Meade Instruments 60AZ-A2 - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUC
TION
Your t
e
lesc
ope is an e
xc
ell
ent beginner’
s
ins
trument, and is designed t
o
observ
e
objects in the sky and also on land. It c
an be
your per
sonal window on the univ
er
se or
all
o
ws y
ou t
o
intimat
el
y s
tudy the behavior of
nes
ting bir
ds on a dis
tant hillside.
The t
e
lesc
ope is shipped with the f
oll
o
w
ing
parts: •
Optic
al tube
•
Aluminum tripod with an ac
c
e
s
sory tr
ay
•
T
w
o
1.25" e
yepiec
es: MA25mm (28X),
MH9mm
•
2x 1.25" Barl
o
w
l
ens
•
Diagonal mirr
or
•
5x24mm viewfinder with br
ack
et
•
T
el
esc
ope mount
•
Har
dwar
e used in the as
sembl
y:
3 bolts (2" l
ong) with wing nuts and
washer
s
3 scr
e
ws (1/2" l
ong) with nuts
The tube has a f
o
c
al l
ength of 700mm, and
its objectiv
e l
ens has a diamet
er of 60mm.
The l
ens diamet
er is one of the mos
t
import
ant piec
es of inf
ormation about the
te
lesc
ope. The size of the objectiv
e l
ens
det
ermines how much det
ail y
ou will be
abl
e t
o
see in y
our t
e
lesc
ope. The f
o
c
a
l
length will help lat
er on t
o
c
a
lculat
e
magnific
ation.
Setting up y
our t
e
lesc
ope inv
ol
ves these
simpl
e s
teps:
•
A
s
sembl
e y
our tripod
•
Att
ach the ac
c
e
s
sory tr
ay
•
Att
ach the optic
al tube t
o
the mount
•
Att
ach the viewfinder •
Att
ach the diagonal mirr
or and
e
yepiec
e
•
Align the viewfinder Study the the pictur
e on the ne
xt page
and bec
ome acquaint
ed with the parts
of y
our t
e
lesc
ope. Then pr
oc
eed t
o
“A
s
sembl
e y
our T
ripod.”
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