2. The focus knob.
3. The RA and Dec lock clamps. NEVER try to physically move the telescope when these
are locked. You will irreversibly damage the gearing.
4. The Declination Slow Motion Control Knob. You may turn this when the clamp i s
locked to fine-tune the declin a t i on .
5. The RA Slow Motion Control Knob. NEVER TUR N THIS WHEN THE RA CLAMP
IS FULLY LOCKED, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT THE TELESCOPE
DRIVE IS ON. You will da m ag e the gears.
6. The Dec and RA Setting Circles. These can be used to find fai nt objects.
7. The Keypad Hand Controller — Only the W–E b u t t on s work. These are used to
fine-tune placement of the object in the RA direction only. Not always u sed.
8. The Power Panel. This is where you turn on the telescope tracking motor.
9. The Polar Axis. The telescope will be pointed along this axis when you first align the
telescope.
10. The Manual Knob for Polar Alignment — ONLY LOOSEN SLIGHTLY when al i gn i n g .
4.3.3 Focusing the Meade Telescope
One or two telescopes will be set up in the hallway. In small groups, you will be ask to align
the telescope on a small target at the other end of the the hall and focus the ima ge of t h e
target.
Record the orientat i on of the image below:
Image upside down or r i g ht side up?
Image left-right no r m al or inverted?
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