HOW to Focus the PC Camera in a Telescope

PC cam manual 6.07 Q6 6/11/07 11:53 AM

Perform these steps after you have plugged in the camera and have started the "Meade PC Camera" software. Insert a 25mm wide- field eyepiece in your telescope.

1Aim your telescope at a bright object (for example, the Moon or a bright star at night, or a street light during the

daytime—a daytime object should be at least 100 yards away or further). See Fig. 9.

2Center the object in the telescope eyepiece.

3Remove the eyepiece and replace it with the PC Camera. See Figs. 10 and 11. Be sure not to change the position of the telescope or what it is pointed at. Tighten the thumbscrew in the eyepiece holder to

secure it in place.

4Refocus the telescope's while watching the image on the computer screen. See Fig. 12.

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Fig. 9: Aim and focus your telescope.

Fig. 10: Remove the eyepiece from the telescope.

Fig. 11: Insert the PC Camera into the telescope's eyepiece holder.

Fig. 12: Refocus the telescope's while watching the image on the computer screen.

Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.