Your First Look
With the telescope fully assembled and all the accessories attached you are ready for your first look. Your first look should be done in the daytime when it is easier to locate the locking clamps and slow motion adjustment knobs. This will help to familiarize you with your telescope, thus making it easier to use at night.
Daytime Observing
1.Begin by finding a distant object that is fairly bright.
2.Insert a low power eyepiece (one with a large focal length) into the tele- scope.
3.Release the R.A. and DEC clamps and point the telescope at the object you selected.
4.Locate the object in your finder and lock the R.A. and DEC clamps.
5.Use the slow motion knobs to center the object in the field of the finder.
6.Once centered, look through your telescope and the object will be there (if you aligned the finder first).
Try using different optional eyepieces to see how the field changes with various magnifications.
WARNING ! NEVER POINT YOUR TELESCOPE AT THE SUN UNLESS YOU HAVE THE PROPER SOLAR FILTER. PERMANENT AND IRRE- VERSIBLE EYE DAMAGE MAY RESULT AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO YOUR TELESCOPE. ALSO, NEVER LEAVE YOUR TELESCOPE UNATTENDED DURING A DAYTIME OBSERVING SESSION, ESPE- CIALLY WHEN CHILDREN ARE PRESENT.
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