Meade 626-3233 Telescope User Manual


 
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Perform these steps after you have plugged
in the camera and have started the "Meade
PC Camera" software. Insert a 25mm wide-
field eyepiece in your telescope.
1 Aim your telescope at a bright object (for
example, the Moon or a bright star at
night, or a street light during the
daytime—a daytime object should be at
least 100 yards away or further). See
Fig. 9.
2 Center the object in the telescope
eyepiece.
3 Remove the eyepiece and replace it with
the PC Camera. See Figs. 10 and 11.
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Tighten
the thumbscrew in the eyepiece holder to
secure it in place.
4 Refocus the telescope's while watching
the image on the computer screen. See
Fig. 12.
Fig. 9: Aim and focus your telescope.
Fig. 10: Remove the eyepiece from the
telescope.
Fig. 11: Insert the PC Camera into the
telescope's eyepiece holder.
Fig. 12: Refocus the telescope's while
watching the image on the computer screen.
Looking at or near the Sunwill cause irreversibledamage 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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