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INTRODUCTION
Your telescope is an excellent beginner’s instrument, and is designed to observe objects in the sky and also on land. It can be your personal window on the universe or allows you to intimately study the behavior of nesting birds on a distant hillside.
The telescope is shipped with the following parts:
•Optical tube
•Aluminum tripod with an accessory tray
•Two 1.25" eyepieces: MA25mm (28X), MH9mm
•2x 1.25" Barlow lens
•Diagonal mirror
•5x24mm viewfinder with bracket
•Telescope mount
•Hardware used in the assembly:
3 bolts (2" long) with wing nuts and washers
3 screws (1/2" long) with nuts
The tube has a focal length of 700mm, and its objective lens has a diameter of 60mm. The lens diameter is one of the most important pieces of information about the
telescope. The size of the objective lens determines how much detail you will be
able to see in your telescope. The focal1 length will help later on to calculate
magnification.
Setting up your telescope involves these simple steps:
•Assemble your tripod
•Attach the accessory tray
•Attach the optical tube to the mount
•Attach the viewfinder
•Attach the diagonal mirror and eyepiece
•Align the viewfinder
Study the the picture on the next page and become acquainted with the parts of your telescope. Then proceed to “Assemble your Tripod.”