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WARNING! Never use a Meade® Telescope to look at the Sun! 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 at or near the Sun. Children should always have adult supervision while observing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Parts Included.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Features..........
Introduction 2 Never use the AdventureScope to look at the Sun! 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 Adventure scope or its viewfinder at or near the Sun. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. Meade’s Adventure scopes are ideal for highmagnification, high resolution observation of terrestrial subjects.
Features 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
4 Note: Number in brackets, e.g., (3), refer to Fig. 1A, 1B, and 1C unless noted otherwise. SETTING UP THE TRIPOD 1.Remove the tripod from the backpack. 2. Spread out the tripod legs until the leg struts(#20) are fully extended. 3. Turn the leg strut lock(#22) Fig. 2 clockwise to secure the leg struts in place. This will prevent the tripod legs from collapsing inward causing instability. Be sure to set the tripod up on stable ground. 4.
into tripod. The optical tube should point way from the panhandle. 6. Let go of the latch. If the latch does not close, reorient the plate until the plate lies flat within the tripod base. ATTACHING THE ACCESSORIES The Adventure scope is almost fully setup. Follow the below steps to attach the necessary accessories. 1. Remove the focuser dust cover. 4. ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER. Locate the two thumbscrews on top of the optical tube near the rear of the telescope.
USING THE RED DOT FINDER The red dot finder is a low-power sighting device that, once aligned, will allow you to point the telescope with greater precision. To work properly, the red dot finder must first be aligned to the telescope’s main optical tube. 6 To align the viewfinder, follow these steps: the erect-image diagonal and point the optical tube assembly at some well-defined, distant land object (e.g. the top of a distant telephone pole).
eyepiece to locate objects. The 18mm eyepiece has a larger field of view with less magnification which makes it ideal for use when finding targets to observe. Once the target is located, you can switch to the 6mm eyepiece to zoom in. If heat waves interfere with your viewing, try focusing at low magnification to see a steadier, higher-quality image. Observe in early morning hours, before the earth has built up too much internal heat. Observe during the daytime.
The four planets closest to the Sun are rocky and are called the inner planets. 8 Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars comprise the inner planets. Venus and Mars can be easily seen in your telescope. When Mars is close to the Earth, you can see some details on Mars, and sometimes even Mars’ polar caps. But quite often, Mars is further away and just appears as a red dot with some dark lines crisscrossing it. Venus is seen before dawn or after sunset, because it is close to the Sun.
many Saturn has either. At last count, Jupiter had over 60 moons, and held a small lead over Saturn. Most of these moons are very small and can only be seen with very large telescopes. Probably the most memorable sight you will see in your telescope is Saturn. Although you may not see many features on the surface of Saturn, its ring structure will steal your breath away. You will probably be able to see a black opening in the rings, known as the Cassini band. Fig.
Does one seem brighter than the other? 10 Almost all the stars you can see in the sky are part of our galaxy. A galaxy is a large grouping of stars, containing millions or even billions of stars. Some galaxies form a spiral (like our galaxy, the Milky Way) and other galaxies look more like a large football and are called elliptical galaxies. There are many galaxies that are irregularly shaped and are thought to have been pulled apart because they passed too close to—or even through—a larger galaxy.
objects will seem to move through the field of view of the eyepiece more rapidly. Place the object to be viewed at the edge of the field and, without touching the telescope, watch it drift through the field to the other side before repositioning the telescope so that the object to be viewed is again placed at the edge of the field, ready to be further observed. Vibrations: Avoid touching the eyepiece while observing through the telescope. Vibrations resulting from such contact will cause the image to move.
12 a black hole. The more you learn about astronomy, the more fun, and the more rewarding your telescope will become. TAKING CARE OF YOUR TELESCOPE Your telescope is a precision optical instrument designed for a lifetime of rewarding viewing. It will rarely, if ever, require factory servicing or maintenance. Follow these guidelines to keep your telescope in the best condition: • Avoid cleaning the telescope’s lenses.
SPECIFICATIONS 60mm AdventureScope 80mm AdventureScope Optical design…..........................….Refractor Optical design…..........................….Refractor Optical focal length…....................... 360mm Optical focal length…....................... 400mm Objective Lens Diameter...........60mm (2.36”) Objective Lens Diameter...........80mm (3.15”) Focal ratio……….......................…….....….f/6 Focal ratio………...................…….....….....f/5 Mount…….................................
14 CHANGING BATTERY THE VIEWFINDER If the viewfinder red dot does not illuminate, verify the viewfinder is on by rotating the knob below the viewfinder lens clockwise. If the red dot does not illuminate, the battery may need replacing. To replace the battery, press the left side of the viewfinder housing labeled “push”. The battery compartment will slide out on the right side of the viewfinder (see Fig. 15). Replace the battery with a Lithium CR2032 battery with the positive side up.
MEADE CUSTOMER SERVICE If you have a question concerning your telescope, call Meade Instruments Customer Service Department at (800) 626-3233. Customer Service hours are 7:00AM to 4:00PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Write or call the Meade Customer Service Department first, before returning the telescope to the factory, giving full particulars as to the nature of the problem, as well as your name, address, and daytime telephone number.
16 RECYCLING INFORMATION (EU Countries only) Correct Disposal of this Product (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) This marking shown on the product or its literature indicates that it must not be disposed of in unsorted municipal waste at the end of its working life To prevent possible harm to the environment or human health from uncontrolled waste disposal, please separate this from other types of wastes and recycle it as required by law.
OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE
OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE
OBSERVATION LOG OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: DRAWING OF IMAGE
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