Meade Starfinder 16 Instruction Manual

11, 6. With the two setting circles thus accurately reading the RA and DEC of the bright object. turn the telescope tube so that the setting circles now correctly read the RA and DEC of the object you wish find. If the above calibration was done carefully, and if the polar axis of the telescope is re…

2, WARNING NEVER ATTEMPT TO OBSERVE THE SUN THROUGH YOUR MEADE TELESCOPE! OBSERVING THE SUN, EVEN FOR THE SHORTEST FRACTION OF A SECOND WILL CAUSE INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE EYE' DAMAGE. WHEN OBSERVING DURING THE DAYTIME, DO NOT POINT THE TELESCOPE EVEN CLOSE TO THE SUN. Every Me…

14, With the reasonable care due any fine instrument, your Meade telescope will last a lifetime. If the eyepieces become dirty, try cleaning them with a camel's hair brush or compressed air. If you must wipe the surface of the lenses, do so gently with a soft cloth so as not to scratch the prote…

13, Meade Starfinder 16 In the above configuration, the telescope is operating in the "prime-focus" or no-eyepiece photographic mode and the resulting magnification is 22X. The low magnification yield~d in is ideal for wide-angle photography of the Moon, galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters. When high…

5, A. Unpacking . . . . . B. Assembly and Set-up C. Balancing the Telescope D. Aligning the Viewfinder . E. Collimation of the Optical System F. Polar Alignment . . . . . . . G. Celestial Coordinates: Declination and Right Ascension H. Use of Setting Circles I. Magnifying Power J. Seeing Cond…

9, An improperly collimated instrument will reveal oblong or elongated circles (Figure 3A). Adjust the 3 wing nuts on the mirror cell until the circles are concentric on either side of focus. Since the focal point of the Starfinder 16 has been intentionally seUor "prime-focus" astroph…