Celestron C8-S, C5-S, C9.25-S Removing the Lens Cap, Moving the Telescope Manually, Rear Cell

•Finderscope

•Finder Bracket

•Rubber O-ring

•Three Nylon Tipped Thumbscrews (10-24x1/2")

•Two Phillips Head Screws (8-32x1/2")

To install the finderscope:

1.	Attach the bracket to the optical tube. To do this,		Finderscope
	place the curved portion of the bracket with the
	slot over the	two holes in the rear cell. The
				Nylon
	bracket should be oriented so that the rings that
				Adjustment
	hold the finder are over the telescope tube, not the
				Screw
	rear cell (see Fig 2-11). Start threading the
	screws in by hand and tighten fully with an Allen
	wrench.
2.	Partially thread-in the three nylon-tipped
	thumbscrews that hold the finder in place inside
					Finder Bracket
	the bracket.	Tighten the screws until the nylon
	heads are flush with the inner diameter of the				Rear Cell
	bracket ring. Do NOT thread them in completely
	or they will interfere with the placement of the		Figure 2-11
	finder. (Having the screws in place when the finder is installed
	will be easier than trying to insert the screws after the finder has
	been installed.)

3.Slide the rubber O-ring over the back of the finder (it will NOT fit over the objective end of the finder). It may need to be stretched a little. Once on the main body of the finder, slide it up about one inch from the end of the finder.

4.Rotate the finder until one cross hair is parallel to the R.A. axis and the other is parallel to the DEC axis.

5.Slide the eyepiece end of the finder into the front of the bracket.

6.Slightly tighten the three nylon tipped thumbscrews on the front ring of the bracket to hold the finder in place.

7.Once on, push the finder back until the O-ring is snug inside the back ring of the finder bracket.

8.Hand tighten the three nylon tipped thumbscrews until snug.

Removing the Lens Cap

The C5-S and C9.25-S have aluminum lens caps that slide on and off of the front of the telescope. The C8- S lens cap utilizes a bayonet-type locking mechanism to hold it in place. To remove the lens cap, hold the cover firmly and rotate the outer edge 1/2” counterclockwise and pull off.

Moving the Telescope Manually

In order to properly balance your telescope, you will need to move your telescope manually at various portions of the sky to observe different objects. To make rough adjustments, loosen the R.A. and DEC clutch knobs slightly and move the telescope in the desired direction.

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