3.Slide the MH 25mm eyepiece (1) into diagonal mirror (13).
44. Tighten the diagonal mirror thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece
securely.
BALANCING THE OPTICAL TUBE
The telescope is designed with a bracket that will allow the user to balance the optical tube. This may be needed when heavier eyepieces or accessories are used.
1.Loosen the optical tube locks [11] so the tube will slide in the mounting bracket.
2.Balance the tube by sliding it back and forth in the bracket until you find a position where the tube remains horizontal (i.e., without tipping up or down).
3.Retighten the optical tube lock knobs to a firm feel (SEE FIG. 4).
Note: If the horizontal and/or vertical movement of the optical tube seems to be too loose or too tight, you can adjust the amount of tension in the movement of the tube to suit your own preferences. See ADJUSTING THE
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL TENSION OF THE OPTICAL TUBE, page 13.
Fig. 4
ALIGN THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER
Perform the first part of this procedure during the daytime and the last step at night.
1.Point the telescope at an
2.Turn on the red dot viewfinder using the switch on the side of the finder.
3.Without moving the telescope, look through the red dot viewfinder. Turn one or more of the viewfinder’s alignment screws
(3) until the red dot is precisely over the same object as you centered in the eyepiece.
4.Check this alignment at night on a celestial object, such as the Moon or a bright star, and use the viewfinder’s alignment screws to make any necessary refinements.
TO MOVE THE TELESCOPE
Your telescope is altazimuth mounted. Altazimuth is just a complicated way of saying that your telescope moves up and down and from side to side. Other telescopes may be mounted in
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
