Meade 16 instruction manual Table of Contents

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A. Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 B. Assembly and Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1. Assembling the Mount . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2. Optical Tube Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

C. Balancing the Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 D. Aligning the Viewfinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 E. Collimation of the Optical System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 F. Tips On Using a Dobsonian Telescope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 G. Magnifying Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 H. Seeing Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 I. Observing Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 J. Care of Optics and Main Tube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 K. Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Contents Meade Instruments Corporation Meade Instruments Corporation Oak Canyon Irvine, CA Table of Contents Page Unpacking Assembly and SET-UPOptical Tube Assembly Balancing the Telescope Collimation of the Optical System Aligning the Viewfinder optional accessoryTips on Using a Dobsonian Telescope Seeing Conditions Magnifying PowerCare of Optics and Main Tube Observing GuidelinesOptional Accessories Page Page Page OAK CANYON, IRVINE, California 92618-5200 U.S.A
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