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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.

Instruction Manual

Meade 50AZ-P 

 50mm (2”) Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

27 Hubble, Irvine, California 92618
(800) 626-3233     www.meade.com

Содержание 50AZ-P

Страница 1: ...ble damage to your eye Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Instruction Manual Meade 50AZ P 50mm 2 Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 27 Hubble Irvine California 92618 800 626 3233 www meade com ...

Страница 2: ...ing the nature of the claimed defect as well as the owner s name address and phone number This warranty is not valid in cases where the product has been abused or mishandled where unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed or where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear and tear Meade specifically disclaims special indirect or consequential damages or lost profit which may re...

Страница 3: ... or near the Sun Do not look through the telescope as it is moving TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 5 Standard Equipment 5 Unpacking and Assembly 5 Viewfinder Focusing and Alignment 6 Using the Telescope 6 Calculating Power 7 A Few Words About Power 8 Maintenance 8 Specifications 8 Optional Accessories 8 ...

Страница 4: ...l 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 len...

Страница 5: ...tify the telescope s components using the listing on page 3 2 Spread the three tripod legs 8 Fig 1 evenly apart and insert the accessory tray 10 Fig 1 in the hole at the center of the leg brace supports 9 Fig 1 3 Snugly thread in the altitude locking control handle 7 Fig 1 into the altazimuth mount 11 Fig 1 at the optical tube to mount attachment point 12 Fig 1 Thread in the optical tube to mount ...

Страница 6: ...cts during the daytime is a good way to become accustomed to the operation of the telescope At night try observing the Moon at first if it is visible or a bright star 2 To center an object in the main telescope first use the aligned viewfinder to find the object you wish to observe If necessary slightly loosen the altitude locking control handle 7 Fig 1 to re position the telescope so that the des...

Страница 7: ...Space Nebulae galaxies multiple star systems star clusters hundreds of such objects are visible through the Meade 50AZ P Terrestrial objects Your Meade telescope may also be used for high resolution land viewing Important Note Using that the diagonal mirror results in an image which is reversed left for right but which is correctly oriented up and down For a fully corrected image the 35X erecting ...

Страница 8: ...AINTENANCE As with any quality optical instrument lens surfaces should be cleaned as infrequently as possible A little dust on the surface of the objective lens causes negligible degradation of image quality and should not be considered reason to clean the lens When lens cleaning does become necessary use a camel s hair brush or compressed air to gently remove dust Wipe only with a soft clean clot...

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