Meade 50AZ-P, Instruction Manual

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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
1. Eyepiece
2. 5 x 24 Viewfinder
3. Viewfinder bracket
4. Viewfinder collimation screws
5. Optical tube assembly
6. Viewfinder bracket attaching nuts
7. Altitude locking control handle
8. Tripod legs
9. Leg brace supports
10. Accessory tray
11. Altazimuth mount
12. Optical-tube-to-mount attachment point
13. Optical-tube-to-mount attachment knob
14. Optical-tube-to-mount locking knob
15. Diagonal mirror
16. Objective lens and lens cell (inside tube)
17. Eyepiece holder and thumbscrew
18. Sliding leg extension locking collar
19. Adjustable sliding center leg extension
20. Dew shield/lens shade
21. Front lens cap
22. Focusing knob
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Fig. 1: Meade 50AZ-P 2” Altazimuth Refracting Telescope