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- Page 1 P.S.T. Personal Solar Telescope ® Hydrogen-Alpha Solar Telescope...
- Page 2 WARNING! Looking at the Sun can be very dangerous unless the proper precautions are taken and specialized solar viewing equipment, like Coronado Solar filters and telescopes are used. Never look at the Sun directly with your eyes. When using Coronado filters on a telescope not designed specifically for solar viewing, be sure to block all non-filtered optical components such as viewfinders to prevent the suns light from passing through.
- Page 3 With Coronado and the development of the SolarMax, Meade is the clear leader in solar day time observing as well. Whether you are imaging deep sky objects with...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
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Page 5: About Coronado
Coronado was known for. That company is Meade Instruments. In June of 2010 Meade Instruments announced the introduction of the revolutionary SolarMax II line of solar observing telescopes and filters. The new SolarMax II was a breakthrough in solar observing with the new RichView™... -
Page 6: Filter Safety
Safety - It is widely known that there are inherent dangers involved with observing the Sun. Meade Instruments has always been, is, and always will be, obsessed with the safety of its products. A proposed new product is not released until it has been fully proven that it can be made completely safe for the user. -
Page 7: Pst Single Stack Telescope
RichView™ tuning ring for internal Etalon ® Focusing Knob Personal Solar Telescope ®... - Page 8 Congratulations on your purchase! WARNING! Meade Instruments has shipped Do not insert your eyepiece until you have confirmed your Coronado PST dedicated H-α that the telescope is securely mounted and all filter telescope fully assembled and elements attached and secured.
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Page 9: Pst Double Stack Telescope
– the PST is delivered adjustable tuner should be appropriately turned until properly tuned by Meade engineers. The judgment the sought contrast of the Sun’s chromosphere is about occasional adjustment is made based on overall apparent. - Page 10 PST. Contact your Next, slowly adjust the external RichView™ Tuner Coronado dealer or Meade Instruments directly for clockwise until the best contrast is achieved. more information. Note the SME-40 must be used Finally adjust the RichView™ tuning ring for the with the PST and is not a stand-alone filter.
- Page 11 Tmax™ tilt wheel RichView™ tuning ring for internal Etalon External Etalon unit ® Focusing Knob RichView™ tuning ring Personal Solar Telescope ® Double Stacked...
- Page 12 DSLRs or other equipment requiring long low trees are your best surroundings for viewing. back focus. Dedicated astronomy cameras, such as Meade LPI-G Advanced will have no issue reaching Aperture 40mm focus and imaging the full solar disk. These cameras...
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Page 13: Cleaning
Cleaning Should your filter get a build up of loose dirt particles on any surface use a static free lens brush to gently “sweep” it clean. Fingerprints and other residue can be cleaned using a high grade optical solution applied to an optical tissue. -
Page 14: Additional Support And Accessories
Additional Support and Accessories Additional support and accessories are available at http://www.meade.com/solar/solar-scopes.html. There you can browse different accessories, or download a replacement instruction manual. CEMAX Eyepieces - The best eyepieces for H-α observing. These are the only eyepieces built specifically to have their peak transmittance at H-α. -
Page 15: Definition Of Terms
Definition of Terms Prominences — H-α emissions projecting beyond the limb of the sun, consisting of complex clouds or streamers of ionized hydrogen above or in the Chromosphere. Filaments - Prominences seen against the face of the sun, appearing as long narrow dark streamers or diffuse dark areas. Active Region - Active regions are the result of enhanced magnetic fields and appear darker than the surrounding areas with a roughly circular shape. -
Page 16: H-Α Solar Features
Example of some common H-a Solar Features. The solar features visible to you will change daily. -
Page 17: Solar Facts
Solar Facts The Sun is on average 93 million miles (150 million km) away from Earth and 900,000 miles (1.4 million km) across. The Earth is about 8,000 miles (13,000 km) across. Think of the Sun as a basketball and Earth as pin head and you have the proper proportions. It takes a little over 8 minutes for light from the Sun to reach Earth. - Page 18 Be sure to use the lowest power/widest field eyepiece available also just to make finding the Sun easier- you can then switch to higher magnification. The Meade PST has a built in Sun finder while Coronado III models come with the Sol Ranger™...
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Page 19: Warranty & Registration
Meade Instruments Warranty for Coronado® Products The Meade Instruments Statement of Limited Warranty is published at: www.meade.com/supports/warranty/ A printed copy of the Meade Statement of Limited Warranty will be made available by Meade upon written request. See below for Meade contact information. - Page 20 Register Your Coronado® Product Register your Coronado® solar telescope with Meade Instruments to receive updates and other important information related to your product. Visit the URL below to register your product: www.meade.com/product-registration Or scan the QR code to access the product registration page:...
- Page 21 ©2021 Meade Instruments reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue products without notice. 14-2686-40 REV 1...