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User manual for the Meade 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly 1608-80-00
The user manual for the Meade 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly 1608-80-00 provides
necessary instructions for the proper use of the product Optics - Telescopes - Catadioptrics (Cassegrain).
The Meade Instruments 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly (OTA) features a 16” aperture, f/8 optical system with Meade’s Advanced Coma Free (ACF) optics and high-contrast baffling that ensures crisp, pinpoint imaging to the very edge of the field. The OTA features an internal zero image shift 3” Crayford-style 10:1 focusing system with a 2-speed, 7:1 reduction control that rigidly holds the OTA’s primary mirror, eliminating the need for a mirror lock, and provides smooth, precise focusing. The OTA has a focal length of 3,251mm.
The OTA includes a Meade Series 5000 HD60 25mm eyepiece and a 2” Series 5000 enhanced 99% reflectivity diagonal. It also comes with an 8 x 50mm refractor viewfinder with quick-release mounting bracket. An optional 2” diameter, 3-element f/5 focal reducer/field flattener (sold separately) lets you gain even wider, flatter fields with faster exposures, even on larger sensors.
The OTA comes with a precision-machined Losmandy-style dovetail rail mated to the tube with wide-stance radius blocks for steady mounting and front and rear dust covers.
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Additional parameters of the Meade 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly 1608-80-00:
Specifications
Optical Design
Advanced Coma-Free
Clear Aperture
16"
Focal Length
3,251 mm
Focal Ratio
f/8
Optical Coatings
UHTC
Resolving Power
Dawes Limit: 0.46 arcseconds
Viewfinder
8 x 50 mm refractor with cross hairs
Eyepiece
HD-60 25 mm long eye relief eyepiece
Diagonal
Series 5000 2" with enhanced 99% reflectivity
Back Focus Distance
Optimal: 3.5" (88.9 mm) at f/5
Focus System
Internal Crayford-style, zero image-shift primary mirror focus with dual speed 7:1 control
Mounting
OTA: Losmandy-style mounting plate
Material
Optical Tube: Aluminum
Dimensions (LxDiameter)
32.0 x 17.5" (81.2 x 44.4 cm)
Weight
90.0 lb (40.8 kg)
The user manual for the Meade 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly 1608-80-00 can be downloaded in .pdf
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required to supply one. It is also quite common that customers throw out
the user manual with the box, or put the CD away somewhere and then can’t find it.
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The user manual lists all of the functions of the Meade 16" f/8 ACF Optical Tube Assembly 1608-80-00,
all the basic and advanced features and tells you how to use the catadioptrics (cassegrain).
The manual also provides troubleshooting for common problems. Even greater
detail is provided by the service manual, which is not typically shipped with the product,
but which can often be downloaded from Meade service.
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