Meade NG70-SM, Instruction Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Your telescope is an excellent beginner’s
instrument, and is designed to observe
objects in the sky and also on land. It can be
your personal window on the universe or
allows you to intimately study the behavior of
nesting birds on a distant hillside.
The telescope is shipped with the following
parts:
• Optical tube
• Steel tube tripod with an accessory tray
• Two 1.25" eyepieces: MH25mm (28X),
MH9mm (78X)
• Diagonal mirror
• Red dot viewfinder with bracket
• Telescope mount with slow
motion controls
The tube has a focal length of 700mm, and
its objective lens has a diameter of 70mm.
The lens diameter is one of the most
important pieces of information about the
telescope. The size of the objective lens
determines how much detail you will be able
to see in your telescope. The focal length will
help later on to calculate magnification.
Setting up your telescope involves these
simple steps:
• Assemble your tripod
• Adjusting the tripod
• Attach the optical tube to the mount
• Attach the red dot viewfinder
• Attach the diagonal mirror and eyepiece
• Balancing the optical tube
• Align the red dot viewfinder
Study the the picture on the next page and
become acquainted with the parts of your
telescope. Then proceed to “Assemble
your Tripod.”
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