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Figure 1 – Meade Instruments 70AZ-AR User Manual

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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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