Meade instruction manual Polaris 60EQ-D 2.4 Equatorial Refracting Telescope

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Figure 1: Polaris 60EQ-D 2.4" Equatorial Refracting Telescope

1.

Accessory tray

19.

Counterweight safety washer

2.

Tripod legs

20.

Counterweight lock

3.

Leg brace/accessory tray supports

21.

Declination axis

4.

Tripod-to-mount base attachment point

22.

Object lens cell

5.

Diagonal mirror

23.

Azimuth adjustment lock

6.

Eyepiece

24.

Latitude adjustment lock

7.

Viewfinder bracket

25.

Focuser draw tube

8.

Viewfinder

26.

Focuser knob

9.

Viewfinder collimation screws

27.

Right ascension control cable

10.

Optical tube saddle plate

28.

Declination control cable

11.

Main optical tube

29.

Dew shield/lens shade

12.

Declination lock

30.

Adjustable sliding inner leg extension

13.

Declination setting circle

31.

Sliding leg extension thumbscrew lock

14.

Right ascension lock

32.

Tripod-to-mount attachment bolts

15.

Polar axis

33.

Front lens dust cap

16.

Right ascension setting circle

34.

Optical tube mounting bolt wing nuts

17.

Counterweight shaft

35.

Optical tube mounting bolts

18.

Counterweight

36.

Eyepiece holder/lock screw

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Limited Warranty Table of Contents Polaris 60EQ-D 2.4 Equatorial Refracting Telescope Introduction Standard EquipmentBalancing the Telescope Aligning the ViewfinderUnderstanding Celestial Movements and Coordinates Celestial Sphere Lining UP with the Celestial Pole Using the TelescopePolar Alignment of the Equatorial Mount Applications of the Telescope Calculating Power MaintenanceSpecifications Optional Accessories