Meade Instruments 60AZ-A2 - Manual (Page 15)

Ey
epiec
e’
s magnific
ation x 2
=
Magnific
ation with a 2X Barl
o
w
l
ens
Yo
ur 25mm l
o
w-pow
e
r e
yepiec
e magnifies
an object 28 times. Multipl
y 28 by 2 and y
o
u
get 56 times magnific
ation with y
our Barl
o
w
.
It’
s w
orth r
epeating
: Keep in mind that a
bright, cl
ear, but small
er image is mor
e
int
e
re
s
ting than a lar
ger, dimmer, fuzzy one.
Using t
oo high a pow
e
r e
yepiec
e is one of
the mos
t c
ommon mis
ta
k
es made by new
as
tr
onomer
s. So don’t think that higher
magnific
ation is nec
es
saril
y bett
er—quit
e
oft
en the bes
t view is with l
o
w
e
r
magnific
ation v
alue!
T
AKING C
ARE OF Y
OUR TELESCOPE
Your t
e
lesc
ope is a pr
ecision optic
al
ins
trument designed f
or a lif
etime of
re
war
ding viewing. It will r
a
re
ly, if e
ver,
requir
e f
act
ory servicing or maint
enanc
e.
F
oll
o
w
these guidelines t
o
k
eep y
our
te
lesc
ope in the bes
t c
ondition:
•
A
vo
id cl
eaning the t
e
lesc
ope’
s l
enses. A
littl
e dus
t on the fr
ont surf
ac
e of the
te
lesc
ope’
s c
orr
ecting l
ens will not c
ause
lo
s
s
of image quality
.
•
When absolut
el
y nec
es
sary, dus
t on the
fr
ont l
ens should be r
emo
ved with v
ery
gentl
e s
tr
o
k
es of a c
amel hair brush or
bl
o
wn off with an ear syringe (av
ailabl
e at
mos
t pharmacies).
•
Fingerprints and or
ganic mat
erials on the
fr
ont l
ens may be r
emo
ved with a solution
of 3 parts dis
till
ed wat
er t
o
1 part
isopr
opyl al
c
ohol. Y
ou may also add 1 dr
op
of biodegr
adabl
e dishwashing soap per
pint of solution. Use soft, whit
e f
acial
tis
sues and mak
e short, gentl
e s
tr
o
k
es.
Change tis
sues oft
en.
C
AUTION
: Do not use sc
ent
ed or l
otioned
tis
sues or damage c
ould r
esult t
o
the optics.
DO
NO
T
use a c
ommer
cial phot
ogr
aphic l
ens
cl
eaner
.
OPTIONAL A
C
CES
SORIES
#928 45° Er
ecting Prism (1.25 O.D.):
Corr
ectl
y orients the t
e
lesc
opic image
during t
err
es
trial observing and yields an
image position at a 45° angl
e t
o
the main
te
lesc
ope tube, r
esulting in a mor
e c
omf
or-
tabl
e observing position in mos
t c
ases.
JOIN AN ASTRONOMY CL
UB, A
TTEND A ST
AR P
ARTY
One of the bes
t ways t
o
incr
ease y
our knowl
edge of
as
tr
onomy is t
o
join an as
tr
onomy club. Check y
our
lo
c
al ne
wspaper, school, libr
ary, or t
e
lesc
ope deal
er/
s
tor
e t
o
find out if ther
e’
s a club in y
our ar
ea.
Many gr
oups also hold r
egularl
y schedul
ed St
ar P
arties
at which y
ou c
an check out and observ
e with many
diff
er
ent t
e
lesc
opes and other piec
es of as
tr
onomic
al
equipment. Magazines such as
Sky and Telescope
and
Astronomy
print schedul
es f
or many popular St
ar
P
arties ar
ound the Unit
ed St
at
es and Canada.
Additional Ey
epiec
es (1.25" barr
el
diameter):
F
or higher or l
o
w
e
r
magnific
ations with the t
e
lesc
opes
that ac
c
ommodat
e 1.25" e
yepiec
es,
Meade 3-el
ement Modified Achr
o-
matic e
yepiec
es, av
ailabl
e in a wide v
ariety
of sizes, pr
o
vide a high l
e
vel of image
resolution and c
o
lor c
orr
ection at an ec
o-
nomic
al pric
e. Also, at slightl
y higher pric
es,
Meade 4-el
ement Series 4000 Super Plös
sl
e
ye
piec
es yield wider fields of view with
e
xc
ell
ent edge-of-field c
orr
ections and ar
e
av
ailabl
e in a r
ange of f
o
c
al l
engths
including 6.4, 9.7, 12.4, 15, 20, 26, 32, and 40mm.
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