Meade pmn Telescope User Manual


 
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SPECIFICATIONS
ETX-70AT Astro Telescope (P/N: 0705-04-10) — Includes a precision
ground refractive lens with optical coatings (D = 70mm, F = 350mm,
f/5) Fork mount with built-in tracking motors 9-speed #494
AutoStar computer controller with 1400-object database Internal
battery compartment accepting six (user-supplied) AA-size batteries
MA9mm (39X) and MA25mm (14X) eyepieces #882 Standard Field
Tripod Operating instructions.
ETX
®
SERIES
#882 Field Tripod
Standard Equipment
Meade ETX-70AT
Compact GO TO Refractor
INCLUDES AUTOSTAR® COMPUTER AND FIELD TRIPOD
Locate and explore planets, asteroids, comets, nebulae, star
clusters, galaxies, and hundreds of other deep-space
objects, all at the push of a few buttons. For the novice
astronomer or casual observer, the ETX-70AT opens up the
skies to reveal an amazing level of detail.
Use the standard-equipment #494 AutoStar controller to
automatically locate over 1400 celestial objects. Enter the
object you wish to observe on to the AutoStar display,
press GO TO, and the telescope moves automatically to
place the object in the field of view and then tracks it.
Compact, multi-coated 70mm refractive optical system of
Grade-A crown and flint glass with 350mm focal length
yields razor-sharp images.
Supplied with 3-element MA25mm and MA9mm
eyepieces.
Includes flip-mirror system, built-in tracking motors, and
electronic control panel.