12 35mm Single Lens Reflex (SLR) camera body. The Basic Camera Adapter (available optionally; see the Meade General Catalog) and T-Mount for your specific brand of SLR camera serve as the link between telescope and camera. To mount your camera on the telescope: Remove the standard lens from your camera and set it aside.
  • Page 13 (See OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES PHOTOGRAPHIC; and the Meade General Catalog). Hold a piece of cardboard over the front of the telescope until tt,e shutter has been locked open and all vibrations have had time to dampen out.
  • Page 14 With the reasonable care due any fine instrument, your Meade telescope will last a lifetime. If the eyepieces become dirty, try cleaning them with a camel's hair brush or compressed air. If you must wipe the surface of the lenses, do so gently with a soft cloth so as not to scratch the protective coatings.
  • Page 15 #47M Dual-Axis Drive CQrrectQr System: With pushbuttQn cQntrQ!s fQr simultaneQus correctiQns Qn both telescope axes during astrQphQtQgraphy. Operates frQm 115 VQlts/60Hz A.C. Qr 12 VQlts D.C.; this latter alternative has the advantageQus side-effect Qf enabling field Qperat1Qn Qf the telescQpe drive by connection to a standard 12 VQlt autQmQbile battery through the cigarette lighter plug.