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1165 - EN - Meade Infinity AZ 80, 90, 102
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Instruments.
INFINITY SERIES
MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Telescopes
80, 90, 102mm
80mm | 3.1"
90mm | 3.5" Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope
102mm | 4.0"
(c) nimax GmbH
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- Page 1 1165 - EN - Meade Infinity AZ 80, 90, 102 Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. Subject to modifications and errors. All text, images and labels are property of nimax GmbH and Meade Instruments.
- Page 2 WARNING! Never use a Meade telescope to look at the Sun! Looking ® at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late.
- Page 3 INTRODUCTION important pieces of information about the telescope. The size of the objective lens Your telescope is an excellent beginner’s determines how much detail you will be able instrument, and is designed to observe to see in your telescope. objects in the sky and also on land. It can be your personal window on the universe or Each optical tube also has a focal length allows you to intimately study the behavior of...
- Page 4 FIGURE 1 Figure 1: Meade Infinity Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A Inset A: Accessory Tray Assembly Inset B: Tripod Leg Inset C: Viewfinder Assembly 1. Eyepiece 2. Viewfinder (see Inset C) 3. Viewfinder alignment screws (2) (see Inset C) 4. Optical tube assembly 5.
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Page 5: Setting Up Your Tripod
When viewing the tripod legs and is a convenient place to objects in the night sky, you will notice that hold eyepieces and other Meade accessories the object moves slowly in the eyepiece. This while observing, such as the Barlow lens. - Page 6 ATTACH THE OPTICAL TUBE TO THE hole near the center of the dovetail rail. image orientation so the image is right side 3. Turn the optical tube attachment knob up, and correct left-to-right. MOUNT (24) counter-clockwise until firm. 1. To install, slide the diagonal prism (13) The optical tube gathers distant light 4.
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Page 7: Sun Warning
1. To move the telescope in the horizontal THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY 5. When finished, turn off the viewfinder direction (azimuth), slightly loosen the by turning the large knob (10) under the horizontal lock knob (5). - Page 8 observe when it is light. tice focusing on the object you have chosen. Have a good time when you’re observ- Pick out an easy object to observe: A dis- ing. You may not know everything that Try out the coarse and fine adjustment tant mountain, a large tree, a lighthouse or there is to know about a telescope or controls: Practice using the fine adjustment...
- Page 9 Observe the Solar System: After observing observe Venus going through crescent first time you go out at night. Pick a night when the Moon is a crescent. No shadows the Moon, you are ready to step up to the phases. But you cannot see any surface are seen during a full Moon, making it ap- next level of observation, the planets.
- Page 10 Optional color filters help bring out detail and surface of Saturn, its ring structure will steal contrast of the planets. Meade offers a line your breath away. You will probably be able of inexpensive color filters.
- Page 11 The two easiest Very often, you can find double (or binary) to see in the Northern Hemisphere are the • The Meade 4M Community: stars, stars that are very close together. Orion nebula during the winter and the Triffid http://www.meade4m.com •...
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Page 12: Some Observing Tips
Learn so that the object to be viewed is again Meade offers a complete line of eyepieces about the basics: light years, orbits, star and Barlows for your telescope. Most astron-... - Page 13 It is important to dress warm or to have a group of other astronomers. You can make • The Meade 4M Community sweater, jacket, gloves, etc., nearby. 27 Hubble, Irvine, CA 92618 your own red filtered flashlight by taping red •...
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Page 14: Use The Specifications To Calcu- Late The Magnification Of Your Eyepiece
HAVE A GOOD TIME, Focal ratio f/6.7 Hubble Space Telescope’s objective lens Mounting type Alt-azimuth has a diameter of 2.4 meters (that’s 7.8 feet ASTRONOMY IS FUN! Viewfinder Red-dot across!). The focal ratio helps determine how fast the SPECIFICATIONS Infinity 102 model: photographic speed of a telescope is. -
Page 15: Taking Care Of Your Telescope
times. The 9mm eyepiece magnifies objects magnification of your eyepiece. Other types ment designed for a lifetime of rewarding 66.7 times. of Barlows can triple or further increase the viewing. It will rarely, if ever, require factory power of an eyepiece. To find out how much servicing or maintenance. -
Page 16: Changing The Viewfinder Battery
• Fingerprints and organic materials on the front lens may be removed with a solution of 3 parts distilled water to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. You may also add 1 drop of biodegradable dishwashing soap per pint of solution. Use soft, white facial tissues and make short, gentle strokes. -
Page 17: Optional Accessories
Contact your Meade Dealer or see the Meade catalog for more information. Visit us on the web at www.meade.com. (c) nimax GmbH... -
Page 18: Seeing Conditions
OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE photocopy this page (c) nimax GmbH... - Page 19 Meade Instruments Corp. 27 Hubble, Irvine, (c) nimax GmbH California...
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