Have fun – Meade Instruments 70AZ-AR User Manual
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LOOKING AT OR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE
INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR
EYE. EYE DAMAGE IS OFTEN PAINLESS, SO THERE IS
NO WARNING TO THE OBSERVER THAT DAMAGE
HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. DO NOT
POINT THE TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEWFINDER AT OR
NEAR THE SUN. DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THE
TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEWFINDER AS IT IS MOVING.
CHILDREN SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE ADULT
SUPERVISION WHILE OBSERVING.
TO MOVE THE TELESCOPE
Your telescope is altazimuth mounted.
Altazimuth is just a complicated way of
saying that your telescope moves up
and down and from side to side. Other
telescopes may be mounted in
different ways.
1. Slightly loosen one of the star-shaped
altitude control knobs (5). Loosening this
knob allows you to move the telescope up
and down.
2. Slightly loosen the horizontal lock
knob (6). Loosening this lock allows
the telescope to be moved from side
to side.
3. Once an object is found, re-tighten the
control knobs. You can then use the slow
motion control (16) to make smooth and
precise movements as you can follow
(or “track”) an object as it moves in
the eyepiece.
THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE
We have one very important rule that
you should always follow when using
your telescope:
Have Fun!
Have a good time when you’re observing. You
may not know everything that there is to know
about a telescope or what all the sights in the
universe are, but that’s OK. Just point and
observe at first.
You will enjoy your telescope even more
as you learn more about it. But don’t be
scared off by difficult terms or
complicated procedures. Don’t panic!
Just relax and enjoy your scope.
You will begin to grow and learn more about
astronomy the more you observe. Go to
the library and read some books about the
stars and planets. Read about astronomers
of old. Many of them had telescope no bigger
than the one you are using right now.
Galileo, who is one of the first astronomers
to use a telescope, discovered four of the
moons of Jupiter with a telescope about the
same size as yours (and his didn’t even focus
very well!).
THE MEADE 4M COMMUNITY
You haven’t just bought a telescope, you have embarked
on an astronomy adventure that never ends. Share the
journey with others by accepting your free membership
in the 4M community of astronomers.
Go to www.Meade4M.com to activate your membership
today.
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Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
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