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Meade 4504 Table Of Contents, PART ONE The Basics, PART TWO Starfinder Controls and Menus

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART ONE: The Basics
Lesson 1: Unpacking and Assembly	5
How to Assemble Your Telescope	8
Lesson 2: Balancing the Telescope	10
Lesson 3: Aligning the Viewfinder	10
Lesson 4: Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually	11
Observe the World Around You	13
Lesson 5: Using Starfinder's Arrow Keys	13
Motor Drive System and Starfinder Handbox Installation	13
Activate the Arrow Keys	14
Slew Speeds	14
Observe the Moon	15
Lesson 6: Tracking Objects	15
To Polar Align the Telescope	15
Observe a Star Using the Automatic Tracking Feature	16
Lesson 7: Using Starfinder's GO TO Capabilities	16
Moving Through Starfinder's Menus	16
Initializing Starfinder	17
Training the Drive	19
Align Your Telescope Using Starfinder	20
Check Mount	20
Go To Saturn	21
Using the Guided Tour	21
Some Observation Tips	22
PART TWO: Starfinder Controls and Menus
Starfinder Controls	23
How Starfinder's Menus Work	26
Starfinder Navigation Exercise	26
Starfinder Menus	28
Object Menu	28
Event Menu	29
Glossary Menu	29
Utilities Menu	30
Setup Menu	31
PART THREE: Caring for Your Telescope
Cleaning	33
Mount and Tripod Adjustments	33
Collimation (Alignment) of the Optics	34
Specifications	37
Appendix A: Calculating Eyepiece Power	38
Appendix B:Terrestrial Viewing, Celestial Movement, & Polar Alignment	39
Appendix C: Using Starfinder to Enter Celestial Coordinates	42
Appendix D: Helpful Charts	43
Appendix E: Basic Astronomy	44
Objects in Space	44
A Roadmap to the Stars	46
Star Locator	46

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Meade 4504 instruction manual Table Of Contents, PART ONE The Basics, PART TWO Starfinder Controls and Menus

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MEADE Meade Model 4.5 114mm Equatorial Reflecting TelescopeWith Starfinder Electronic Hand Controller Meade Instruments CorporationHow This Manual is Organized PART THREE Caring for Your Telescope TABLE OF CONTENTSPART ONE The Basics PART TWO Starfinder Controls and Menus1416 Fig. 1 Parts included in the Meade Model 4504 Giftboxpage PART ONE The Basics LESSON 1 Unpacking and AssemblyFig. 2a The Meade Model 4504 4.5 Equatorial Reflecting Telescope Key to Figures 2a, 2b, and 2cpage 2325Fig. 2b The Meade Model 4504 4.5 Equatorial Reflecting Telescope Fig. 2c The Meade Model 4504 4.5 Equatorial Reflecting Telescopesure that this safety washer/knob always remains in place How to Assemble Your Telescope4. Threaded screw hole cradle ring 5. Attachment screw Fig. 8 Insert eyepiece into the focuser assemblyFig. 7 Attach cradle rings to the saddle plate with attachment screws 1. Threaded screw hole saddle plate 2. Saddle plate 3. Cradle ringLESSON 3 Aligning the Viewfinder LESSON 2 Balancing the TelescopeLESSON 4 Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually Key to Figure LESSON 5 Observing Using Starfinders Arrow Keys Motor Drive System and Starfinder Handbox InstallationObserve the World Around You Slew Speeds Activate the Arrow KeysFig. 14 Latitude dial Fig. 15 Dec setting circle Observe the MoonLESSON 6 Tracking Objects To Polar Align the TelescopeObserve a Star using the Automatic Tracking Feature LESSON 7 Using Starfinders GO TO CapabilitiesMoving Through Starfinder’s Menus Initializing Starfinder Location Irvine Training the Drive Check Mount Align Your Telescope Using StarfinderUsing the Guided Tour Which One’s the Alignment Star?Go To Saturn Some Observation Tips PART TWO Starfinder Controls and Menus Starfinder ControlsRight Ascension and Declination coordinates Local Time and Local Sidereal Time LST Timer and Alarm StatusNOTE Pressing MODE while in the Select Item level moves Starfinder to the topmost screen Select Item Object8 Speed/? Key Briefly pressing the Speed/? key cycles through the seven slew speeds that move the telescope see “Slew Speeds,” page Starfinder Navigation Exercise How Starfinders Menus WorkTo Calculate Sunset time Object Menu Starfinder MenusGlossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu Setup Menu Site provides access to the following options Cleaning Mount and Tripod AdjustmentsPART 3 Caring for Your Telescope Collimation Alignment of the Optics Fig. 23 Diagonal assemblySpider vane adjustments Diagonal holder adjustmentsFig. 27 Diagonal mirror misalignment Primary mirror adjustmentsFig. 25 Correct collimation Fig. 26 Spider vane misalignmentStar testing the collimation DC servo motors with encoders, both axes MODEL 4504 TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONSSTARFINDER SPECIFICATIONS STARFINDER DIMENSIONSFig. 30 Insert Barlow into focuser assembly APPENDIX A Calculating Eyepiece PowerUnderstanding Celestial Movements and Coordinates Terrestrial ViewingAstronomical Observing Polar AlignmentLittle Dipper Polaris Big Dipper Cassiopeia Lining Up with the Celestial PoleTwo-Star Polar Alignment Using Setting CirclesTo GO TO a user-entered object APPENDIX C Using Starfinder to Enter Celestial CoordinatesLatitude Chart for Major Cities of the World APPENDIX D Helpful ChartsThe Moon APPENDIX E Basic AstronomyStarfinder Glossary Objects in SpacePlanets Deep-Sky ObjectsFig. 36 The Pleiades is one of the most beautiful open clusters Star Locator A Roadmap to the StarsMeade Limited Warranty A D V A N C E D P R O D U C T S D I V I S I O N Meade Instruments Corporation