Meade Instruments Infinity 70AZ - Manual (Page 3)

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INTRODUCTION
Your telescope is an excellent beginner’s
instrument, and is designed to observe
objects in the sky and also on land. It can
be your personal window on the universe or
allows you to intimately study the behavior of
nesting birds on a distant hillside.
The telescope is shipped with the following
parts:
• Optical tube
• Aluminum tripod with accessory tray
• Two 1.25” eyepieces: MA25mm, MA9mm
• 90 degree erect image diagonal mirror
• 2X Barlow
• Red-dot viewfinder with bracket
• Yoke-style mount
The Infinity 60 optical tube has a focal length
of 800mm, and its objective lens has a diam-
eter of 60mm.
The Infinity 70 optical tube has a focal length
of 700mm and diameter of 70mm.
The lens diameter is one of the most
important pieces of information about the
telescope. The size of the objective lens
determines how much detail you will be
able to see in your telescope. The focal
length information will help later on to
calculate magnification.
Setting up your telescope involves these
simple steps:
• Setting up your tripod
• Attach the accessory tray
• Attach the optical tube to the mount
• Attach the viewfinder
• Attach the diagonal mirror and eye-
piece
• Align the viewfinder
Study the picture on the next page and
become acquainted with the parts of
your telescope. Then proceed to “Set-
ting up your Tripod.”