Meade Starfinder Reflecting Telescope Manuel d'instructions

Meade Instruments CorporationINSTRUCTION MANUAL16" StarfinderReflecting Telescope

- 10 -6. Remove the jumper from one prong and slide it onto bothprongs. The telescope will now track in an easterly directionfor southern hemisphere

4 . Use "fast" films (high A S A ratings) to reduce exposuret i m e s .5. Focus the image with extreme care. While observing thecele

- 12 -Eyepiece 16" f/4.5PowerSP 6.4mm 286X*SP 9.7mm 187XSP 12.4mm 148XSP 15mm 122XSP 20mm 92XSP 26mm 70XSP 32mm 57XSWA 13.8mm 133XSWA 18mm 102

- 13 -and point the telescope at a moderately bright (second or thirdmagnitude) star, then center the star image in the telescope’sfield-of-view. Wit

- 14 -plug (10), Fig. 18, to the circuit board (as describedabove in Step 4c). Replace the dust cover.Meade Customer ServiceIf you have a question co

- 15 -FCC NOTICEThis equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a CLASS A digital device,pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

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WARNING!Never use the Meade 16" Starfinder Telescope to look at the Sun! Observing the Sun, even forthe shortest fraction of a second, will caus

- 3 -Captions for Fig. 11. Viewfinder2. Spider vane/diagonal3. Focuser4. Main optical tube5. Polar axis6. Declination housing7. Declination lock knob8

- 4 -16" STARFINDER REFLECTING TELESCOPE:INTRODUCTIONThe 16" Starfinder Equatorial telescope will open up the skiesfor a breathtaking array

- 5 -Fig. 1; this should prevent rotation of the telescope about thedeclination axis.BALANCING THE TELESCOPEThe telescope must be balanced around both

- 6 -12vDC OutletThe 12vDC Outlet accepts a #607 Power Cord (See OPTIONALACCESSORIES, page 12) for powering the 16" StarfinderEquatorial Telescop

- 7 -4. Primary Mirror AdjustmentsIf the secondary mirror and the reflection of the primary mirror(1), Fig. 8, appear centered within the drawtube (2

- 8 -Most observers will want to have 3 or 4 eyepieces and perhapsthe #140 2x Barlow Lens to achieve the full range of reasonablemagnifications. See

- 9 -circles with the Celestial Pole at the center. By lining up thetelescope's polar axis with the North Celestial Pole (or SouthCelestial Pol