Meade 114EQ-ASTR Telescope User Manual


 
FIGURE 1
Figure 1: Mead 114EQ-ASTR Equatorial Reflecting Telescope
Inset A: Accessory Tray
Inset B: Red Dot Viewfinder Assembly
Inset C: Tripod Leg
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1. Tripod legs
2. Equatorial Mount
3. Right ascension control cable
4. Declination control cable
5. Counterweight
6. Counterweight shaft
7. Counterweight lock knob
8. Counterweight safety washer
9. Latitude adjustment lock (see Fig.5)
10. Polar axis (see Fig. 5)
11. Azimuth adjustment knob
12. Main optical tube (OTA)
13. Optical tube saddle plate (see Fig. 5)
14. Red dot viewfinder bracket mounting
thumbscrews (see Inset B)
15. Focuser
16. Eyepiece holder thumbscrew
17. Eyepiece
18. Red dot viewfinder bracket
(see Inset B)
19. Declination axis (see Fig. 5)
20. Right Ascension lock (see Fig. 5)
21. Declination lock (see Fig. 5)
22. Red dot viewfinder
23. Telescope front dust cover
(not shown)
24. Leg brace (see Inset A)
25. Right Ascension setting circle
26. Declination setting circle
(see Fig. 5)
27. Latitude dial (see Fig. 5)
28. Sliding leg extension
(see Inset C)
29. Focus knobs
30. Attachment wingnuts
31. Azimuth base (see Fig. 5)
32. Red dot viewfinder alignment
screws (see Inset B)
33. Azimuth circle (see Fig. 5)
34. Tripod leg Phillips-head fastener
screws (see Fig. 5)
35. Tripod-to-mount wingnuts
36. Accessory tray (see Inset A)
37. Leg brace support (see Inset A)
38. Sliding leg extension lock
(see Inset C)
Inset B
Inset C
Inset A
(not shown)
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