Meade Instruments TerraStar 60 User Manual

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ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD

The tripod is the basic support for your
telescope and is shipped with the tripod

head and legs unattached.
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1. Attach the 3 steel tripod legs [7] to the

tripod head [6] with the 3 leg locks [20]
facing inward. Three 1-11/16” long bolts
are provided for this purpose. Once the
tripod head and legs are connected,
spread the tripod legs evenly apart.
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2. Inside of the

telescope carry
bag you will find
a plastic "bubble
wrap" bag. Open
this bag and find
the leg brace [9].
Along with the
leg brace you will find several other
components which you will use later in the
assembly of your telescope.

Attach the leg braces [9] to the leg brace

supports [8] using the three provided 1-
1/4” long bolts and the wing nuts.

3. Place the round accessory tray into the

hole in the center of the leg braces [9]
and spin the tray clockwise to thread the
tray into the hole. Tighten until firm.

ADJUSTING THE TRIPOD

Now that the tripod has been assembled,
the tripod height can be adjusted so that
you can view comfortably.
1. Spread the legs out evenly apart.
2. To set the height of the tripod, unlock

the tripod leg lock knob [20].

3. Slide the leg [19] in or out to the

desired length.

4. Tighten the leg lock knob [20] until

firm.

3. Repeat for the other two legs.

ATTACH THE OPTICAL TUBE TO THE MOUNT

The optical tube gathers distant light which
is focused in the eyepiece.
1. Remove the two lock knobs (11) from the

optical tube.

2. Slide the optical tube [4] onto the

mounting bracket from the front end of
the mounting bracket.

3. Thread the lock knob [11] into the

mounting bracket and tighten until firm.

ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER

An eyepiece (1) has a narrow field of view.

A viewfinder (2) has
a wider field of view,
which makes it
easier to locate
objects. The red dot
viewfinder has a red
dot to make it
easier to line up
more precisely with
a target.

Slide the red dot viewfinder (2) into the
mounting bracket as shown in Fig. 4.

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ATTACH THE DIAGONAL MIRROR
AND EYEPIECE
The diagonal mirror reflects the light from
the optical tube to a more comfortable

Fig. 4

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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