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How to View the universe with the Meade AZ Series Telescope

All you science and astronomy nuts out there, pay attention, this detailed video tutorial series will tell you everything you need to know about using the Meade AZ Series Telescope to ogle the universe.

Whether used as casual telescopes for astronomy or as high resolution spotting scopes for land viewing, these short tube Meade AZ telescopes deliver powerful performance in a small package.

These AZ Series instruments provide bright, richest-field performance for observing wide-field astronomical objects like galaxies and nebula from dark skies, or use the provided Barlow lens for viewing close-up detail of the Moon, planets, or nature from your own backyard. Compact and portable—these scopes travel easily and store in a small space.

Video chapters include:

1. Welcome!
2. Parts
3. Assembling the Tripod
4. Attach Tray to Tripod
5. Attach Tube to Mount
6. Attach Viewfinder
7. Attach Red Dot Viewfinder
8. Attach Diagonal
9. The Barlow Lens
10. Align Viewfinder
11. Align Red Dot Viewfinder
12. Moving the Scope
13. Focusing
14. First Light
15. Accessories
16. The 80AZ-A Model

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