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Figure 1: Meade 90AZ-ADR Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

Inset A: Tripod Leg; Inset B: Viewfinder Assembly

1.

Eyepiece

14.

Objective lens cell

2.

Viewfinder

15.

Focuser drawtube and thumbscrews

3.

Viewfinder collimation screws

16.

Vertical slow motion fine adjustment control cable

4.

Optical tube assembly

17.

Horizontal slow motion fine adjustment control cable

5.

Cradle assembly

18.

Altazimuth mount/saddle plate slot

6.

Cradle lock knob (not visible)

19.

Adjustable sliding center leg extension

7.

Tripod legs

20.

Tripod leg lock knob (see inset A)

8.

Leg brace

21.

Dew shield/lens shade

9.

Leg brace supports

22.

Front lens cap (not visible in photo)

10.

Vertical lock knob

23.

Focusing knob

11.

Horizontal lock knob

24.

Red dot VF bracket with mounting thumbscrews

12.

Mounting locks knob

25.

Alt/az mount

13.

Diagonal mirror

26.

Accessory tray

27.Wing nut and bolts (leg attachment point)

28.Red dot intensity slider

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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