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plug (10), Fig. 18, to the circuit board (as described
above in Step 4c). Replace the dust cover.
Meade Customer Service
If you have a question concerning your Meade Starfinder
telescope, call Meade Instruments/Customer Service Dept. at
949-451-1450, or fax at 949-451-1460. Customer Service hours
are 8:30AM - 4:00PM, Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. In
the unlikely event that your 16" Starfinder telescope requires
factory servicing or repairs, write or call the Meade Customer
Service Dept. first, before returning the telescope to the factory,
giving full particulars as to the nature of the problem, as well as
your name, address, and daytime telephone number. The great
majority of 16" Starfinder servicing issues can be resolved by
telephone, avoiding return of the telescope to the factory.
Specifications:
Meade Starfinder
TM
16" Reflecting Telescope
TELESCOPE: Starfinder Equatorial 16
Optical Design Newtonian Reflector
Diameter/Clear Aperture 406mm (16")
Primary & Secondary Mirrors Grade-A Pyrex
®
glass,
fine annealed
Secondary Mirror Support 4-vane; steel
Focal Length 1830mm
Focal Ratio f/4.5
Resolving Power (arc secs.) 0.28
Limiting Visual Magnitude 15.6
Limiting Photographic Magnitude 18.1
Image Scale 0.79°/inch
Maximum Practical Visual Power 600X
35mm Angular Film Coverage 0.74° x 1.06°
Optical Tube 19" dia. x 66" long spiral-
wound Sonotube
Secondary Mirror Minor Axis 4.00"
Secondary Mirror Obstruction 6.2%
Equatorial Mounting German-type
Polar and Dec Shaft Dias. 1.5"
Bearings Polar: 2 Sealmaster ball
bearings; Dec: Nylon
Pier (dia. x height) 6.0" x 18" steel
Motor Drive System 9-volts D.C.
Drive Gear 5" worm gear
Setting Circle Dias. RAand Dec: 6"
Latitude Range 25° to 60°
Material aluminum castings
Total Net Telescope Wt. (approx.)
247 lbs.
Heaviest Component
for Field Assembly 62 lbs.
Shipping Weight (approx.) 273 lbs.
