Meade CORONADO P.S.T. Manual page 10

stacking filter to the front of the PST. Contact your
Coronado dealer or Meade Instruments directly for
more information. Note the SME-40 must be used
with the PST and is not a stand-alone filter.
With the SME-40 double stacking etalon attached to
your PST, adjust the T-max™ tilt wheel clockwise until
the gap of the T-max™ tuner is at a minimum. Rotate
both internal and external RichView™ tuning rings
counter-clockwise against the hard stops. This is the
ideal starting point for the double stacked PST.
After the PST is pointed at the Sun and image has
been focused, rotate the external T-max™ tuner tilt
wheel in the clockwise direction. Only adjust the tilt of
this tuner until any internal reflections are positioned
off the image of the Sun and in the least bothersome
position. With low magnification eyepieces, it may be
difficult to remove the internal reflections completely
from the field of view.
When adjusting the tilt on the T-max™ tuner, keep in
mind the least amount of tilt used is best as image
quality will begin to suffer with excessive tilt. You only
need to adjust the internal reflections to the point
where they do not bother your view.
Next, slowly adjust the external RichView™ Tuner
clockwise until the best contrast is achieved.
Finally adjust the RichView™ tuning ring for the
internal etalon until the best detail and contrast is
achieved.
After these adjustments, you may find it beneficial
to go back and re-adjust the RichView™ tuners again
to make sure you are seeing the best detail possible.
Surface details will generally require one setting,
while prominences will require a different setting for
maximum detail.
SME-40 Double Stacking Etalon with
RichView™ Tuning
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