Meade Instruments Infinity 80mm Instruction Manual Page 1

MEADE INSTRUCTION MANUAL 80mm | 3.1”90mm | 3.5” Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope102mm | 4.0”www.meade.comINFINITY SERIES80, 90, 102mm Telescop

you’re missing a real treat! Each night, the moons appear in different positions around the Jovian sky. This is sometimes called the Galilean dance. O

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 a

in your eyepiece inside the circle. The best exercise for drawing is to observe the moons of Jupiter every night or so. Try to make Jupiter and the mo

placed at the edge of the field, ready to be further observed.Vibrations: Avoid touching the eyepiece while observing through the telescope. Vibra-ti

HAVE A GOOD TIME, ASTRONOMY IS FUN!SPECIFICATIONSInfinity 80 model:Objective lens diameter 80mm(3.2”)Optical tube focal length

times. The 9mm eyepiece magnifies objects 66.7 times.If you obtain other eyepieces, you can calcu-late how much magnification they have with your tele

• Fingerprints and organic materials on the front lens may be removed with a solution of 3 parts distilled water to 1 part isopropyl alcohol. You may

into the viewfinder and power on.OPTIONAL ACCESSORIESAdditional Eyepieces (1.25” barrel diameter): For higher or lower magnifications with the telesco

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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

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1INTRODUCTIONYour telescope is an excellent beginner’s instrument, and is designed to observe objects in the sky and also on land. It can be your per

Inset CInset BFigure 1: Meade Infinity Alt-azimuth Refracting Telescope Inset A: Accessory Tray Assembly Inset B: Tripod Leg Inset C: Viewfinde

SETTING UP YOUR TRIPODThe tripod is the basic support for your tele-scope and comes pre-assembled from the factory; except for the accessory tray. The

hole near the center of the dovetail rail.3. Turn the optical tube attachment knob (24) counter-clockwise until firm.4. To remove the optical tube, fi

SUN WARNINGNEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT THE SUN!LOOKING AT OR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR EYE. EYE DAMAGE I

Have a good time when you’re observ-ing. You may not know everything that there is to know about a telescope or what all the sights in the universe ar

first time you go out at night. Pick a night when the Moon is a crescent. No shadows are seen during a full Moon, making it ap-pear flat and uninter