Telescope Assembly

1.Extend tripod legs to comfortable working height and tighten wingnuts to ensure stabil- ity. Separate tripod legs and ensure that the legs are extended to equal heights. The top of the tripod should be level to ensure stability when mounting telescope.

2.Remove mount base screw. Insert bottom of mount assembly into tripod mounting hole. Replace mount base screw below tripod mounting plate and tighten to secure mount to tripod.

3.Loosen all setscrews on mount (except the base screw) and position mount so that you have access to all parts of the mount.

4.Find the latitude scale located on the side of the mount above the base of the mount. Remove the nut and washer located in the center of the latitude scale. Slide clock drive mounting bracket over the exposed bolt and onto the raised fitting. Line up clock drive so that the motor drive coil slides over the R.A. adjustment shaft. The thumbscrew will need to be loosened in order to ensure that the motor drive coil slides easily onto the shaft. Replace washer and nut to secure clock drive assembly and tighten.

5.Loosen thumbscrews on R.A. and Dec. adjustment cables. Slide shorter adjustment cable over open end of the R.A. adjustment shaft (opposite the mounted clock drive) and tighten thumbscrew into notch on shaft. Slide longer adjustment cable onto the Dec. adjust- ment shaft (below telescope mounting brack- ets) and tighten thumbscrew into notch.