User manual MEADE SERIES 500 ED APO ADDENDUM

[. . . ] When piggybacked, a Series 5000 APO is the ideal wide-field photography scope when guided by the primary instrument and doubles as a guide scope for the primary telescope. It also makes an ideal lightweight and portable scope for flawless visual observing. Features · FAST FOCAL RATIO: At f/6 (80mm) and f/7. 5 (127mm), the focal ratio of these scopes is ideal for wide field astrophotography. [. . . ] · MOUNTING BRACKET: (80mm only): Allows mounting on a wide verity of Meade and non-Meade German Equatorial Mounts and almost all photo tripods. Using the Focuser Assembly Insert an eyepiece into the focuser assembly and tighten the focuser thumbscrew. To focus the eyepiece, turn the focuser wheels in or out. If you have a 2 inch eyepiece, remove the 1. 25" eyepiece holder from the focuser assembly by loosening holder thumbscrew. Slide the 2 inch eyepiece into the focuser and tighten with the eyepiece locking screw. The focuser has both a lock knob and a tension adjustment knob. The first lock prevents the draw tube from moving in and out. The second lock locks the focuser knob, thereby locking a focus position into place. Experiment with these knobs to discover which adjustments are comfortable with your viewing style. draw tube focuser wheel tension adjustment lock knob Fig. 2: The tension adjustment and lock knobs. If you have a question concerning use of the Meade SERIES 5000 ED APO REFRACTOR, call the Meade Instruments Consumer Solutions Department at (800) 626-3233. Consumer Solutions hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. Specifications Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) Optical Design Optical Diameter Telescope Dimensions (L x W x H) Focal Length; f/ratio Dew Shield Optics Focuser Weight (OTA only) Weight (OTA with Series 5000 Diagonal) Part Number - Standard / with Diagonal UPC Code - Standard UPC Code - with Diagonal 80mm 3-element Apochromatic Refractor 80mm (3. 1") 15" x 4. 9" x 4. 9" 480mm; f/6 Built-in Extendable Fully Multi-Coated Machined Aluminum Crayford 6. 2 lbs. 0306-00-01 / 0306-00-02 7 09942 36010 3 7 09942 36011 0 127mm 3-element Apochromatic Refractor 127mm (5") 33. 3" x 6. 125" x 6. 125" 952. 5mm; f/7. 5 Built-in Extendable Fully Multi-Coated Machined Aluminum Crayford 15. 6 lbs. 0575-00-01 / 0575-00-02 7 09942 36012 7 7 09942 36013 4 Meade Limited Warranty Every Meade telescope and telescope accessory is warranted by Meade Instruments Corporation ("Meade") to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of ONE YEAR from the date of original purchase in the U. S. A. Meade will repair or replace a product, or part thereof, found by Meade to be defective, provided the defective part is returned to Meade, freight-prepaid, with proof of purchase. This warranty applies to the original purchaser only and is non-transferable. Meade products purchased outside North America are not included in this warranty, but are covered under separate warranties issued by Meade international distributors. [. . . ] 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. Do not point the telescope or its finder at or near the Sun. [. . . ]