Meade 6000 APO User Manual

Series 6000 APO Astrograph Refractor

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INSTRUCTIONS

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. Do not point the telescope or its finder at or near the
Sun. Do not look through the telescope or its finder as it is
moving. Children should always have adult supervision while
observing.

Introduction:

The Meade Series 6000 APO Astrographs are true four­element petzval apochromatic refractors that are virtually free
of chromatic aberration (color fringing), providing pinpoint
star images to the corner of the edges photographically.
A Series 6000 ED APO is the ideal companion for your
larger Advanced Coma-Free Cassegrain, or Newtonian
scope. When mounted piggybacked to the larger telescope,
a Series 6000 APO Astrograph 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 photographic images.

NOTE: This refractor is an astrograph built for photographic
purposes and cannot be used visually.

Features:

• FAST FOCAL RATIO: At f/5 (70mm), the focal ratio of
these scopes is ideal for wide field astrophotography.

• PREMIUM ED GLASS: Meade uses premium Extremely
Low Dispersion glass. This specialized glass is crafted to
achieve a very small change in refractive index across the
entire visual light spectrum. This makes the Series 6000
astrograph the perfect choice for a fast, high performance
optical design like the Meade Series 6000 ED APOs.

• FULLY MULTI-COATED LENSES: Meade broadband
fully multicoated lenses ensure the highest possible light
transmission maximizing image brightness in minimum
exposure time, therefore allowing more images to be taken
in an evening.

• TRUE FLAT FIELD: A true quadruplet optical design
guarantees the textbook color correction and pin-point star
images you expect from a premium astrograph.

• DEW SHIELD/SUN SHADE: An essential accessory built
in to the design for your convenience.

• MACHINED ALUMINUM DUAL SPEED RACK AND
PINION FOCUSER: Critical for fine photography this
superior focuser gives the operator the ability to smoothly
and accurately achieve perfect focus. Fine and super fine
focusing speeds of 10:1 reduction. Accepts standard 48mm
threaded accessories.

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• PRECISION, EASY TO READ FOCUS SCALE ON
FOCUSER DRAW TUBE: Easily repeat critical focus points.

• CRADLE RINGS AND MOUNTING BRACKET: Allows

mounting on a wide variety of Meade and non-Meade
German Equatorial Mounts. Mounting bolts (not included)
are standard M6x1.0

Using the Focuser Assembly:

The back of the focusing drawtube has 48mm threads which
will accept any camera or photographic accessories with
similar thread diameter.

Thread the desired camera or accessory onto the back of
the telescope as shown in the picture below. Once the
camera or accessory is threaded onto the telescope you can
rotate the camera by loosening the rotator locking knob and
spin the camera or accessory to the desired position.

If you have a question concerning use of the Meade
SERIES 6000 ED APO REFRACTOR, call the Meade
Instruments Consumer Service Department at (800) 626-

3233. Department hours are 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Pacific
Time, Monday through Friday.

Meade Limited Warranty

Every Meade telescope and telescope accessory is
warranted by Meade Instruments Corp (“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. and Canada. 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. RGA Number Required:
Prior to the return of any product or part, a Return Goods
Authorization (RGA) number must be obtained from Meade
by writing, or calling [phone]. Each returned part or
product must include a written statement detailing the nature

of the claimed defect, as well as the owner’s name, address,

and phone number. This warranty is not valid in cases
where the product has been abused or mishandled, where
unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed, or
where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear­and-tear. Meade specifically disclaims special, indirect, or
consequential damages or lost profit which may result from
a breach of this warranty. Any implied warranties which
cannot be disclaimed are hereby limited to a term of one
year from the date of original retail purchase. This warranty
gives you specific rights. You may have other rights which
vary from state to state. Meade reserves the right to change
product specifications or to discontinue products without
notice.

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