Celestron 31056, 31058 instruction manual C150-HD

Disassembling and

Transporting Your

Telescope

Storing Your Telescope

The entire telescope and mount is light enough to pick up and carry outside for a casual observing session. If, however, you want to transport your telescope to a remote observing location, you must partially disassemble it. Here’s how:

1.Remove the telescope from the equatorial mount. Return it to the shipping carton to ensure safe transportation.

2.Remove the three wing bolts that hold the accessory tray to the tripod.

3.Pull the accessory tray off the bracket.

4.Thread the wing bolts back onto the accessory tray once they are removed from the bracket. This will eliminate the possibility of losing them.

5.Fold the tripod legs together and you are ready to transport your telescope.

The equatorial mount does NOT have to be removed if you are transporting the telescope yourself. However, you may want to remove the counterweight from the counterweight bar to lighten the mount.

If you are shipping the telescope via a common carrier, you should completely disassemble the telescope and return all parts to their original shipping container.

When not in use, your Celestron telescope can be left fully assembled and set up. However, all lens and eyepiece covers should be put back in place. The opening to the focuser must also be covered. This will reduce the amount of dust build-up on the optical surfaces and reduce the number of times you need to clean the instru- ment. You may want to return everything to its original shipping container and store all the parts there. If this is the case, all optical surfaces should still be covered to prevent dust build-up.

Now that you have completed assembling your telescope, you are ready to begin attaching the accessories.

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