Telescope Features, Components of MAX | Meade MAX-ACF guide

TELESCOPE FEATURES

Components of MAX

MAX features a unique modular design that allows a couple of individuals to assemble, either permanently or transportably, a mount twice the size of any other commercially available mount. The mount breaks down into a Portable Pier (tripod), Pedestal, RA Housing Assembly, and DEC Housing assembly. Together all of the components and an OTA assembly fit easily into a station wagon, SUV, minivan or small truck. When assembled, quick release, but rock solid, dovetail plates allow OTA and instrument packages up to 250 lbs to be quickly mounted and de-mounted.

Note:

Your telescope and mount may look slightly different from the one shown in some of the images in this manual. However, your telescope will still operate as the one described in this manual.

Viewfinder

Optical TubeAssembly Assembly

(OTA)

Declination

Housing

Assembly

Counterweight

Assembly

	RA	Eyepiece
	RA	Assembly
	Housing	Assembly
	Housing
	Assembly
		Pedestal
		Assembly
		Low Latitude
		Counterweight
		Assembly
		[Optional:
		Required if within
		20° of the
		Equator]

Tripod

4	Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible 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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Meade MAX-ACF instruction manual Telescope Features, Components of MAX

Contents

MEADE.COM Page Contents Telescope Features Components of MAX Pedestal Wedge Assembly Pedestal Assembly RA Assembly Right Ascension Housing Assembly DEC Assembly Declination Housing Assembly COUNTER- Weights CounterweightsTripod MAX Tripod Optical Tube Assembly MaleTHE OTA RA Assembly Control Panel Saddle Control Panel Control Panels and Ports Tour the Cosmos with Just the Push of a Button Autostar II FeaturesLibrary # of Objects Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Tripod Assembly Pedestal Assembly and Adjusting Latitude Position Latitude Adjustment If you need to set for low range or high range RA Assembly Assembly Requires TWO People to Lift DEC Saddle Assembly Attach Counterweight Assembly 21 B Attach LOW Latitude Counterweights Attach Optical Tube to the DEC Saddle When end Electrical Connections Align the Viewfinder with the OTA To Balance the RA Assembly Home Position and Balancing the OTA This Procedure Balance the DEC Axis Getting Started Mounting and Focusing the Viewfinder for the First TimeAlign the Viewfinder Focusing the Telescope To select a previously defined focus preset To sync on a focus presetSlew Speeds To exit the focus operation at any time Aligning for the First Time To prepare your telescope for Automatic Alignment Collimation How to Drift Align Max Northern HemisphereTest your Collimation Follow these steps for collimation of the optical system OTA align bolt. Misaligned 1, 2, Aligned Calibrate Home Parking the Scope Autostar II Navigation Exercise Basic AutostarTo Calculate Sunset time Example of Locating a menu Navigating Autostar Autostar IIs Menus Object Menu To slew the telescope to catalog objects Glossary Menu Event MenuUtilities Menu Enter Setup Menu Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving Setup Menu Daylight SAVING, above Hot Button Menus To Add a Site to the user-defined site list Adding Observing SitesTo Edit a Site Creating User Objects To GO to a user-entered object Observing Satellites Identify Browse Displayed information Example Alternate Polar Alignments Initialize AutostarTwo-Star Polar Alignment Easy Polar Alignment Periodic Error Correction Update Menu OptionTrain Menu Option Erase Menu Option Optional Accessories Meade Series 4000 Eyepieces Rear cells of Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain models Deep Sky Imager Maintenance Telescope Specifications Autostar II Handbox Specifications Advanced Autostar II System SpecificationsMeade Consumer Solutions Appendix a Latitude Chart Latitude Chart for Major Cities of the WorldCity State/Prov./Country Latitude City Country Latitude To observe the Apollo 15 landing site using the Moon option Appendix B the Moon Operation IntroductionTraining Update Permanently Mounted ScopesOther Menus Options Save As and Load Off Appendix D How to Read the Latitude Scale Page Meade Limited Warranty