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Meade instruction manual 2325, b The Meade Model 4504 4.5 Equatorial Reflecting Telescope, page

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Fig. 2c: The Meade Model 4504 4.5" Equatorial Reflecting Telescope.

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Meade instruction manual 2325, b The Meade Model 4504 4.5 Equatorial Reflecting Telescope, page

Contents

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 MenusFig. 1 Parts included in the Meade Model 4504 Giftbox 1416page 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 Motor Drive System and Starfinder Handbox Installation LESSON 5 Observing Using Starfinders Arrow KeysObserve 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 TelescopeLESSON 7 Using Starfinders GO TO Capabilities Observe a Star using the Automatic Tracking FeatureMoving Through Starfinder’s Menus Initializing Starfinder Location Irvine Training the Drive Check Mount Align Your Telescope Using StarfinderWhich One’s the Alignment Star? Using the Guided TourGo 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 Mount and Tripod Adjustments CleaningPART 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 SpaceDeep-Sky Objects PlanetsFig. 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