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Figure 1: Meade 70AZ-AR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

Inset A:

Accessory Tray Mounting Bolt Hole

Inset B:

Tripod Leg

Inset C:

Viewfinder Assembly

FIGURE 1

1.

Eyepiece

2.

Red dot viewfinder (see Inset C)

3.

Red dot viewfinder alignment screws (see Inset C)

4.

Optical tube assembly

5.

Vertical lock knobs

6.

Horizontal lock knob

7.

Tripod legs

8.

Leg brace supports

9.

Leg brace

10. Mount base attachment
11. Tripod attachment bolts and wing nuts
12. Accessory tray mounting bolt hole (see Inset A)
13. Diagonal mirror
14. Objective lens cell
15. Focuser drawtube and thumbscrews
16. Altitude rod slow motion fine adjustment control
17. Altitude rod 
18. Altazimuth mount
19. Adjustable sliding center leg extension

(see Inset B)

20. Tripod leg lock thumbscrew (see Inset B)
21. Dew shield/lens shade
22. Front lens cap
23. Focusing knob
24. Red dot viewfinder bracket (see Inset C)
25. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting

thumbscrews (see Inset C)

26. Accessory tray

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Inset B

Inset C

Inset A

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Summary of Contents for TELESTAR 70AZ-AR

Page 1: ...TELESTAR INSTRUCTION MANUAL 70mm 2 8 Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 70AZ AR www meade com Meade 70 AZ AR 3 10 06 12 16 PM Page 1...

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Page 3: ...th nuts 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 obje...

Page 4: ...pod attachment bolts and wing nuts 12 Accessory tray mounting bolt hole see Inset A 13 Diagonal mirror 14 Objective lens cell 15 Focuser drawtube and thumbscrews 16 Altitude rod slow motion fine adjus...

Page 5: ...e other two legs Fig 3 Fig 2 ATTACH THE ACCESSORY TRAY The tray helps stabilize the tripod and is also a convenient holder of eyepieces and other Meade accessories such as the Barlow lens 1 Line up th...

Page 6: ...he red dot viewfinder Turn one or more of the viewfinder s alignment screws 3 until the red dot is precisely over the same object as you centered in the eyepiece 3 Check this alignment at night on a c...

Page 7: ...here is to know about a telescope or what all the sights in the universe are but that s OK Just point and observe at first You will enjoy your telescope even more as you learn more about it But don t...

Page 8: ...ight when the Moon is a 6 TOO MUCH POWER Can you ever have too much power If the type of power you re referring to is eyepiece magnification yes you can The most common mistake of the beginning observ...

Page 9: ...ite often Mars is further away and just appears as a red dot with some dark lines crisscrossing it Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune and Pluto comprise the outer planets These planets except for Pluto are...

Page 10: ...n system of planets it s time to really travel far from home and look at stars and other objects You can observe thousands of stars with your telescope At first you may think stars are just pinpoints...

Page 11: ...he moons approximately the same size as they look in your eyepiece You will see that the moons are in a different position every night As you get better at drawing try more challenging sights like a c...

Page 12: ...lestial viewing A wide variety of star charts are available in books in magazines on the internet and on CD Roms Meade offers AutoStar SuiteTM software Contact your local Meade dealer or Meade s Custo...

Page 13: ...ill be observing Pay attention to holes in the ground and other obstacles Is it a location where wild animals such as skunks snakes etc may appear Are there viewing obstructions such as tall trees str...

Page 14: ...CATION OF YOUR EYEPIECE The power of a telescope is how much it magnifies objects Your 25mm eyepiece magnifies an object 28 times Your 9mm eyepiece magnifies objects 78 times But if you obtain other e...

Page 15: ...le strokes Change tissues often CAUTION Do not use scented or lotioned tissues or damage could result to the optics DO NOT use a commercial photographic lens cleaner OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES 928 45 Erecti...

Page 16: ...rchaser only and is non transferable Meade products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade international distributo...

Page 17: ...OBSERVER OBJECT NAME DATE TIME OBSERVED CONSTELLATION EYEPIECE SIZE SEEING CONDITIONS EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES DRAWING OF IMAGE OBSERVATION LOG Meade 70 AZ AR 3 10 06 12 16 PM Page 17...

Page 18: ...OBSERVER OBJECT NAME DATE TIME OBSERVED CONSTELLATION EYEPIECE SIZE SEEING CONDITIONS EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES DRAWING OF IMAGE OBSERVATION LOG Meade 70 AZ AR 3 10 06 12 16 PM Page 18...

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Page 20: ...www meade com Meade Instruments Corporation 6001 Oak Canyon Irvine California 92618 1 800 626 3233 Meade 70 AZ AR 3 10 06 12 16 PM Page 20...

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