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Figure 1b – Meade Instruments Polaris Series User Manual

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FIGURE 1B

Inset C

Inset B

Inset A

1. Tripod legs

2. Small Equatorial Mount

3. Right Ascension control cable

4. Declination control cable

5. Counterweight(s)

6. Counterweight shaft

7. Counterweight lock knobs

8. Counterweight safety knob

9. Latitude adjustment lock (not visible)

10. Polar axis (see Fig. 3)

11. Latitude adjustment knob

12. Main optical tube (OTA)

13. Optical tube saddle plate (see Fig. 3)

14. 90 Degree Erect-Image Prism

15. 90 Degree Prism Thumb screws

16. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting

thumbscrews (see Fig 4/5)

17. Focuser

18. Focuser thumbscrew

19. Eyepiece

20. Red dot viewfinder On/Off switch

(see Inset B)

21. Declination axis (see Fig. 3)

22. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 3)

23. Declination lock (see Fig. 3)

24. Red dot viewfinder

25. Front dust cover (not shown)

26. Eyepiece holder slots (see Inset A)

27. Right Ascension setting circle

28. Declination setting circle

29. Latitude dial (see Fig. 3)

30. Azimuth lock

31. Focus knobs

32. Azimuth base (see Fig. 3)

33. Accessory tray

34. Red dot viewfinder alignment

screws (see Inset B)

35. Leg brace support (see Inset A)

36. Tripod leg lock knob (see Inset C)

37. Sliding leg extension

(see Inset C)

38. OTA saddle plate lock knob(s) (not

visible)

39. Dew Shield

Figure 1B: Meade Polaris Refracting Telescope

Inset A:

Accessory Tray

Inset B:

Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly.

Inset C:

Tripod Leg

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