User manual MEADE LIGHTBRIDGE TRUSS TUBE QUICKSTART GUIDE

[. . . ] Instruction Manual 8", 10", 12", 16" LightBridgeTM Truss Tube Dobsonian Telescopes MEADE. COM WARNING! Never use a Meade® to look at the Sun!Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Eye damage is often painless, so there is no warning to the observer that damage has occurred until it is too late. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. CONTENTS Telescope Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The more time you spend observing these bands, the more details you will be able to see. One of the most fascinating sights of Jupiter are its moons. The four largest moons are called the Galilean moons, after the astronomer Galileo, who observed them for the first time. If you've never watched the Galilean moons in your telescope before, you're missing a real treat!Each night, the moons appear in different positions around the Jovian sky. On any given night, you might be able to see the shadow of a moon on the face of Jupiter, see one moon eclipse another or even see a moon emerge from behind Jupiter's giant disk. Drawing the positions of the moons each night is an excellent exercise for novice astronomers. Any small telescope can see the four Galilean moons of Jupiter, plus a few others, but how many moons does Jupiter actually have?At last count, Jupiter had over 60 moons, and held a small lead over Saturn. Most of these moons are very small and can only be seen with very large telescopes. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. 13 Probably the most memorable sight you will see in your telescope is Saturn. Although you may not see many features on the surface of Saturn, its ring structure will steal your breath away. You will probably be able to see a black opening in the rings, known as the Cassini division. Saturn is not the only planet that has rings, but it is the only set of rings that can be seen with a small telescope. Jupiter's rings cannot be seen from Earth at all--the Voyager spacecraft discovered the ring after it passed Jupiter and looked back at it. It turns out, only with the sunlight shining through them, can the rings be seen. Optional color filters help bring out detail and contrast of the planets. Beyond the Solar System: Once you have observed our own system of planets, it's time to really travel far from home and look at stars and other objects. At first, you may think stars are just pinpoints of light and aren't very interesting. The first thing you will notice is that not all stars are the same colors. The color of stars sometimes can tell you about the age of a star and the temperature that they burn at. Other stars to look for are multiple stars. Very often, you can find double (or binary) stars, stars that are very close together. Does one seem brighter than the other? Almost all the stars you can see in the sky are part of our galaxy. [. . . ] Once accurately aligned, stars will appear as sharp pinpoints, planets will reveal spectacular detail, and double stars can be easily split. Simply insert the laser collimator into the eyepiece holder of the telescope, and make small adjustments to the secondary and primary mirror to center the red dot of the laser. Once centered your Telescope is in collimation and ready to use. Series 4000TM Photo-Visual Color Filters: Color filters significantly enhance visual and photographic image contrast of the Moon and planets. Each filter threads into the barrel of any Meade 1. 25" eyepiece, and into the barrels of virtually all other eyepiece brands as well. [. . . ]