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tion by tightening the knurled thumbscrew on the dovetail holder.
Inserting an Eyepiece
The final step in the assembly process is to insert an eye- piece into the telescope’s focuser. Take the cover cap off the end of the focuser drawtube. Loosen the thumbscrews on the focuser drawtube and insert one of the eyepieces. Secure it in place by
The assembly of your SkyQuest Dobsonian is now complete. It should appear as shown in Figure 1. The dust cap on the front of the telescope tube should always remain in place when the telescope is not in use. It is also a good idea to
Focus lock ring Alignment thumb screw
Tensioner
Figure 8a: The 6x26
Figure 7: (a) To attach the spring to the base, grip the pull loop with your index finger and pull down on the spring. (b) While pulling down, slip the end ring of the spring over the screw head and onto the narrow part of the nylon spacer, then release the pull loop.
To place the finder scope in the finder scope bracket, first unthread the two black nylon screws until the screw ends are flush with the inside diameter of the bracket. Place the
Slide the base of the finder scope bracket into the dovetail holder on the top of the focuser. Lock the bracket into posi-
Figure 8b: Inserting the finder scope into the finder scope bracket
store eyepieces in an eyepiece case and to replace the cover caps on the focuser drawtube and on both ends of the finder scope when the telescope is idle.
3. Using Your Telescope
It is best to get a feel for the basic functions of the SkyQuest
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