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How to
level Meade & Celestron Telescope tripods
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| If the tripod is not properly leveled,
the azimuth movement with not be level, the altitude movement will not be
plumb. And you wondered why your alignment and GOTO are not accurate.
Most of the bad alignment and GOTO are caused by improperly leveled tripods.
The built in bubble level on the Meade 883 tripod actually causes it. |
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While the built-in bubble level
indicates LEVEL, the tripod platform is actually NOT level
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The bubble in the right picture may be difficult to see,
the bubble is at the 11 o'clock position with the built in level centered
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| You should be
leveling the platform, not the the built-in bubble level indicator. |
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Meade 883 deluxe field tripod
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Meade 884 deluxe field tripod
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| How to level
your telescope tripod.
The two straight bubble levels help you to level
the tripod faster and more precisely. The proper way to level the
tripod is to adjust only two of the three legs.
You level the tripod front to back and level the tripod left to right.
One of the tripod leg does not need be be changed. The two straight
bubble level tells you which leg to adjust. The little trick of
using the two straight bubble level is that the side where the bubble
stay is the side that should be lowered. It is easier to shorten
the leg than to lengthen it because of the weight of the tripod.
There is little confusion on which leg to adjust. Point the North leg
of the tripod north. You stand facing north between and East-West leg.
You only adjust the NORTH leg for front to back leveling, and only
adjust either the East OR West leg for left and right leveling.
If your tripod is leveled front to back and left to right, the circular
bubble level would also be centered.
You may also use the two straight bubble level to level the telescope
fork arm in the Polar position, the telescope optical tube assembly in
the Alt/Az position.
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