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Congratulations on your purchase! 

Meade Instruments has shipped your 

Coronado SolarMax III telescope fully 

assembled and ready for use. Be sure to 

read the safety and cleaning instructions 

on page 6 and 15 before using your 

SolarMax III telescope. Please read 

these instructions in full before setting up your new 

SolarMax III telescope.
Telescope Mounting 

The included dovetail mounting rail (#07932) is compatible 

with most mounts that use the standard Vixen-format 

dovetail saddle.  This includes the Meade LX70 German 

Equatorial Mount, as well as older models such as the 

LXD55, LXD75, LX850 and several other mounts in the 

market.  
2” Dual-Speed Focuser 

The SolarMax III’s high-quality 2” dual-speed rack and 

pinion focuser allows you to make coarse and fine focusing 

adjustments when viewing the Sun. Refer to the coarse and 

fine focus adjustment knobs in the diagram. ™ 
Focus Tension Adjustment 

Depending on the eyepiece or camera used, you can 

optionally adjust the tension on the focuser drawtube to 

better support the weight on the focuser. Tighten or loosen 

the Focus Tension Adjustment Thumbscrew as needed.  It 

should not be excessively tight, only enough to hold the 

drawtube in place when you let go of the focus knobs. 

Focuser Rotation Lock 

Unlock and safely rotate the position of the blocking filter 

diagonal to allow the most comfortable viewing position. 

Relock to a firm feel to prevent unwanted movement while 

viewing. 
Compression Thumbscrew 

This locks the BF10/BF15 filter in place. Loosen the 

thumbscrew to remove or install the BF diagonal as needed. 

Remember the telescope must be used with the BF filter 

installed or the incident sun light will not be properly filtered 

and  permanent eye damage may occur. 

WARNING! 

Do not insert your eyepiece into the blocking filter until you have 

confirmed that the telescope is securely mounted and all filter 

elements attached and secured

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Finding the Sun 

The included Sol Ranger Sun finder allows you to easily 

locate the Sun. This finder scope sits on top of the clamshell 

and allows a small, harmless, ball of light to be projected on 

to the opaque glass at its back end. By standing back from 

the Sol Ranger you can easily place this ball of light in the 

center of the glass and the telescope should be aligned with 

the Sun - Do not put your eye up to the opaque glass.
Tuning SolarMax® III 70 with RichView and T-Max Tuning 

System  

Because different features on the Sun are moving toward 

or away from the Earth, their light is Doppler-shifted off the 

hydrogen-alpha line of 6562.8 Angstroms. You will need to 

Содержание Coronado SolarMax III 70

Страница 1: ...70mm SolarMax III Series Hydrogen Alpha Solar Telescopes With RichView Tuning...

Страница 2: ...s are designed and tested to provide safe viewing of the Sun These systems consist of two critical parts The etalon filter that may be mounted at the front of the telescope or internally inside the te...

Страница 3: ...leader in solar day time observing as well Whether you are imaging deep sky objects with your Meade astronomical telescope or gazing at our nearest star through a Coronado SolarMax telescope keep an...

Страница 4: ...5 Filter Safety 6 SolarMax III 70 Telescope 7 11 SolarMax III H Filter Sets 12 14 Cleaning 15 Care 15 Additional Support and Accessories 16 Definition of Terms 17 H Solar Features 18 Solar Facts 19 Tr...

Страница 5: ...solar observing telescopes and filters The new SolarMax II was a breakthrough in solar observing with the new RichView tuning system This patented system allows direct tuning of the primary etalon fil...

Страница 6: ...uct doing so will void your warranty and could compromise your safety Before each use make sure your filter does not appear damaged in any way If you have any doubts please call our customer support M...

Страница 7: ...7 SolarMax III 70 Dedicated H Telescope SolarMax III 70 Single Stack Features...

Страница 8: ...n place when you let go of the focus knobs Focuser Rotation Lock Unlock and safely rotate the position of the blocking filter diagonal to allow the most comfortable viewing position Relock to a firm f...

Страница 9: ...o it is turned counter clockwise against its hard stop This is the ideal starting point for the SolarMax III 70 Double Stack telescope After the SolarMax III telescope is pointed at the Sun and the im...

Страница 10: ...r is made with extra length to accommodate extending it from the focuser The end of the blocking filter diagonal is equipped with T threads which can thread directly to your astro imaging camera or T...

Страница 11: ...11 SolarMax III 70 Double Stack Features...

Страница 12: ...ty for the correct mounting and safety of the system Never point your telescope at the sun until your filter set is fully assembled on the telescope Your telescope should be fully mounted and pointing...

Страница 13: ...ered optical components such as viewfinder and accessories you are now ready to point the telescope at the sun Center the Sun in the filtered telescope and adjust the focus until the Sun s edge is sha...

Страница 14: ...cidental light from entering your eye is to use a dark cloth to completely cover your head and the eyepiece The inside should be black but a reflective surface on the outside is recommended to avoid h...

Страница 15: ...ean optical coatings 5 Household cleaners If you have questions please contact our customer support Care The telescopes and filters if used properly will not degrade with exposure to the Sun s rays Yo...

Страница 16: ...nstruction manual CEMAX Eyepieces The best eyepieces for H observing These are the only eyepieces built specifically to have their peak transmittance at H Using optimized coatings to enhance contrast...

Страница 17: ...Photosphere of the Sun and beneath the transition region of the Corona FOV Field of View This describes in degrees the area of sky one can see when looking through the eyepiece OTA Optical Tube Assemb...

Страница 18: ...18 Example of some common H a Solar Features The solar features visible to you will change daily...

Страница 19: ...re 5770 K 10 400 F Surface density 2 07 10 7 g cm 1 6 10 4 Air density Surface composition 70 H 28 He 2 C N 0 by mass Central temperature 15 600 000 K 28 000 000 F Central density 150 g cm 8x Gold den...

Страница 20: ...any discernable detail whatsoever it is possible that the image in the eyepiece is actually a ghost image of the Sun and the Sun itself is in fact completely outside the field of view of the eyepiece...

Страница 21: ...date of delivery Once accepted by the Customer and the warranty form returned the filter will be considered to be in good working order Any subsequent de contacting of the Fabry P rot etalon within t...

Страница 22: ...___________________________________ Complete this form make a copy for your records and mail to Meade Instruments Corp 27 Hubble Irvine CA 92618 Serial number Date shipped ____________________________...

Страница 23: ...23 Notes...

Страница 24: ...2017 Meade Instruments Corp reserves the right to change product specifications or to discontinue products without notice 14 2686 70 REV 0...

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