User manual MEADE RB-70

[. . . ] www. meade. com MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 70mm | 2. 75" Altazimuth Refracting Telescope Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. RB-70 WARNING! Never use a Meade® Telescope 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. [. . . ] The color of stars sometimes can tell you about the age of a star and the temperature that they burn at. 8 What's Next?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. You may be able to see the Andromeda galaxy and several others in your telescope. Only very large telescope will reveal spiral or elliptical details. Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. You will also be able to see some nebulas with your scope. 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. A galaxy is a large grouping of stars, containing millions or even billions of stars. Some galaxies form a spiral (like our galaxy, the Milky Way) and other galaxies look more like a large football and are called elliptical galaxies. There are many galaxies that are irregularly shaped and are thought to have been pulled apart because they passed too close to--or even through--a larger galaxy. When you become an advanced observer you can look for other types of objects such as asteroids, planetary nebula and globular clusters. And if you're lucky, every so often a bright comet appears in the sky, presenting an unforgettable sight. The more you learn about objects in the sky, the more you will learn to appreciate the sights you see in your telescope. Note the time and the date. see in the Northern Hemisphere are the Orion nebula during the winter and the Triffid nebula during the summer. These explosions are called supernovas. Use a compass to make a circle, or trace around the lid of a jar. The best exercise for drawing is to observe the moons of Jupiter every night or so. Try to make Jupiter and the moons approximately the same size as they look in your eyepiece. You Eyepieces: Always begin your observations using the 26mm low-power eyepiece. The 26mm eyepiece delivers a bright, wide field of view and is the best to use for most viewing conditions. Use the high-power 9. 7mm eyepiece to view details when observing the Moon and planets. Changing eyepieces changes the power or magnification of your telescope. will see that the moons are in a different position every night. As you get better at drawing, try more challenging sights, like a crater system on the moon or even a nebula. Go your library or check out the internet for more information about astronomy. Learn about the basics: light years, orbits, star colors, how stars and planets are formed, red shift, the big bang, what are the different kinds of nebula, what are comets, asteroids and meteors and what is a black hole. [. . . ] CAUTION: Do not use scented or lotioned tissues or damage could result to the optics. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES #928 45° Erecting Prism (1. 25 O. D. ): Correctly orients the telescopic image during terrestrial observing and yields an image position at a 45° angle to the main Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversable damage to your eye. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving. telescope tube, resulting in a more comfortable observing position in most cases. One of the best ways to increase your knowledge of astronomy is to join an astronomy club. Check your local newspaper, school, library, or telescope dealer/ store to find out if there's a club in your area. [. . . ]