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MEAD
E IN
STRU
CTIO
N MA
NUAL
114mm
| 4
.5" E
quat
orial
Ref
lectin
g Tele
scop
e114
EQ-A
R
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WA
RN
ING
!N
ever
use
a M
eade®
Tele
scope
to look
at
the
Sun!
Look
ing
at o
r ne
ar th
e Su
n w
ill c
ause
insta
nt a
ndirr
ever
sibl
e da
mag
e to
you
r ey
e. E
ye d
amag
e is
ofte
npa
inle
ss, s
o th
ere
is n
o w
arni
ng to
the
obse
rver
that
dam
age
has
occu
rred
unt
il it
is to
o la
te. D
o no
t poi
nt th
ete
lesc
ope
at o
r ne
ar th
e Su
n. D
o no
t loo
k th
roug
h th
ete
lesc
ope
as it
is m
ovin
g. C
hild
ren
shou
ld a
lway
s ha
vead
ult s
uper
visi
on w
hile
obs
ervi
ng.
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INTR
OD
UCT
ION
Your
tele
scop
e is
an
exce
llent
beg
inne
r’s
inst
rum
ent,
and
is d
esig
ned
to o
bser
veob
ject
s in
the
nig
ht s
ky. I
t can
be
your
pers
onal
win
dow
on
the
univ
erse
.
The
tele
scop
e is
shi
pped
with
the
follo
win
gpa
rts:
•O
ptic
al tu
be•
Stee
l tub
e tr
ipod
with
an
acce
ssor
y tr
ay•
Two
1.25
" ey
epie
ces:
MA
25m
m (3
6X),
MH
9mm
(100
X)•
Red
dot
vie
wfin
der
with
bra
cket
•Te
lesc
ope
mou
nt•
Har
dwar
e us
ed in
the
asse
mbl
y:
The
tube
has
a fo
cal l
engt
h of
900
mm
, an
d its
ref
lect
ive
mir
ror
has
a di
amet
er o
f11
4mm
. The
lens
dia
met
er is
one
of t
hem
ost i
mpo
rtan
t pie
ces
of in
form
atio
n ab
out
the
tele
scop
e. T
he s
ize
of th
e pr
imar
y m
irro
r de
term
ines
how
muc
h de
tail
you
will
be
able
to s
ee in
you
r te
lesc
ope.
The
foca
l len
gth
info
rmat
ion
will
hel
p la
ter
on to
calc
ulat
e m
agni
ficat
ion.
Sett
ing
up y
our
tele
scop
e in
volv
es th
ese
sim
ple
step
s:•
Ass
embl
e yo
ur tr
ipod
•A
ttac
h th
e ac
cess
ory
tray
•A
ttac
h th
e re
d do
t vie
wfin
der
•A
ttac
h th
e ey
epie
ce•
Att
ach
the
coun
terw
eigh
t•
Pre
pare
mou
nt•
Att
ach
the
optic
al tu
be to
the
mou
nt
Stud
y th
e th
e pi
ctur
e on
the
next
pag
e an
dbe
com
e ac
quai
nted
with
the
part
s of
you
rte
lesc
ope.
The
n pr
ocee
d to
“A
ssem
ble
your
Tri
pod.
”
1
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FIGUR
E 1
2
Inse
t C
Inse
t B
Inse
t A
1.Tr
ipod
legs
2.Eq
uato
rial M
ount
3.Ri
ght a
scen
sion
con
trol
cab
le4.
Dec
linat
ion
cont
rol c
able
5.Co
unte
rwei
ght
6.Co
unte
rwei
ght s
haft
7.Co
unte
rwei
ght l
ock
knob
8.Co
unte
rwei
ght s
afet
y w
ashe
r9.
Latit
ude
adju
stm
ent l
ock
10.
Pola
r axi
s (s
ee F
ig. 4
)11
.La
titud
e ad
just
men
t kno
b12
.M
ain
optic
al tu
be (O
TA)
13.
Optic
al tu
be s
addl
e pl
ate
(see
Fig
. 4)
14.
Crad
le ri
ng15
.Cr
adle
ring
lock
kno
b16
.Re
d do
t vie
wfin
der b
rack
et m
ount
ing
thum
bscr
ews
(see
Inse
t B)
17.
Focu
ser
18.
Focu
ser l
ock
thum
bscr
ew19
.Ey
epie
ce20
.Re
d do
t vie
wfin
der b
rack
et
(see
Inse
t B)
21.
Dec
linat
ion
axis
(see
Fig
. 4)
22.
Righ
t Asc
ensi
on lo
ck (s
ee F
ig. 4
)23
.D
eclin
atio
n lo
ck
24.
Red
dot v
iew
finde
r25
.Te
lesc
ope
front
dus
t cov
er
26.
Eyep
iece
hol
der s
lots
(see
Inse
t A)
27.
Righ
t Asc
ensi
on s
ettin
g ci
rcle
28.
Dec
linat
ion
setti
ng c
ircle
(see
Fig
. 4)
29.
Latit
ude
dial
30.
Azim
uth
adju
stm
ent l
ock
(see
Fig
. 4)
31.
Focu
s kn
obs
33.
Azim
uth
base
(see
Fig
. 4)
34.
Red
dot v
iew
finde
r alig
nmen
t sc
rew
s (s
ee In
set B
)35
.Az
imut
h ci
rcle
(see
Fig
. 4)
36.
Crad
le ri
ng a
ttach
men
t kno
bs(2
-pla
ces)
37.
Trip
od le
g Ph
illip
s-he
ad
bolt
(see
Fig
. 5)
38.
Trip
od-le
gs-t
o-m
ount
nut
(3-p
lace
s)39
.Ac
cess
ory
tray
(see
Inse
t A)
40.
Leg
brac
e su
ppor
t (se
e In
set A
)41
.Sl
idin
g le
g ex
tens
ion
lock
(s
ee In
set C
)42
.Sl
idin
g le
g ex
tens
ion
(see
Inse
t C)
Figu
re 1
:M
eade
114
EQ-A
R E
quat
oria
l Ref
lect
ing
Tele
scop
eIn
set A
:A
cces
sory
Tra
y In
set B
:R
ed D
ot V
iew
finde
r A
ssem
bly
Inse
t C:
Trip
od L
eg
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ASS
EMB
LE Y
OU
R T
RIP
OD
The
trip
od is
the
basi
c su
ppor
t for
you
rte
lesc
ope.
Its
heig
ht m
ay b
e ad
just
ed s
o th
atyo
u ca
n vi
ew c
omfo
rtab
ly. NN
oottee::
NNuumm
bbeerr
iinnbbrr
aacckkee
ttss,, ee
..gg..,,
((33)),,
rreeffee
rr ttoo
FFiigg
.. 11 uu
nnlleess
ssnnoo
tteedd
ootthhee
rrwwiiss
ee..1.
Mak
e su
re th
at a
s yo
u at
tach
the
legs
(1)
to th
e m
ount
that
the
leg
brac
es (4
0) a
refa
cing
inw
ard.
2.Lo
cate
the
thre
e (3
) 2-i
nch
bolt
s an
dm
atch
ing
nuts
.3.
At t
he to
p of
the
legs
are
hol
es fo
r w
hich
the
2-in
ch b
olt a
nd m
atch
ing
nut w
illpa
ss-t
hrou
gh.
4.N
ote
that
one
sid
e ha
s a
mol
ded-
in h
exsh
aped
rec
eive
r th
at w
ill c
aptu
re a
nd lo
ckth
e nu
t for
the
2-in
ch b
olt.
Mak
e su
re th
at
usin
g th
e ab
ove
1" lo
ng b
olts
and
win
g nu
t. T
he w
ing
nuts
nee
d on
lyto
be
"fin
ger-
tight
". R
epea
t fo
r th
ere
mai
ning
two
fast
enin
g po
ints
.5.
Rep
eat w
ith th
e ot
her
two
leg
brac
es.
ATTA
CH
TH
E A
CC
ESSO
RY
TRAY
.Th
e ci
rcul
ar a
cces
sory
tra
y is
a c
onve
nien
tho
lder
for
eyep
iece
s an
d M
eade
acc
esso
ries
such
as
the
Bar
low
lens
.1.
Loc
ate
the
circ
ular
Acc
esso
ry T
ray
(39)
,Se
e Fi
g. 1
, Ins
et A
).2.
Pos
ition
the
acc
esso
ry t
rays
cap
tive
thre
aded
mou
ntin
g bo
lt a
t th
e ce
nter
of
the
leg
brac
e su
ppor
t an
d sp
in-o
n to
secu
re t
he a
cces
sory
tra
y. F
inge
r tig
hton
ly (d
o no
t ov
er t
ight
en).
you
inse
rt th
e nu
t in
this
sid
e an
d sl
ide
the
2-in
ch b
olt t
hrou
gh th
e ot
her.
Kee
pfin
ger
on th
e nu
t as
you
tight
en th
e bo
ltus
ing
a P
hilip
s/cr
oss
head
ed s
crew
dri
ver.
Secu
re to
fing
er ti
ght.
5.A
ttac
h th
e re
mai
ning
two
legs
to th
em
ount
in th
e sa
me
man
ner.
6.Sp
read
the
legs
out
eve
nly
apar
t.7.
Set t
he h
eigh
t of y
our
trip
od:
a.R
otat
e an
d lo
osen
the
leg
lock
(41)
toun
lock
the
leg
lock
.b.
Slid
e th
e in
ner
port
ion
of th
e le
g in
or
out t
o th
e de
sire
d le
ngth
. Rep
eat f
orth
e ot
her
two
legs
.c.
Rot
ate
and
tight
en th
e le
g lo
ck to
relo
ck th
e le
g lo
ck.
d.R
epea
t for
the
othe
r tw
o le
gs.
ATTA
CH
TH
E LE
G B
RA
CE
SUP
PO
RT
The
leg
brac
e su
ppor
t sta
biliz
es th
e tr
ipod
and
is th
e ba
se fo
r th
e ac
cess
ory
tray
.1.
Loca
te le
g br
ace
supp
ort (
40, S
ee F
ig. 1
,In
set A
) alo
ng w
ith th
e th
ree
1" lo
ng b
olts
and
mat
chin
g w
ing
nuts
. Unf
old
the
colla
psed
leg
brac
e su
ppor
ts.
2.A
ttac
h th
e la
g br
ace
supp
ort t
o ea
ch o
fth
e th
ree
mou
ntin
g po
ints
on
the
legs
3
bolt
Fig.
2
Fig.
3
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 5
ATTA
CH
TH
E R
ED D
OT
VIEW
FIN
DER
An
eyep
iece
(19)
has
a n
arro
w fi
eld
of v
iew
. A
vie
wfin
der
(24)
has
aw
ider
fiel
d of
vie
w, w
hich
mak
es it
eas
ier
to lo
cate
obj
ects
. Th
e re
d do
t vie
wfin
der
has
a re
d do
t to
mak
e it
easi
er to
line
up
a ta
rget
mor
e pr
ecis
ely.
1.N
ote
the
two
thum
bscr
ews
(16,
Fig
1.In
set B
) thr
ead
onto
two
bolt
s on
the
optic
al tu
be. R
emov
e th
eth
umbs
crew
s fr
om th
e tu
be.
2.Li
ne u
p th
e tw
o ho
les
on th
e re
d do
tvi
ewfin
der
brac
ket o
ver
the
two
bolt
s.Sl
ide
the
brac
ket o
ver
the
bolt
s as
show
n in
Fig
1.
3.R
epla
ce th
e th
umbs
crew
s on
to th
ebo
lts
and
tight
en to
a fi
rm fe
el.
INSE
RT
THE
EYEP
IEC
E1.
Slid
e th
e M
A25
mm
eye
piec
e (1
9) in
toey
epie
ce h
olde
r on
the
focu
ser
(17)
.2.
Tigh
ten
the
focu
ser
thum
bscr
ew to
hold
the
eyep
iece
sec
urel
y.
ATTA
CH
TH
E C
OU
NTE
RW
EIG
HT
1.Th
read
ing
the
shaf
t int
o th
e ba
se o
fth
e de
clin
atio
n ax
is (F
ig. 4
). B
e su
reto
sup
port
the
coun
terw
eigh
t with
one
hand
whi
le p
erfo
rmin
g th
is s
tep.
2.H
old
the
coun
terw
eigh
t (5)
firm
ly
in o
ne h
and,
slid
e it
onto
the
coun
terw
eigh
t sha
ft (6
).3.
Slid
e th
e co
unte
rwei
ght t
o a
posi
tion
abou
t 2 in
ches
from
the
bott
om o
f the
sha
ft.
4.Se
cure
in p
lace
by
tight
enin
g th
eco
unte
rwei
ght l
ock
(7).
NNoott
ee::M
ake
sure
the
safe
ty w
ashe
r an
dsc
rew
(8) a
lway
s re
mai
n in
pla
ce o
nth
e sh
aft.
TThhiiss
ssaaff
eettyy
ffeeaatt
uurree
pprreevv
eennttss
tthhee
ccoouunn
tteerrww
eeiigghh
tt ffrroo
mmaacc
cciiddee
nnttllyy
sslliip p
ppiinngg
ooffff
tthhee
sshhaaff
tt..
BA
LAN
CIN
G T
HE
TELE
SCO
PE
In o
rder
for
the
tele
scop
e to
mov
esm
ooth
ly o
n its
mec
hani
cal a
xes,
itm
ust f
irst
be
bala
nced
as
follo
ws:
NNoott
ee:: If
the
coun
terw
eigh
t is
posi
tione
d as
rec
omm
ende
dpr
evio
usly
then
the
tele
scop
e is
alre
ady
appr
oxim
atel
y ba
lanc
ed.
4
(on r
evers
e s
ide)
(#35 n
ot
show
n)
(see p
. 2 f
or
featu
re n
am
es)
Fig.
4
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
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3.R
e-tig
hten
the
latit
ude
adju
stm
ent l
ock
to s
ecur
e th
e m
ount
in p
lace
.
ATTA
CH
TH
E O
PTI
CAL
TUB
E TO
TH
E M
OU
NT
1.La
y th
e op
tical
tube
(12)
with
cra
dle
ring
s(1
4) o
nto
the
sadd
le p
late
(13,
Fig
. 4).
2.Ti
ghte
n th
e Sa
ddle
pla
te a
ttac
hmen
t loc
kkn
ob (3
6) to
a fi
rm fe
el.
ALI
GN
TH
E R
ED D
OT
VIEW
FIN
DER
Per
form
the
firs
t pa
rt o
f thi
s pr
oced
ure
duri
ng t
he d
aytim
e an
d th
e la
st s
tep
at n
ight
.1.
Poi
nt t
he te
lesc
ope
at a
n ea
sy-t
o-fin
dla
nd o
bjec
t su
ch a
s th
e to
p of
a te
leph
one
pole
or
a di
stan
t mou
ntai
n or
tow
er. L
ook
thro
ugh
the
eyep
iece
and
tur
n th
e fo
cuse
rkn
ob (3
1) u
ntil
the
imag
e is
sha
rply
focu
sed.
Cen
ter
the
obje
ct p
reci
sely
in t
heey
epie
ce’s
fiel
d of
vie
w.
Not
e: Y
ou h
ave
a rree
fflleecctt
iinngg
tteellee
ssccoopp
ee ,ob
ject
s w
ill a
ppea
r up
side
dow
n an
dre
vers
ed le
ft-f
or-r
ight
. Thi
s w
ill n
ot m
ake
a di
ffere
nce
whe
n ob
serv
ing
astr
onom
ical
SUN
WA
RN
ING
!N
EVER
USE
YO
UR
TEL
ESC
OP
ETO
LO
OK
AT
THE
SUN
!LO
OK
ING
AT
OR
NEA
R T
HE
SUN
WIL
LC
AU
SE IN
STA
NT
AN
D IR
REV
ERSI
BLE
DA
MAG
E TO
YO
UR
EYE
. EYE
DA
MAG
E IS
OFT
EN P
AIN
LESS
, SO
TH
ERE
IS N
OW
AR
NIN
G T
O T
HE
OB
SER
VER
TH
ATD
AM
AGE
HA
S O
CC
UR
RED
UN
TIL
IT IS
TO
OLA
TE. D
O N
OT
PO
INT
THE
TELE
SCO
PE
OR
ITS
VIEW
FIN
DER
AT
OR
NEA
R T
HE
SUN
. DO
NO
T LO
OK
TH
RO
UG
H T
HE
TELE
SCO
PE
OR
ITS
VIEW
FIN
DER
AS
IT IS
MO
VIN
G.
CH
ILD
REN
SH
OU
LD A
LWAY
S H
AVE
AD
ULT
SUP
ERVI
SIO
N W
HIL
E O
BSE
RVI
NG
.
5
Fig.
51.
Loo
sen
the
righ
t asc
ensi
on lo
ck (2
2). T
hete
lesc
ope
mou
nt w
ill tu
rn fr
eely
abo
utth
e po
lar
axis
. R
otat
e th
e te
lesc
ope
abou
t the
pol
ar a
xis
so th
at th
eco
unte
rwei
ght s
haft
(6) i
s pa
ralle
l to
the
grou
nd (h
oriz
onta
l).2.
Loo
sen
the
coun
terw
eigh
t's lo
ckin
gth
umbs
crew
(7) a
nd s
lide
the
coun
terw
eigh
t (5)
alo
ng th
e sh
aft u
ntil
the
tele
scop
e re
mai
ns in
any
giv
enpo
sitio
n w
ithou
t ten
ding
to d
rift
up
ordo
wn
arou
nd th
e po
lar
axis
. Ret
ight
enth
e co
unte
rwei
ght l
ock
(7).T
he te
lesc
ope
is n
ow b
alan
ced.
PR
EPA
RE
MO
UN
T1.
Att
ach
the
flexi
ble
cabl
es (3
) and
(4).
Thes
e ca
bles
are
sec
ured
in p
lace
with
a
firm
tigh
teni
ng o
f the
thum
bscr
ews
loca
ted
at th
e at
tach
men
t end
s of
ea
ch c
able
.2.
Loos
en th
e la
titud
e ad
just
men
t loc
k (9
) so
you
can
mov
e th
e m
ount
to th
ede
sire
d po
sitio
n: ti
lt th
e po
lar
axis
of t
hete
lesc
ope
to r
ough
ly a
45 °
angl
e w
ith th
eho
rizo
n.
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 7
star
s an
d st
ar p
atte
rns
as "
land
mar
ks"
inth
eir
sear
ch fo
r as
tron
omic
al o
bjec
ts.
Ano
ther
tech
niqu
e fo
r lo
catin
g ob
ject
s is
tous
e th
e se
ttin
g ci
rcle
s th
at a
re p
rovi
ded
onyo
ur te
lesc
ope.
UN
DER
STA
ND
ING
HO
W C
ELES
TIA
LO
BJE
CTS
MO
VED
ue to
the
Eart
h's
rota
tion,
cel
estia
l bod
ies
appe
ar to
mov
e fr
om E
ast t
o W
est i
n a
curv
ed p
ath
thro
ugh
the
skie
s.A
ll st
ars
and
cele
stia
l obj
ects
are
map
ped
onto
an
imag
inar
y sp
here
sur
roun
ding
the
Eart
h. T
his
map
ping
sys
tem
is s
imila
r to
the
syst
em o
f lat
itude
and
long
itude
on
Eart
hsu
rfac
e m
aps.
In m
appi
ng th
e su
rfac
e of
the
Eart
h, li
nes
of lo
ngitu
de a
re d
raw
n be
twee
n th
e N
orth
and
Sout
h P
oles
and
line
s of
latit
ude
are
draw
n in
an
East
-Wes
t di
rect
ion,
par
alle
l to
the
Ear
th's
equ
ator
. Sim
ilarl
y, im
agin
ary
lines
hav
e be
en d
raw
n to
form
a la
titud
e an
d lo
ngitu
de o
n th
e ce
lest
ial s
pher
e.
Thes
e lin
es a
re k
now
n as
RRiigg
hhtt AA
sscceenn
ssiioonn
and
DDeecc
lliinnaatt
iioonn..
The
cele
stia
l map
als
o co
ntai
ns tw
o po
les
and
an e
quat
or ju
st li
ke a
map
of t
he E
arth
.Th
e ce
lest
ial p
oles
are
def
ined
as
thos
e tw
opo
ints
whe
re t
he E
arth
's N
orth
and
Sou
thpo
les,
if e
xten
ded
to in
finity
, wou
ld c
ross
the
cele
stia
l sph
ere.
Thu
s, t
he N
orth
Cel
estia
lP
ole
is t
hat
poin
t in
the
sky
whe
re t
he N
orth
Pol
e cr
osse
s th
e ce
lest
ial s
pher
e. T
he N
orth
Star
, Pol
aris
, is
loca
ted
very
nea
r th
e N
orth
Cel
estia
l Pol
e.So
just
as
an o
bjec
t's p
ositi
on o
n th
e Ea
rth'
ssu
rfac
e ca
n be
loca
ted
by it
s la
titud
e an
dlo
ngitu
de, c
eles
tial o
bjec
ts m
ay a
lso
be
obje
cts,
and
in fa
ct, a
ll as
tron
omic
alte
lesc
opes
pre
sent
inve
rted
imag
es. N
om
eans
of c
orre
ctin
g th
e im
age
isav
aila
ble
for
rreeffllee
ccttiinn
gg ttee
lleesscc
ooppeess
—th
eim
age
will
alw
ays
app
ear
upsi
de d
own
and
reve
rsed
left
-for
-rig
ht.
2.Lo
ok th
roug
h th
e re
d do
t vie
wfin
der.
Turn
one
or
mor
e of
the
view
finde
r’s
alig
nmen
t sc
rew
s (3
4, In
set
B) u
ntil
the
red
dot i
s pr
ecis
ely
over
the
sam
e ob
ject
as y
ou c
ente
red
in th
e ey
epie
ce.
3.C
heck
this
alig
nmen
t at n
ight
on
ace
lest
ial o
bjec
t, su
ch a
s th
e M
oon
or
a br
ight
sta
r, a
nd u
se th
e vi
ewfin
der’
sal
ignm
ent s
crew
s to
mak
e an
y ne
cess
ary
refin
emen
ts.
UN
DER
STA
ND
ING
CEL
ESTI
AL
MO
VEM
ENTS
AN
D C
OO
RD
INAT
ESU
nder
stan
ding
whe
re to
loca
te c
eles
tial
obje
cts
and
how
thos
e ob
ject
s m
ove
acro
ssth
e sk
y is
the
key
to e
njoy
ing
the
hobb
y of
astr
onom
y. M
ost a
mat
eur
astr
onom
ers
prac
tice
"sta
r-ho
ppin
g" to
loca
te c
eles
tial
obje
cts.
The
y us
e st
ar c
hart
s or
astr
onom
ical
sof
twar
e to
iden
tify
brig
ht
6
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 8
of h
ours
(hr)
, min
utes
(min
), an
d se
cond
s(s
ec) o
n a
24 h
our
"clo
ck"
(sim
ilar
to h
owEa
rth'
s tim
e zo
nes
ar d
eter
min
ed b
ylo
ngitu
de li
nes)
. The
"ze
ro"
line
was
chos
en to
pas
s th
roug
h th
e co
nste
llatio
nP
egas
us, a
sor
t of c
osm
ic G
reen
wic
hm
erid
ian.
R.A
. coo
rdin
ates
ran
ge fr
om
0hr
0min
0se
c to
23h
r 59
min
59s
ec.
Ther
e ar
e 24
pri
mar
y lin
es o
f R.A
., lo
cate
dat
15-
degr
ee in
terv
als
alon
g th
e ce
lest
ial
equa
tor.
Obj
ects
loca
ted
furt
her
and
furt
her
East
of t
he z
ero
R.A
. gri
d lin
e (0
hr0m
in 0
sec)
car
ry h
ighe
r R
.A. c
oord
inat
es.
••DD
eecclliinn
aattiioo
nn ((DD
eecc..))::
Thi
s ce
lest
ial v
ersi
onof
latit
ude
is m
easu
red
in d
egre
es, a
rc-
min
utes
, and
arc
-sec
onds
(e.g
., 15
°27
'33
"). D
ec. l
ocat
ions
Nor
th o
f the
cel
estia
leq
uato
r ar
e in
dica
ted
with
a p
lus
(+) s
ign
(e.g
., th
e D
ec. o
f the
Nor
th c
eles
tial p
ole
is +
90°)
. Any
poi
nt o
n th
e ce
lest
ial e
quat
or(s
uch
as th
ee c
onst
ella
tions
of O
rion
,Vi
rgo,
and
Aqu
ariu
s) is
sai
d to
hav
e a
Dec
linat
ion
of z
ero,
sho
wn
as 0
°0'
0".
All
cele
stia
l obj
ects
ther
efor
e m
ay b
elo
cate
d w
ith th
eir
cele
stia
l coo
rdin
ates
of
Rig
ht A
scen
sion
and
Dec
linat
ion.
LIN
ING
UP
WIT
H T
HE
CEL
ESTI
AL
PO
LEO
bjec
ts in
the
sky
appe
ar to
rev
olve
arou
nd th
e ce
lest
ial p
ole.
(Act
ually
,ce
lest
ial o
bjec
ts a
re e
ssen
tially
"fix
ed"
and
thei
r ap
pare
nt m
otio
n is
cau
sed
by E
arth
'sro
tatio
n). D
urin
g an
y 24
hou
r pe
riod
, sta
rsm
ake
one
com
plet
e re
volu
tion
abou
t the
pole
, cir
clin
g w
ith th
e po
le a
t the
cen
ter.
By
linin
g up
the
tele
scop
e's
pola
r ax
is w
ith th
eN
orth
Cel
estia
l Pol
e (o
r fo
r ob
serv
ers
loca
ted
in E
arth
's S
outh
ern
Hem
isph
ere
with
the
Sout
h C
eles
tial P
ole)
, ast
rono
mic
alob
ject
s m
ay b
e fo
llow
ed, o
r "t
rack
ed,"
by
mov
ing
the
tele
scop
e ab
out o
ne a
xis,
the
pola
r ax
is.
If th
e te
lesc
ope
is r
easo
nabl
y w
ell a
ligne
dw
ith th
e po
le v
ery
little
use
of t
hete
lesc
ope'
s D
eclin
atio
n fle
xibl
e ca
ble
cont
rol
is n
eces
sary
. Vir
tual
ly a
ll of
the
requ
ired
tele
scop
e tr
acki
ng w
ill b
e in
Rig
htA
scen
sion
. For
the
purp
oses
of c
asua
l vis
ual
tele
scop
ic o
bser
vatio
ns, l
inin
g up
the
tele
scop
e's
pola
r ax
is to
with
in a
deg
ree
ortw
o of
the
pole
is m
ore
than
suf
ficie
nt: w
ithth
is le
vel o
f poi
ntin
g ac
cura
cy, t
he te
lesc
ope
can
trac
k ac
cura
tely
by
the
user
slo
wly
loca
ted
usin
g R
ight
Asc
ensi
on a
ndD
eclin
atio
n. F
or e
xam
ple:
You
can
loca
teLo
s A
ngel
es, C
alifo
rnia
, by
its la
titud
e (+
34°)
and
long
itude
(118
°). S
imila
rly,
you
can
loca
te th
e R
ing
Neb
ula
(als
o kn
own
as"M
57")
by
its R
ight
Asc
ensi
on (1
8hr)
and
its
Dec
linat
ion
(+33
°).
••RR
IIGGHH
TT AA
SSCCEENN
SSIIOO
NN ((RR
..AA..))::
Thi
s C
eles
tial
vers
ion
of lo
ngitu
de is
mea
sure
d in
uni
tsFi
g. 7
1415
1617
1819
2021
2223
01
1211
109
87 56
43
2
13
Rot
atio
n of
the
Ear
th
0 D
ec.
Sou
thC
eles
tial
Pol
e
Rig
ht
Asc
ensi
on
Sta
r
Cel
estia
l E
quat
or
-90
Dec
.
+90
Déc
.
Declination
Nor
thC
eles
tial
Pol
e(V
icin
ity o
f P
olar
is)
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
7
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 9
turn
ing
the
tele
scop
e's
R.A
. fle
xibl
eca
ble
cont
rol a
nd k
eep
obje
cts
in th
ete
lesc
opic
fiel
d of
vie
w fo
r pe
rhap
s 20
to 3
0 m
inut
es.
PO
LAR
ALI
GN
MEN
T O
F TH
E EQ
UAT
OR
IAL
MO
UN
TTo
line
up
the
Mea
de 1
14 E
Q-A
R w
ith th
epo
le, f
ollo
w th
is p
roce
dure
:1.
Rel
ease
the
Azi
mut
h lo
ck (3
0) o
f the
Azi
mut
h ba
se, s
o th
at th
e en
tire
tele
scop
e-w
ith-m
ount
ing
may
be
rota
ted
in a
hor
izon
tal d
irec
tion.
Rot
ate
the
tele
scop
e un
til it
poi
nts
due
Nor
th. U
se a
com
pass
or
loca
te P
olar
is, t
he N
orth
Sta
r,as
an
accu
rate
ref
eren
ce to
Nor
th (S
eeFi
g. 7
). N
ow r
etig
hten
the
Azi
mut
h lo
ck.
2. L
evel
the
mou
nt w
ith th
e ho
rizo
n, if
nece
ssar
y, b
y ad
just
ing
the
heig
hts
of th
eth
ree
trip
od le
gs.
3. D
eter
min
e th
e la
titud
e of
you
r ob
serv
ing
loca
tion
by c
heck
ing
a ro
ad m
ap o
r at
las.
Rel
ease
the
latit
ude
lock
(9) a
nd
tilt t
he te
lesc
ope
mou
nt s
o th
at th
e st
ar"P
olar
is"
is c
ente
red
in th
e te
lesc
ope'
svi
ewfin
der,
then
re-
tight
en th
e la
titud
e
lock
.4.
If t
he a
bove
ste
ps (1
-3) w
ere
perf
orm
ed w
ith r
easo
nabl
e ac
cura
cy,
your
tele
scop
e is
now
suf
ficie
ntly
wel
l-al
igne
d to
the
Nor
th C
eles
tial P
ole
for
visu
al o
bser
vatio
ns.
Onc
e th
e m
ount
has
bee
n po
lar-
alig
ned
asde
scri
bed
abov
e, th
e la
titud
e an
gle
need
no
t be
adju
sted
aga
in, u
nles
s yo
u m
ove
to
a di
ffer
ent g
eogr
aphi
cal l
ocat
ion
(i.e.
adi
ffer
ent l
atitu
de).
The
only
pol
ar
alig
nmen
t pro
cedu
re th
at y
ou n
eed
tope
rfor
m e
ach
time
you
use
the
tele
scop
e is
to p
oint
the
pola
r ax
is d
ue N
orth
, as
8
TOO
MU
CH
PO
WER
?
Can
you
eve
r ha
ve to
o m
uch
pow
er?
If th
e ty
pe o
fpo
wer
you
’re
refe
rrin
g to
is e
yepi
ece
mag
nific
atio
n,ye
s yo
u ca
n! T
he m
ost c
omm
on m
ista
ke o
f the
begi
nnin
g ob
serv
er is
to “
over
pow
er”
a te
lesc
ope
byus
ing
high
mag
nific
atio
ns w
hich
the
tele
scop
e’s
aper
ture
and
atm
osph
eric
con
ditio
ns c
anno
tre
ason
ably
sup
port
. Kee
p in
min
d th
at a
sm
alle
r,bu
t bri
ght a
nd w
ell-
reso
lved
imag
e is
far
supe
rior
to o
ne th
at is
larg
er, b
ut d
im a
nd p
oorl
y re
solv
ed.
Pow
ers
abov
e 40
0x s
houl
d be
em
ploy
ed o
nly
unde
rth
e st
eadi
est a
tmos
pher
ic c
ondi
tions
.
desc
ribe
d in
ste
p 1
abov
e.
THE
MO
ST IM
PO
RTA
NT
RU
LEW
e ha
ve o
ne v
ery
impo
rtan
t rul
e th
at
you
shou
ld a
lway
s fo
llow
whe
n us
ing
your
tele
scop
e: Hav
e Fu
n!H
ave
a go
od ti
me
whe
n yo
u’re
obs
ervi
ng. Y
oum
ay n
ot k
now
eve
ryth
ing
that
ther
e is
tokn
ow a
bout
a te
lesc
ope
or w
hat a
ll th
esi
ghts
in t
he u
nive
rse
are,
but
tha
t’s O
K. J
ust
poin
t an
d ob
serv
e at
firs
t.Yo
u w
ill e
njoy
you
r te
lesc
ope
even
mor
e as
you
lear
n m
ore
abou
t it.
But
don
’t be
sca
red
Fig.
8
Pol
aris
Littl
e D
ippe
r
Big
Dip
per
Cas
siop
eia
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 10
off b
y di
ffic
ult
term
s or
com
plic
ated
proc
edur
es. D
on’t
pani
c! J
ust r
elax
and
enj
oyyo
ur s
cope
.Yo
u w
ill b
egin
to g
row
and
lear
n m
ore
abou
tas
tron
omy
the
mor
e yo
u ob
serv
e. G
o to
the
libra
ry a
nd r
ead
som
e bo
oks
abou
t the
sta
rsan
d pl
anet
s. R
ead
abou
t ast
rono
mer
s of
old
.M
any
of th
em h
ad te
lesc
ope
no b
igge
r th
anth
e on
e yo
u ar
e us
ing
righ
t now
. Gal
ileo,
w
ho is
one
of t
he fi
rst a
stro
nom
ers
to u
se
a te
lesc
ope,
dis
cove
red
four
of t
he m
oons
of
Jup
iter
with
a te
lesc
ope
abou
t the
sam
esi
ze a
s yo
urs
(and
his
did
n’t e
ven
focu
s ve
ry w
ell!
).
OB
SER
VIN
GO
bser
ve d
urin
g th
e da
ytim
e: T
ry o
ut y
our
tele
scop
e du
ring
the
dayt
ime
at fi
rst.
It is
easi
er to
lear
n ho
w it
ope
rate
s an
d ho
w to
obse
rve
whe
n it
is li
ght.
Pic
k ou
t an
easy
obj
ect t
o ob
serv
e: A
dist
ant m
ount
ain,
a la
rge
tree
, a li
ghth
ouse
or s
kysc
rape
r m
ake
exce
llent
targ
ets.
Poi
ntth
e op
tical
tube
so
it lin
es u
p w
ith y
our
obje
ct. O
bjec
ts w
ill a
ppea
r up
side
dow
n an
dba
ckw
ards
in th
is m
odel
tele
scop
e.U
nloc
k th
e lo
ck k
nobs
: To
mov
e th
e
tele
scop
e, y
ou w
ill n
eed
to u
nloc
k th
e R
ight
Asc
ensi
on (2
2, F
ig. 4
) and
Dec
linat
ion
(23,
Fig.
4) l
ock
knob
s (ju
st r
otat
e to
unl
ock
orlo
ck; w
hen
lock
ing,
onl
y tig
hten
to a
“fir
mfe
el,”
do
not o
vert
ight
en).
Use
the
red
dot v
iew
find
er:
If yo
u ha
ve n
otdo
ne s
o, a
lign
the
view
finde
r (2
4) w
ith th
ete
lesc
ope’
s ey
epie
ce (1
9) a
s de
scri
bed
earl
ier.
Look
thro
ugh
the
red
dot v
iew
finde
run
til y
ou c
an s
ee th
e ob
ject
. It w
ill b
e ea
sier
to lo
cate
an
obje
ct u
sing
the
red
dot
view
finde
r ra
ther
than
loca
ting
with
the
eyep
iece
. Lin
e up
the
obj
ect
usin
g th
evi
ewfin
ders
red
dot
.Lo
ok th
roug
h th
e ey
epie
ce:
Onc
e yo
u ha
veth
e ob
ject
line
d up
in th
e vi
ewfin
der,
look
thro
ugh
the
optic
al tu
be’s
eye
piec
e. If
you
have
alig
ned
your
vie
wfin
der,
you
will
you
see
the
obje
ct in
you
r ey
epie
ce. A
lway
s be
gin
view
ing
an o
bjec
t usi
ng th
e 25
mm
eye
piec
e,si
nce
it pr
ovid
es a
wid
er fi
eld
of v
iew
.Fo
cus:
Loo
k th
roug
h th
e ey
epie
ce a
ndpr
actic
e fo
cusi
ng o
n th
e ob
ject
you
ha
ve c
hose
n.Tr
y ou
t the
slo
w-m
otio
n fl
exib
le c
able
cont
rol:
Pra
ctic
e us
ing
the
righ
t asc
ensi
onco
ntro
l cab
le (3
) and
dec
linat
ion
cont
rol
cabl
e (4
) to
mov
e th
e te
lesc
ope.
The
seca
n co
me
in v
ery
hand
y, e
spec
ially
whe
n yo
u w
ish
to m
ove
the
tele
scop
e in
very
sm
all (
fine
cont
rol)
step
s.O
bser
ve th
e M
oon:
Whe
n yo
u fe
elco
mfo
rtab
le w
ith th
e vi
ewfin
der,
the
eyep
iece
s, t
he lo
cks
and
the
adju
stm
ent
cont
rols
, you
will
be
read
y to
try
out
the
tele
scop
e at
nig
ht. T
he M
oon
is t
he b
est
obje
ct to
obs
erve
the
first
tim
e yo
u go
ou
t at n
ight
. Pic
k a
nigh
t whe
n th
e M
oon
is a
cre
scen
t. N
o sh
adow
s ar
e se
en d
urin
g a
full
Moo
n, m
akin
g it
appe
ar fl
at a
ndun
inte
rest
ing.
Look
for
diff
eren
t fea
ture
s on
the
Moo
n. T
he9
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mos
t obv
ious
feat
ures
are
cra
ters
. In
fact
you
can
see
cra
ters
with
in c
rate
rs.
Som
e cr
ater
s ha
ve b
righ
t lin
es a
bout
them
. The
se a
re c
alle
d ra
ys a
nd a
re th
ere
sult
of m
ater
ial t
hrow
n ou
t of t
he c
rate
rw
hen
it w
as s
truc
k by
a c
ollid
ing
obje
ct. T
heda
rk a
reas
on
the
Moo
n ar
e ca
lled
mar
ia a
ndar
e co
mpo
sed
of la
va fr
om th
e pe
riod
whe
nth
e M
oon
still
had
vol
cani
c ac
tivity
. You
can
also
see
mou
ntai
n ra
nges
and
faul
t lin
es o
nth
e M
oon.
Use
a n
eutr
al d
ensi
ty fi
lter
(oft
en c
alle
d a
“moo
n fil
ter”
) whe
n ob
serv
ing
the
Moo
n.N
eutr
al d
ensi
ty fi
lter
s ar
e av
aila
ble
from
Mea
de a
s an
opt
iona
l acc
esso
ry a
nd
enha
nce
cont
rast
to im
prov
e yo
urob
serv
atio
n of
luna
r fe
atur
es.
Spen
d se
vera
l nig
hts
obse
rvin
g th
e M
oon.
Som
e ni
ghts
, the
Moo
n is
so
brig
ht th
at it
mak
es o
ther
obj
ects
in th
e sk
y di
ffic
ult t
ose
e. T
hese
are
nig
hts
that
are
exc
elle
nt fo
rlu
nar
obse
rvat
ion.
Obs
erve
the
Sola
r Sy
stem
: A
fter
obs
ervi
ngth
e M
oon,
you
are
rea
dy to
ste
p up
to th
ene
xt le
vel o
f obs
erva
tion,
the
plan
ets.
Th
ere
are
four
pla
nets
that
you
can
eas
ilyob
serv
e in
you
r te
lesc
ope:
Ven
us, M
ars,
Jupi
ter
and
Satu
rn.
Nin
e pl
anet
s (m
aybe
mor
e!) t
rave
l in
a fa
irly
circ
ular
pat
tern
aro
und
our
Sun.
Any
sys
tem
of p
lane
ts o
rbiti
ng o
ne o
r m
ore
star
s is
calle
d a
sola
r sy
stem
. Our
Sun
, by
the
way
,is
a s
ingl
e, y
ello
w d
war
f sta
r. It
is a
vera
ge a
sfa
r as
sta
rs g
o an
d is
a m
iddl
e ag
ed s
tar.
Bey
ond
the
plan
ets
are
clou
ds o
f com
ets,
icy
plan
etoi
ds a
nd o
ther
deb
ris
left
ove
r fr
omth
e bi
rth
of o
ur s
un. R
ecen
tly
astr
onom
ers
have
foun
d la
rge
obje
cts
in th
is a
rea
and
they
may
incr
ease
the
num
ber
of p
lane
ts in
our
sola
r sy
stem
.
10
The
four
pla
nets
clo
sest
to th
e Su
n ar
e ro
cky
and
are
calle
d th
e in
ner
plan
ets.
Mer
cury
,Ve
nus,
Ear
th a
nd M
ars
com
pris
e th
e in
ner
plan
ets.
Ven
us a
nd M
ars
can
be e
asily
see
nin
you
r te
lesc
ope.
Venu
s is
see
n be
fore
daw
n or
aft
er s
unse
t,be
caus
e it
is c
lose
to th
e Su
n. Y
ou c
anob
serv
e Ve
nus
goin
g th
roug
h cr
esce
ntph
ases
. But
you
can
not s
ee a
ny s
urfa
cede
tail
on V
enus
bec
ause
it h
as a
ver
y th
ick
atm
osph
ere
of g
as.
Whe
n M
ars
is c
lose
to th
e Ea
rth,
you
can
see
som
e de
tails
on
Mar
s, a
nd s
omet
imes
eve
nM
ars’
pol
ar c
aps.
But
qui
te o
ften
, Mar
s is
furt
her
away
and
just
app
ears
as
a re
d do
t
Fig.
9
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 12
with
som
e da
rk li
nes
cris
scro
ssin
g it.
Jupi
ter,
Sat
urn,
Ura
nus,
Nep
tune
and
Plu
toco
mpr
ise
the
oute
r pl
anet
s. T
hese
pla
nets
,ex
cept
for
Plu
to, a
re m
ade
mos
tly
of g
ases
and
are
som
etim
es c
alle
d ga
s gi
ants
. If t
hey
had
grow
n m
uch
bigg
er, t
hey
may
hav
ebe
com
e st
ars.
Plu
to is
mad
e m
ostl
y of
ice.
Jupi
ter
is q
uite
inte
rest
ing
to o
bser
ve. Y
ouca
n se
e ba
nds
acro
ss th
e fa
ce o
f Jup
iter.
The
mor
e tim
e yo
u sp
end
obse
rvin
g th
ese
band
s,th
e m
ore
deta
ils y
ou w
ill b
e ab
le to
see
.O
ne o
f the
mos
t fas
cina
ting
sigh
ts o
f Ju
pite
rar
e its
moo
ns. T
he fo
ur la
rges
t moo
ns a
reca
lled
the
Gal
ilean
moo
ns, a
fter
the
astr
onom
er G
alile
o, w
ho o
bser
ved
them
for
the
first
tim
e. If
you
’ve
neve
r w
atch
ed th
eG
alile
an m
oons
in y
our
tele
scop
e be
fore
,yo
u’re
mis
sing
a r
eal t
reat
! Eac
h ni
ght,
the
moo
ns a
ppea
r in
diff
eren
t pos
ition
s ar
ound
the
Jovi
an s
ky. T
his
is s
omet
imes
cal
led
the
Gal
ilean
dan
ce. O
n an
y gi
ven
nigh
t, yo
um
ight
be
able
to s
ee th
e sh
adow
of a
moo
non
the
face
of J
upite
r, s
ee o
ne m
oon
eclip
sean
othe
r or
eve
n se
e a
moo
n em
erge
from
behi
nd J
upite
r’s
gian
t dis
k. D
raw
ing
the
posi
tions
of t
he m
oons
eac
h ni
ght i
s an
exce
llent
exe
rcis
e fo
r no
vice
ast
rono
mer
s.A
ny s
mal
l tel
esco
pe c
an s
ee th
e fo
urG
alile
an m
oons
of J
upite
r (F
ig. 9
), pl
us a
few
othe
rs, b
ut h
ow m
any
moo
ns d
oes
Jupi
ter
actu
ally
hav
e? N
o on
e kn
ows
for
sure
! Nor
are
we
sure
how
man
y Sa
turn
has
eith
er. A
tla
st c
ount
, Jup
iter
had
over
60
moo
ns, a
ndhe
ld a
sm
all l
ead
over
Sat
urn.
Mos
t of t
hese
moo
ns a
re v
ery
smal
l and
can
onl
y be
see
nw
ith v
ery
larg
e te
lesc
opes
.P
roba
bly
the
mos
t mem
orab
le s
ight
you
will
see
in y
our
tele
scop
e is
Sat
urn.
Alt
houg
h yo
um
ay n
ot s
ee m
any
feat
ures
on
the
surf
ace
ofSa
turn
, its
rin
g st
ruct
ure
will
ste
al y
our
brea
th a
way
. You
will
pro
babl
y be
abl
e to
see
a bl
ack
open
ing
in th
e ri
ngs,
kno
wn
as th
eC
assi
ni b
and.
Satu
rn is
not
the
only
pla
net t
hat h
as r
ings
,bu
t it i
s th
e on
ly s
et o
f rin
gs th
at c
an b
ese
en w
ith a
sm
all t
eles
cope
. Jup
iter’
s ri
ngs
cann
ot b
e se
en fr
om E
arth
at a
ll—th
eVo
yage
r sp
acec
raft
dis
cove
red
the
ring
aft
erit
pass
ed J
upite
r an
d lo
oked
bac
k at
it. I
ttu
rns
out,
only
with
the
sunl
ight
shi
ning
thro
ugh
them
, can
the
ring
s be
see
n. U
ranu
san
d N
eptu
ne a
lso
have
fain
t rin
gs.
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oon:
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ture
s.ht
ml
Opt
iona
l col
or fi
lter
s he
lp b
ring
out
deta
il an
d co
ntra
st o
f the
pla
nets
.M
eade
off
ers
a lin
e of
inex
pens
ive
colo
r fil
ters
.W
hat’s
Nex
t? B
eyon
d th
e So
lar
Syst
em:
Onc
e yo
u ha
ve o
bser
ved
our
own
syst
em o
fpl
anet
s, it
’s t
ime
to r
eally
tra
vel f
ar fr
omho
me
and
look
at
star
s an
d ot
her
obje
cts.
You
can
obse
rve
thou
sand
s of
sta
rs w
ithyo
ur te
lesc
ope.
At
first
, you
may
thi
nk s
tars
are
just
pin
poin
ts o
f lig
ht a
nd a
ren’
t ve
ryin
tere
stin
g. B
ut lo
ok a
gain
. The
re is
muc
hin
form
atio
n th
at is
rev
eale
d in
sta
rs.
11
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 13
arou
nd th
e lid
of a
jar.
Dra
w w
hat y
ou s
ee in
your
eye
piec
e in
side
the
circ
le. T
he b
est
exer
cise
for
draw
ing
is to
obs
erve
the
moo
nsof
Jup
iter
ever
y ni
ght o
r so
. Try
to m
ake
Jupi
ter
and
the
moo
ns a
ppro
xim
atel
y th
esa
me
size
as
they
look
in y
our
eyep
iece
. You
will
see
that
the
moo
ns a
re in
a d
iffer
ent
posi
tion
ever
y ni
ght.
As
you
get b
ette
r at
draw
ing,
try
mor
e ch
alle
ngin
g si
ghts
, lik
e a
crat
er s
yste
m o
n th
e m
oon
or e
ven
a ne
bula
.G
o yo
ur li
brar
y or
che
ck o
ut th
e in
tern
et fo
rm
ore
info
rmat
ion
abou
t ast
rono
my.
Lea
rnab
out t
he b
asic
s: l
ight
yea
rs, o
rbits
, sta
rco
lors
, how
sta
rs a
nd p
lane
ts a
re fo
rmed
,re
d sh
ift, t
he b
ig b
ang,
wha
t ar
e th
e di
ffer
ent
The
first
thi
ng y
ou w
ill n
otic
e is
tha
t no
tal
l sta
rs a
re t
he s
ame
colo
rs. S
ee if
you
can
find
blue
, ora
nge,
yel
low
, whi
te a
ndre
d st
ars.
The
col
or o
f sta
rs s
omet
imes
can
tell
you
abou
t the
age
of a
sta
r an
d th
ete
mpe
ratu
re th
at th
ey b
urn
at.
Oth
er s
tars
to lo
ok fo
r ar
e m
ultip
le s
tars
.Ve
ry o
ften
, you
can
find
dou
ble
(or
bina
ry)
star
s, s
tars
that
are
ver
y cl
ose
toge
ther
.Th
ese
star
s or
bit e
ach
othe
r. W
hat d
o yo
uno
tice
abou
t the
se s
tars
? A
re th
ey d
iffer
ent
colo
rs?
Doe
s on
e se
em b
righ
ter
than
the
othe
r?A
lmos
t all
the
star
s yo
u ca
n se
e in
the
sky
are
part
of o
ur g
alax
y. A
gal
axy
is a
larg
egr
oupi
ng o
f sta
rs, c
onta
inin
g m
illio
ns o
rev
en b
illio
ns o
f sta
rs. S
ome
gala
xies
form
asp
iral
(lik
e ou
r ga
laxy
, the
Milk
y W
ay) a
ndot
her
gala
xies
look
mor
e lik
e a
larg
e fo
otba
llan
d ar
e ca
lled
ellip
tical
gal
axie
s. T
here
are
man
y ga
laxi
es th
at a
re ir
regu
larl
y sh
aped
and
are
thou
ght t
o ha
ve b
een
pulle
d ap
art
beca
use
they
pas
sed
too
clos
e to
—or
eve
nth
roug
h—a
larg
er g
alax
y.Yo
u m
ay b
e ab
le to
see
the
And
rom
eda
gala
xy a
nd s
ever
al o
ther
s in
you
r te
lesc
ope.
They
will
app
ear
as s
mal
l, fu
zzy
clou
ds. O
nly
very
larg
e te
lesc
ope
will
rev
eal s
pira
l or
ellip
tical
det
ails
.Yo
u w
ill a
lso
be a
ble
to s
ee s
ome
nebu
las
with
you
r sc
ope.
Neb
ula
mea
ns c
loud
. Mos
tne
bula
s ar
e cl
ouds
of g
as. T
he tw
o ea
sies
t to
see
in th
e N
orth
ern
Hem
isph
ere
are
the
Ori
on n
ebul
a du
ring
the
win
ter
and
the
Triff
id n
ebul
a du
ring
the
sum
mer
. The
se a
rela
rge
clou
ds o
f gas
in w
hich
new
sta
rs a
rebe
ing
born
. Som
e ne
bula
s ar
e th
e re
mai
nsof
sta
rs e
xplo
ding
. The
se e
xplo
sion
s ar
e ca
lled
supe
rnov
as.
Whe
n yo
u be
com
e an
adv
ance
d ob
serv
er y
ouca
n lo
ok fo
r ot
her
type
s of
obj
ects
suc
h as
aste
roid
s, p
lane
tary
neb
ula
and
glob
ular
clus
ters
. And
if y
ou’r
e lu
cky,
eve
ry s
o of
ten
abr
ight
com
et a
ppea
rs in
the
sky,
pre
sent
ing
an u
nfor
gett
able
sig
ht.
The
mor
e yo
u le
arn
abou
t obj
ects
in th
e sk
y, th
e m
ore
you
will
lear
n to
app
reci
ate
the
sigh
ts y
ou s
ee in
you
r te
lesc
ope.
Sta
rt
a no
tebo
ok a
nd w
rite
dow
n th
e ob
serv
atio
nsyo
u m
ake
each
nig
ht. N
ote
the
time
and
the
date
.U
se a
com
pass
to m
ake
a ci
rcle
, or
trac
e
12
Fig.
10
eyep
iece
barl
ow
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 14
kind
s of
neb
ula,
wha
t are
com
ets,
ast
eroi
dsan
d m
eteo
rs a
nd w
hat i
s a
blac
k ho
le. T
hem
ore
you
lear
n ab
out a
stro
nom
y, th
e m
ore
fun,
and
the
mor
e re
war
ding
you
r te
lesc
ope
will
bec
ome.
SOM
E O
BSE
RVI
NG
TIP
SEy
epie
ces:
Alw
ays
begi
n yo
ur o
bser
vatio
nsus
ing
the
25m
m lo
w-p
ower
eye
piec
e. T
he25
mm
eye
piec
e de
liver
s a
brig
ht,
wid
e fie
ldof
vie
w a
nd is
the
best
to u
se fo
r m
ost
view
ing
cond
ition
s. U
se th
e hi
gh-p
ower
9m
mey
epie
ce to
vie
w d
etai
ls w
hen
obse
rvin
g th
eM
oon
and
plan
ets.
If th
e im
age
beco
me
fuzz
y, s
witc
h ba
ck d
own
to a
low
er p
ower
.C
hang
ing
eyep
iece
s ch
ange
s th
e po
wer
or
mag
nific
atio
n of
you
r te
lesc
ope.
By
the
way
, you
mig
ht h
ave
notic
edso
met
hing
str
ange
whe
n yo
u lo
oked
thro
ugh
your
eye
piec
e. T
he im
age
is u
psid
e do
wn
and
reve
rsed
. Tha
t mea
ns r
eadi
ng w
ords
can
be
a pr
oble
m. B
ut it
has
no
affe
ct o
nas
tron
omic
al o
bjec
ts.
Opt
iona
l Acc
esso
ry B
arlo
w le
ns:
You
can
also
cha
nge
mag
nific
atio
n by
usi
ng a
Bar
low
lens
. The
Bar
low
lens
dou
bles
the
pow
er o
fyo
ur te
lesc
ope
(See
Fig
. 10)
.
Mea
de o
ffer
s a
com
plet
e lin
e of
eye
piec
esfo
r yo
ur te
lesc
ope.
Mos
t ast
rono
mer
s ha
vefo
ur o
r fiv
e lo
w-p
ower
and
hig
h po
wer
eyep
iece
s to
vie
w d
iffer
ent o
bjec
ts a
nd to
cope
with
diff
eren
t vie
win
g co
nditi
ons.
Obj
ects
mov
e in
the
eyep
iece
: If
you
are
obse
rvin
g an
ast
rono
mic
al o
bjec
t (th
e M
oon,
a pl
anet
, sta
r, e
tc.)
you
will
not
ice
that
the
obje
ct w
ill b
egin
to m
ove
slow
ly th
roug
h th
ete
lesc
opic
fiel
d of
vie
w. T
his
mov
emen
t is
caus
ed b
y th
e ro
tatio
n of
the
Eart
h an
dm
akes
an
obje
ct m
ove
thro
ugh
the
tele
-sc
ope’
s fie
ld o
f vie
w. T
o ke
ep a
stro
nom
ical
obje
cts
cent
ered
in th
e fie
ld, s
impl
y m
ove
the
tele
scop
e on
one
or
both
of i
ts a
xes—
vert
ical
ly a
nd/o
r ho
rizo
ntal
ly a
s ne
eded
—tr
yus
ing
the
tele
scop
es c
oars
e an
d fin
ead
just
men
t con
trol
s. A
t hig
her
pow
ers,
astr
onom
ical
obj
ects
will
see
m to
mov
eth
roug
h th
e fie
ld o
f vie
w o
f the
eye
piec
em
ore
rapi
dly.
Pla
ce th
e ob
ject
to b
e vi
ewed
at t
he e
dge
of t
he fi
eld
and,
with
out
touc
hing
the
tele
scop
e, w
atch
it d
rift
thr
ough
the
fiel
d to
the
othe
r si
de b
efor
e re
posi
tioni
ng th
ete
lesc
ope
so th
at th
e ob
ject
to b
e vi
ewed
is
agai
n pl
aced
at
the
edge
of t
he fi
eld,
read
y to
be
furt
her
obse
rved
.Vi
brat
ions
: Av
oid
touc
hing
the
eyep
iece
whi
le o
bser
ving
thro
ugh
the
tele
scop
e. V
ibra
tions
res
ultin
g fr
om s
uch
cont
act w
ill c
ause
the
imag
e to
mov
e. A
void
obse
rvin
g si
tes
whe
re v
ibra
tions
cau
seim
age
mov
emen
t (fo
r ex
ampl
e, n
ear
railr
oad
trac
ks).
View
ing
from
the
uppe
r flo
ors
of a
build
ing
may
als
o ca
use
imag
e m
ovem
ent.
Let y
our
eyes
“da
rk-a
dapt
:”A
llow
five
or
ten
min
utes
for
your
eye
s to
bec
ome
“dar
kad
apte
d” b
efor
e ob
serv
ing.
Use
a r
ed-
filte
red
flas
hlig
ht to
pro
tect
you
r ni
ght v
isio
n
13
STA
R C
HA
RTS
Star
cha
rts
and
plan
isph
eres
are
use
ful f
or a
var
iety
of
reas
ons.
In p
artic
ular
, the
y ar
e a
grea
t aid
in p
lann
ing
ani
ght o
f cel
estia
l vie
win
g.
A w
ide
vari
ety
of s
tar
char
ts a
re a
vaila
ble
in b
ooks
, in
mag
azin
es, o
n th
e in
tern
et a
nd o
n C
DR
oms.
Mea
deof
fers
Aut
oSta
r Su
iteTM
soft
war
e. C
onta
ct y
our
loca
lM
eade
dea
ler
or M
eade
’s C
usto
mer
Ser
vice
dep
artm
ent
for
mor
e in
form
atio
n.
Astr
onom
yan
d Sk
y an
d Te
lesc
ope
mag
azin
es p
rint
sta
rch
arts
eac
h m
onth
for
up-t
o-th
e-m
inut
e m
aps
of th
ehe
aven
s.
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 15
star
ting
an o
bser
ving
ses
sion
.W
hen
to o
bser
ve:
Pla
nets
and
oth
er
obje
cts
view
ed lo
w o
n th
e ho
rizo
n of
ten
lack
shar
p-ne
ss—
the
sam
e ob
ject
, whe
nob
serv
ed h
ighe
r in
the
sky,
will
app
ear
shar
per
and
have
gre
ater
con
tras
t. Tr
yre
duci
ng p
ower
(cha
nge
your
eye
piec
e) if
your
imag
e is
fuzz
y or
shi
mm
ers.
Kee
p in
min
d th
at a
bri
ght,
clea
r, b
ut s
mal
ler
imag
eis
mor
e in
tere
stin
g th
an a
larg
er, d
imm
er,
fuzz
y on
e. U
sing
too
high
a p
ower
eye
piec
e is
one
of th
e m
ost c
omm
on m
ista
kes
mad
e by
new
ast
rono
mer
s.D
ress
War
m:
Even
on
sum
mer
nig
hts,
the
air
can
feel
coo
l or
cold
as
the
nigh
t wea
rson
. It i
s im
port
ant t
o dr
ess
war
m o
r to
hav
ea
swea
ter,
jack
et, g
love
s, e
tc.,
near
by.
Kno
w y
our
obse
rvin
g si
te:
If po
ssib
le, k
now
the
loca
tion
whe
re y
ou w
ill b
e ob
serv
ing.
Pay
atte
ntio
n to
hol
es in
the
grou
nd a
nd o
ther
obst
acle
s. Is
it a
loca
tion
whe
re w
ildan
imal
s, s
uch
as s
kunk
s, s
nake
s, e
tc.,
may
appe
ar?
Are
ther
e vi
ewin
g ob
stru
ctio
ns s
uch
as ta
ll tr
ees,
str
eet l
ight
s, h
eadl
ight
s an
d so
fort
h? T
he b
est l
ocat
ions
are
dar
k lo
catio
ns,
the
dark
er th
e be
tter
. Dee
p sp
ace
obje
cts
are
easi
est t
o se
e un
der
dark
ski
es. B
ut it
isst
ill p
ossi
ble
to o
bser
ve e
ven
in a
city
.Su
rf th
e W
eb a
nd v
isit
you
r lo
cal l
ibra
ry:
The
inte
rnet
con
tain
s a
huge
am
ount
of
astr
onom
ical
info
rmat
ion,
bot
h fo
r ch
ildre
nan
d ad
ults
. Che
ck o
ut a
stro
nom
y bo
oks
from
your
libr
ary.
Loo
k fo
r st
ar c
hart
s—th
ese
are
avai
labl
e on
a m
onth
ly b
asis
in A
stro
nom
yan
d Sk
y an
d Te
lesc
ope
mag
azin
es.
HAV
E A
GO
OD
TIM
E,
AST
RO
NO
MY
IS F
UN
!
JOIN
AN
AST
RO
NO
MY
CLU
B, A
TTEN
D A
STA
R P
AR
TY
One
of t
he b
est w
ays
to in
crea
se y
our
know
ledg
e of
astr
onom
y is
to jo
in a
n as
tron
omy
club
. Che
ck y
our
loca
l new
spap
er, s
choo
l, lib
rary
, or
tele
scop
e de
aler
/st
ore
to fi
nd o
ut if
ther
e’s
a cl
ub in
you
r ar
ea.
Man
y gr
oups
als
o ho
ld r
egul
arly
sch
edul
ed S
tar
Par
ties
at w
hich
you
can
che
ck o
ut a
nd o
bser
ve w
ith m
any
diff
eren
t tel
esco
pes
and
othe
r pi
eces
of a
stro
nom
ical
equi
pmen
t. M
agaz
ines
suc
h as
Sky
and
Tele
scop
ean
dAs
tron
omy
prin
t sch
edul
es fo
r m
any
popu
lar
Star
Par
ties
arou
nd th
e U
nite
d St
ates
and
Can
ada.
whe
n re
adin
g st
ar m
aps,
or
insp
ectin
gth
e te
lesc
ope.
Do
not u
se u
se a
reg
ular
flas
h-lig
ht o
r tu
rn o
n ot
her
light
s w
hen
obse
rvin
g w
ith a
gro
up o
f oth
eras
tron
omer
s. Y
ou c
an m
ake
your
ow
n re
dfil
tere
d fl
ashl
ight
by
tapi
ng r
ed c
ello
phan
eov
er a
flas
hlig
ht le
ns.
View
ing
thro
ugh
win
dow
s: A
void
set
ting
upth
e te
lesc
ope
insi
de a
roo
m a
nd o
bser
ving
thro
ugh
an o
pene
d or
clo
sed
win
dow
pan
e.Im
ages
may
app
ear
blur
red
or d
isto
rted
due
to te
mpe
ratu
re d
iffer
ence
s be
twee
n in
side
and
outs
ide
air.
Als
o, it
is a
goo
d id
ea to
allo
w y
our
tele
scop
e to
rea
ch th
e am
bien
t(s
urro
undi
ng) o
utsi
de te
mpe
ratu
re b
efor
e
14
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 16
SPEC
IFIC
ATIO
NS
Opt
ical
tube
foca
l len
gth
. . 9
00m
mP
rim
ary
mir
ror
diam
eter
. 114
mm
(4.5
inch
)Fo
cal r
atio
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . f/
8M
ount
ing
type
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . E
quat
oria
l
Wha
t do
the
spec
ific
atio
ns m
ean?
Opt
ical
tube
foca
l len
gth
is s
impl
y a
mea
sure
men
t of t
he le
ngth
of t
he o
ptic
altu
be. I
n ot
her
wor
ds, t
his
is th
e di
stan
celig
ht t
rave
ls in
the
tele
scop
e be
fore
bei
ngbr
ough
t to
focu
s in
you
eye
piec
e. Y
our
tube
is
900m
m lo
ng.
Pri
mar
y di
amet
er is
how
big
the
mir
ror
is o
nyo
ur s
cope
. Tel
esco
pes
are
alw
ays
desc
ribe
dby
how
larg
e th
eir
prim
ary
mir
ror
is. Y
our
tele
scop
e is
114
mm
or
4.5
inch
es. O
ther
tele
scop
es a
re 9
0mm
, 8 in
ches
, 16
inch
es, o
rev
en 3
feet
in d
iam
eter
. The
Hub
ble
Tele
scop
e’s
obje
ctiv
e m
irro
r ha
s a
diam
eter
of 2
.4 m
eter
s (t
hat’s
7.8
feet
acr
oss!
).Th
e fo
cal r
atio
hel
ps d
eter
min
e ho
w fa
st th
eph
otog
raph
ic s
peed
of a
tele
scop
e is
. The
low
er th
e fo
cal r
atio
num
ber,
the
fast
er th
eex
posu
re. f
/5 is
fast
er th
an f/
10. T
he fa
ster
the
ratio
, the
fast
er e
xpos
ure
time
is n
eede
dw
hen
a ca
mer
a is
hoo
ked
up to
the
tele
scop
e. Y
our
tele
scop
e ha
s sl
ower
foca
lra
tio a
t f/8
. Som
etim
es, a
stro
nom
ers
use
foca
l red
ucer
s to
mak
e sl
ow e
xpos
ure
tele
scop
es h
ave
fast
er fo
cal r
atio
s.
USE
TH
E SP
ECIF
ICAT
ION
S TO
CA
LCU
LATE
THE
MA
GN
IFIC
ATIO
N O
F YO
UR
EYE
PIE
CE
The
pow
er o
f a te
lesc
ope
is h
ow m
uch
itm
agni
fies
obje
cts.
You
r 25
mm
eye
piec
em
agni
fies
an o
bjec
t 36
tim
es. Y
our
9mm
eyep
iece
mag
nifie
s ob
ject
s 10
0 tim
es.B
ut if
you
obta
in o
ther
eye
piec
es, y
ou c
anca
lcul
ate
how
muc
h m
agni
ficat
ion
they
have
with
you
r te
lesc
ope.
Jus
t div
ide
the
foca
l len
gth
of th
e te
lesc
ope
by th
efo
cal l
engt
h of
the
eyep
iece
.Fo
cal L
engt
h of
the
Tele
scop
e÷
Foca
l Len
gth
of t
he E
yepi
ece
=M
agni
ficat
ion
Look
at
the
spec
ifica
tions
. You
will
see
tha
tth
e fo
cal l
engt
h of
you
r sc
ope
is 9
00m
m.
Let’s
say
tha
t yo
u ha
ve o
btai
ned
a 13
mm
eyep
iece
. You
can
tell
that
wha
t th
e fo
cal
leng
th o
f you
r ey
epie
ce is
as
it is
alw
ays
prin
ted
on t
he s
ide
or to
p of
an
eyep
iece
.D
ivid
e: 9
00 ÷
13,
whi
ch e
qual
s 69
.2. R
ound
this
off
to t
he n
eare
st w
hole
num
ber
and
your
new
eye
piec
e m
agni
fies
obje
cts
69tim
es.
If yo
u us
e a
Bar
low
lens
with
one
of y
our
eyep
iece
s, it
dou
bles
the
mag
nific
atio
n of
your
eye
piec
e. O
ther
type
s of
Bar
low
s ca
ntr
iple
or
furt
her
incr
ease
the
pow
er o
f an
eyep
iece
. To
find
out
how
muc
h yo
urm
agni
ficat
ion
is w
hen
you
use
a B
arlo
w,
15
AST
RO
NO
MY
RES
OU
RC
ES
•A
stro
nom
ical
Lea
gue
Exec
utiv
e Se
cret
ary
5675
Rea
l del
Nor
te, L
as C
ruce
s, N
M 8
8012
•Th
e A
stro
nom
ical
Soc
iety
of t
he P
acifi
c39
0 A
shto
n Av
e., S
an F
ranc
isco
, CA
941
12•
The
Pla
neta
ry S
ocie
ty65
Nor
th C
atal
ina
Ave,
Pas
aden
a, C
A 9
1106
•In
tern
atio
nal D
ark-
Sky
Ass
ocia
tion,
Inc.
3225
N. F
irst
Ave
nue,
Tuc
son,
AZ
8571
9-21
03
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 17
mul
tiply
you
r ey
epie
ce’s
mag
nific
atio
n by
two.
Your
25m
m lo
w-p
ower
eyep
iece
mag
nifie
s an
obj
ect
36 ti
mes
. Mul
tiply
36
by 2
and
you
get
72 t
imes
mag
nific
atio
n w
ith a
Bar
low
.
Eyep
iece
’s m
agni
ficat
ion
x 2
=M
agni
ficat
ion
with
a 2
X B
arlo
wle
ns
It’s
wor
th r
epea
ting
: K
eep
in m
ind
that
abr
ight
, cle
ar, b
ut s
mal
ler
imag
e is
mor
ein
tere
stin
g th
an a
larg
er, d
imm
er, f
uzzy
one
.U
sing
too
high
a p
ower
eye
piec
e is
one
of
the
mos
t com
mon
mis
take
s m
ade
by n
ewas
tron
omer
s. S
o do
n’t t
hink
that
hig
her
mag
nific
atio
n is
nec
essa
rily
bet
ter—
quite
ofte
n th
e be
st v
iew
is w
ith lo
wer
mag
nific
atio
n va
lue!
TAK
ING
CA
RE
OF
YOU
R T
ELES
CO
PE
Your
tele
scop
e is
a p
reci
sion
opt
ical
inst
rum
ent d
esig
ned
for
a lif
etim
e of
rew
ardi
ng v
iew
ing.
It w
ill r
arel
y, if
eve
r,re
quir
e fa
ctor
y se
rvic
ing
or m
aint
enan
ce.
Follo
w th
ese
guid
elin
es to
kee
p yo
urte
lesc
ope
in th
e be
st c
ondi
tion:
•A
s w
ith a
ny q
ualit
y in
stru
men
t, le
ns o
rm
irro
r su
rfac
es s
houl
d be
cle
aned
as
infr
eque
ntly
as
poss
ible
. Fro
nt s
urfa
ceal
umin
ized
mir
rors
, in
part
icul
ar, s
houl
dbe
cle
aned
onl
y w
hen
abso
lute
lyne
cess
ary.
In a
ll ca
ses
avoi
d to
uchi
ng a
nym
irro
r su
rfac
e. A
litt
le d
ust o
n th
e su
rfac
eof
a m
irro
r or
lens
cau
ses
negl
igib
le lo
ssof
per
form
ance
and
sh
ould
not
be
cons
ider
ed r
easo
n to
cle
an th
e su
rfac
e.W
hen
lens
or
mir
ror
clea
ning
doe
s
beco
me
nece
ssar
y, u
se a
cam
el's
hai
rbr
ush
or c
ompr
esse
d ai
r ge
ntly
tore
mov
e du
st. I
f the
tele
scop
e's
dust
cove
r is
rep
lace
d af
ter
each
obs
ervi
ngse
ssio
n, c
lean
ing
of th
e op
tics
will
rare
ly b
e re
quir
ed.
•Fi
nger
prin
ts a
nd o
rgan
ic m
ater
ials
on th
e le
ns o
r m
irro
r m
ay b
e re
mov
edw
ith a
sol
utio
n of
3 p
arts
dis
tille
d w
ater
to 1
par
t iso
prop
yl a
lcoh
ol. Y
ou m
ay a
lso
add
1 dr
op o
f bio
degr
adab
ledi
shw
ashi
ng s
oap
per
pint
of s
olut
ion.
Use
sof
t, w
hite
faci
al ti
ssue
s an
d m
ake
shor
t, ge
ntle
str
okes
. Cha
nge
tissu
esof
ten.
CAU
TIO
N:
Do
not
use
scen
ted
orlo
tione
d tis
sues
or
dam
age
coul
dre
sult
to t
he o
ptic
s. D
ON
OT
use
aco
mm
erci
al p
hoto
grap
hic
lens
cle
aner
.
CO
LLIM
ATIO
N (A
LIG
NM
ENT)
OF
OP
TIC
SA
ll M
eade
114
EQ
-AR
tele
scop
es a
reop
tical
ly a
ligne
d at
the
fact
ory
prio
r to
ship
men
t. It
is u
nlik
ely
that
you
will
nee
d to
alig
n, o
r co
llim
ate,
the
opt
ics
afte
r re
ceip
t of
the
inst
rum
ent.
How
ever
, if t
he te
lesc
ope
16
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Dia
gona
lA
ssem
bly
Dia
gona
l Mirr
or
Foc
used
Imag
e
Prim
ary
Mirr
or
Prim
ary
Mirr
or-T
iltS
crew
s
Fig.
11
The
New
toni
an R
efle
ctin
g Te
lesc
ope
Meade114EQ-AR_030211.qxd 3/3/11 4:02 PM Page 18
rece
ived
unu
sual
ly r
ough
han
dlin
g in
ship
men
t, it
is p
ossi
ble
that
the
optic
s m
ust
be r
e al
igne
d fo
r be
st o
ptic
al p
erfo
rman
ce.
In a
ny c
ase
this
alig
nmen
t pro
cedu
re is
sim
ple,
and
req
uire
s on
ly a
few
min
utes
the
very
firs
t tim
e th
e te
lesc
ope
is u
sed.
Tak
eth
e tim
e to
fam
iliar
ize
your
self
with
the
follo
win
g co
llim
atio
n pr
oced
ure,
so
that
you
will
rec
ogni
ze a
pro
perl
y co
llim
ated
inst
rum
ent a
nd c
an a
djus
t the
col
limat
ion
your
self
, if n
eces
sary
.A
. CO
RR
ECT
CO
LLIM
ATIO
NTh
e pr
oper
ly c
ollim
ated
(alig
ned)
mir
ror
syst
em in
the
Mea
de 1
14 E
Q-A
R a
ssur
es
the
shar
pest
imag
es p
ossi
ble.
Thi
s oc
curs
whe
n th
e pr
imar
y m
irro
r an
d di
agon
alm
irro
r ar
e til
ted
so th
at th
e fo
cuse
d im
age
falls
dir
ectl
y th
roug
h th
e ce
nter
of t
hefo
cuse
r dr
awtu
be. T
hese
mir
ror
tilt
adju
stm
ents
are
mad
e w
ith th
e di
agon
alas
sem
bly
and
the
prim
ary
mir
ror
cell
(Fig
.11
) and
will
be
disc
usse
d la
ter.
To in
spec
t the
vie
w o
f the
mir
ror
colli
mat
ion,
look
dow
n th
e fo
cuse
r dr
awtu
be w
ith th
eey
epie
ce r
emov
ed. T
he e
dge
of th
e fo
cuse
rdr
awtu
be (1
, Fig
. 14)
, will
fram
e th
ere
flect
ions
of t
he p
rim
ary
mir
ror
with
the
3
beco
me
asce
nter
ed in
the
refle
ctio
n of
the
diag
onal
mir
ror
as p
ossi
ble.
Onc
e yo
u ar
e at
the
best
pos
ition
,th
read
in th
e 3
Phi
llips
-hea
ddi
agon
al t
ilt s
crew
sto
lock
the
rota
tiona
l pos
ition
. The
n, if
nece
ssar
y, m
ake
adju
stm
ents
to th
ese
3P
hilli
ps-h
ead
scre
ws
to r
efin
e th
etil
t-an
gle
of th
edi
agon
al m
irro
run
til th
e en
tire
prim
ary
mir
ror
can
be s
een
cent
ered
with
in th
e di
agon
alm
irro
r re
flect
ing.
Whe
n th
e di
agon
alm
irro
r is
cor
rect
lyal
igne
d, it
will
look
like
Fig.
15
(Not
e:Th
e pr
imar
y m
irro
r is
sho
wn
out o
fal
ignm
ent)
.
17
mir
ror
clip
s (2
, Fig
.14
), th
e di
agon
alm
irro
r (3
, Fig
. 14)
,th
e sp
ider
van
es (4
,Fi
g. 1
4), a
nd y
our
eye
(5, F
ig. 1
4).
Pro
perl
y al
igne
d, a
llof
thes
e re
flect
ions
will
app
ear
conc
entr
ic (i
.e.,
cent
ered
) as
illus
trat
ed in
Fig
. 14.
Any
dev
iatio
n fr
om th
e co
ncen
tric
ref
lect
ions
will
req
uire
adj
ustm
ents
to th
e di
agon
alas
sem
bly
and/
or th
e pr
imar
y m
irro
r ce
ll(F
ig. 1
1).
B. D
IAG
ON
AL
HO
LDER
AD
JUST
MEN
TSIf
the
diag
onal
mir
ror
(1, F
ig. 1
5) is
cen
tere
din
the
draw
tube
(2, F
ig. 1
5), b
ut th
e pr
imar
ym
irro
r is
onl
y pa
rtia
lly v
isib
le in
the
refle
ctio
n (3
, Fig
. 15)
, the
3 P
hilli
ps-h
ead
diag
onal
tilt
scr
ews
mus
t be
unth
read
edsl
ight
ly to
the
poin
t of w
here
you
can
tilt
the
diag
onal
hol
der
from
sid
e-to
-sid
e by
gras
ping
the
diag
onal
hol
der
with
you
r ha
ndan
d til
t unt
il yo
u se
e th
e pr
imar
y m
irro
r
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Fig.
14
4
5
32
21
Cor
rect
Col
limat
ion
31 2
Dia
gona
l Mir
ror
Mis
alig
nmen
t
Fig.
15
2
Fig.
12
Dia
gona
l Ass
embl
y
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C. P
RIM
AR
Y M
IRR
OR
AD
JUST
MEN
TSIf
the
diag
onal
mir
ror
(1, F
ig. 1
6) a
ndth
e re
flect
ion
of th
e pr
imar
ym
irro
r (2
, Fig
.16
) app
ear
cent
ered
with
in th
e dr
awtu
be(3
, Fig
. 16)
, but
the
refle
ctio
n of
you
r ey
ean
d th
e re
flect
ion
ofth
e di
agon
al m
irro
r(4
, Fig
. 16)
app
ear
off
cent
er, y
ou w
ill n
eed
to a
djus
t the
pri
mar
y m
irro
r til
t Phi
llips
-he
ad s
crew
s of
the
prim
ary
mir
ror
cell
(3, F
ig. 1
3). T
hese
pri
mar
y til
tsc
rew
s ar
elo
cate
dbe
hind
the
prim
ary
mir
ror,
at
the
low
eren
d of
the
mai
n tu
be.
To a
djus
tth
epr
imar
y
mir
ror
tilt s
crew
s, fi
rst u
nscr
ew s
ever
altu
rns,
the
3 he
x-he
ad p
rim
ary
mir
ror
cell
lock
ing
scre
ws
(2, F
ig. 1
3) th
at a
re n
ext t
oea
ch p
rim
ary
mir
ror
tilt
Phi
llips
-hea
d sc
rew
.Th
en b
y tr
ial-
and-
erro
r, tu
rn th
e pr
imar
ym
irro
r til
t Phi
llips
-hea
d sc
rew
s (3
, Fig
. 13)
until
you
dev
elop
a fe
el fo
r w
hich
way
to tu
rnea
ch s
crew
to c
ente
r th
e re
flect
ion
of y
our
eye.
Onc
e ce
nter
ed, a
s in
Fig
. 14,
turn
the
3he
x-he
ad p
rim
ary
mir
ror
cell
lock
ing
scre
ws
(2, F
ig. 1
3) to
rel
ock
the
tilt-
angl
ead
just
men
t.D
. STA
R T
ESTI
NG
TH
E C
OLL
IMAT
ION
With
the
colli
mat
ion
perf
orm
ed, y
ou w
illw
ant t
o te
st th
e ac
cura
cy o
f the
alig
nmen
ton
a s
tar.
Use
the
25m
m e
yepi
ece
and
poin
tth
e te
lesc
ope
at a
mod
erat
ely
brig
ht(s
econ
d or
thir
dm
agni
tude
) sta
r, th
ence
nter
the
star
imag
ein
the
tele
scop
e's
field
-of-
view
. With
the
star
cen
tere
d fo
llow
the
met
hod
belo
w:
•B
ring
the
star
imag
e sl
owly
out
of f
ocus
unt
il on
e or
mor
e ri
ngs
are
visi
ble
arou
nd t
he c
entr
aldi
sc. I
f the
col
limat
ion
was
per
form
edco
rrec
tly,
the
cen
tral
sta
r di
sk a
nd r
ings
will
be
conc
entr
ic c
ircl
es, w
ith a
dar
k sp
otde
ad c
ente
r w
ithin
the
out
-of-
focu
s st
ardi
sk (t
his
is th
e sh
adow
of t
he s
econ
dary
mir
ror)
, as
show
n in
Fig
. 17C
. (A
nim
prop
erly
alig
ned
tele
scop
e w
ill r
evea
lel
onga
ted
circ
les
(Fig
. 17A
), w
ith a
n of
f-ce
nter
dar
k sh
adow
.)•
If th
e ou
t-of
-foc
us s
tar
disk
app
ears
elon
gate
d (F
ig. 1
7A),
you
will
nee
d to
adju
st t
he p
rim
ary
mir
ror
Phi
llips
-hea
dtil
t sc
rew
s of
the
pri
mar
y m
irro
r ce
ll (3
,Fi
g. 1
3)•
To a
djus
t th
epr
imar
y m
irro
r til
tsc
rew
s (3
, Fig
. 13)
,fir
st u
nscr
ew s
ever
altu
rns
the
3 he
x-he
adpr
imar
y m
irro
r ce
lllo
ckin
g sc
rew
s (2
, Fig
.13
), to
allo
w fr
eetu
rnin
g m
ovem
ent
ofth
e til
t kn
obs.
18
Look
ing at
or ne
ar th
e Sun
will c
ause
irre
vers
able
dama
ge to
your
eye.
Do no
t poin
t this
teles
cope
at or
near
the S
un. D
o not
look t
hrou
gh th
e tele
scope
as it
is m
oving
.
Fig.
16 21 3
4
Pri
mar
y M
irro
r M
isal
ignm
ent
Fig.
13
32
Pri
mar
y M
irro
r C
ell
Fig.
17
AB
CC
ollim
atio
n
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