Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RB-60 del fabbricante Meade
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TELEST AR INSTRUCTION MANUAL 60mm | 2.4" Altazimuth Refracting T elescope RB-60 www .meade.com Telestar RB-60.qxd 4/11/06 2:04 PM Page 1.
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1 INTRODUCTION Y our telesc ope is an exc ellent beginner’ s instrument, and is designed to observe objects in the sky and also on land. It can be your personal window on the univ erse or allows y ou to intimately study the behavior of nesting bir ds on a distant hillside.
FIGURE 1 Figur e 1 : T elest ar RB-60 Altazimuth Refracting T elescope Inset A : Red Dot Viewfinder Assembl y Inset B : T ripod Legs and Acces sory T ray Inset C : Altaz or Altazimuth Mount 1. Eyepiece 2. Red dot viewfinder (see Inset A) 3. Red dot viewfinder alignment scr ews (see Inset A) 4.
ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD The tripod is the basic support for y our tel escope. Adjust the height of the tripod so that you can view c omfortabl y . 1. Unlock the l eg lock (20). 2. Slide the leg in or out t o the desired length. 3. Tighten the l eg lock to secur e the leg in place.
2. Look thr ough the red dot viewfinder . T urn one or mor e of the viewfinder’ s alignment scr ews (3) until the red dot is pr ecisely over the same object as y ou center ed in the eyepiec e.
Y ou will enjoy your tel escope even mor e as you l earn more about it. But don’t be scar ed off by difficult terms or complicat ed procedur es. Don’t panic! Just r elax and enjoy your scope. Y ou will begin to gr ow and learn mor e about astr onomy the more y ou observe.
T o move the tel escope up and down, unlock the altitude l ock. Then rotat e the altitude contr ol wheel to move the tel escope up or down. Observe the Moon : When you f eel comf ortable with the viewfinder, the eyepiec es, the locks and the adjustment contr ols, you will be r eady to try out the tel escope at night.
When Mars is cl ose to the Earth, you can see some details on Mars, and sometimes e ven Mars ’ polar caps. But quite often, Mars is further away and just appears as a r ed dot with some dark lines crisscr ossing it. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto comprise the outer planets.
inter esting. But look again. Ther e is much information that is r eveal ed in stars. The first thing y ou will notice is that not all star s ar e the same colors. See if y ou can find blue, orange, yell ow, white and r ed stars. The col or of stars sometimes can tell y ou about the age of a star and the temper ature that they burn at.
Use a compas s to make a cir cle, or trace ar ound the lid of a jar . Draw what y ou see in your ey epiece inside the circl e. The best ex ercise f or drawing is to observe the moons of Jupiter ev ery night or so. T ry to make Jupiter and the moons appr oximatel y the same size as they l ook in your eyepiece.
using the tel escopes coarse and fine adjustment contr ols. At higher powers, as tronomical objects will seem to mov e thr ough the field of view of the eyepiec e more rapidl y .
Surf the W eb and visit your local library : The internet cont ains a huge amount of astr onomical information, both f or children and adults. Check out astr onomy books from your library . Look for s tar charts—these are availabl e on a monthly basis in Astronomy and Sky and Telescope magazines.
Look at the specifications. Y ou will see that the foc al length of your scope is 700mm. Let’ s say that you have obtained a 13mm ey epiece. Y ou can tell that what the f ocal length of your ey epiece is as it is always printed on the side of an eyepiec e.
tel escope tube, resulting in a mor e comfor- tabl e observing position in most cases. Additional Eyepiec es (1.25" barr el diameter): F or higher or lower magnifications with the tel escopes that acc ommodate 1.
MEADE CONSUMER SOLUTIONS If you have a ques tion conc erning your tel escope, call Meade Instruments Consumer Solutions Department at (800) 626-3233. Consumer Solutions Departmant hours ar e 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Pacific Time, Monday thr ough Friday .
OBSERVER: OBJEC T NAME: DA TE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLA TION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NO TES: DRAWING OF IMA GE (SAVE ORIGINAL - BE SURE T O MAKE COPIES) OBSERV A TION LOG Telestar RB-60.
OBSERVER: OBJEC T NAME: DA TE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLA TION: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NO TES: DRAWING OF IMA GE OBSERV A TION LOG Telestar RB-60.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Meade RB-60 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Meade RB-60 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Meade RB-60 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Meade RB-60 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Meade RB-60, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Meade RB-60.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Meade RB-60. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Meade RB-60 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
