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Finderscope

Dust Cap/Mask

(Remove before viewing)

Focuser Knob

Focuser Tube

Eyepiece

Mounting Plate

Dual Axis Motor Drives

(not shown)

Dec Lock Lever

Dec Setting Circle

Counterweight Rod

Lock Knob

Counterweight

Thumbscrew

Counterweight

Counterweight Rod

Hand Control

Finderscope Bracket

Alignment Screw

Focus Locking Screw

Piggyback Bracket

Tube Rings

Pirmary Mirror Position

R.A. Lock Lever

Polarscope Holder

(not shown)

Latitude Scale

Azimuth Adjustment Knobs

Accessory Tray

Tripod Leg

Height Adjustment Clamp

Altitude Adjustment T-bolt

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Summary of Contents for SK P25012EQ6-2IN

Page 1: ...SK P25012EQ6 2IN...

Page 2: ...Newtonian reflector Cleaning Your Telescope 3 6 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 14 14 14 15 16 14 15 Before you begin Caution Read the entire instructions carefully before beginning Your...

Page 3: ...unterweight Rod Lock Knob Counterweight Thumbscrew Counterweight Counterweight Rod Hand Control Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Focus Locking Screw Piggyback Bracket Tube Rings Pirmary Mirror Posi...

Page 4: ...led knob underneath to secure mount to tripod Fig 3 Fig 4 Fig 5 TRIPOD SET UP Fig 2 Note Loosen the azimuth adjustment knobs if mount does not fit into tripod head completely Retighten knobs to secure...

Page 5: ...2 Find the center of balance of the telescope tube Place this in between the two tube rings Close the hinges around the telescope and fasten securely by tightening the thumb nuts TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY Fi...

Page 6: ...anced after all accessories eyepiece camera etc have been attached Before balancing your telescope make sure that your tripod is balanced and on a stable surface For photography point the telescope in...

Page 7: ...ontrol buttons R A control buttons N OFF S 2X 8X 16X Dec Dec R A R A R A The N Off S switch acts as a power switch as well as controlling the directions of the motors The N position allows R A motor t...

Page 8: ...n the sky you have to align your mount This means tilting the head over so that it points to the North or South celestial pole For people in the Northern Hemisphere this is rather easy as the bright s...

Page 9: ...e polar alignment This method of polar alignment is sufficient for virtually all visual use of the telescope To use the Polarscope with the EQ 6 mount the declination axis must be rotated such that th...

Page 10: ...ou should be able to align the reticle with the R A axis to within about 2 or 3 arc minutes You should never have to make this adjustment again unless the polar scope has been dropped disassembled or...

Page 11: ...the celestial pole Due to its proper motion Polaris can be seen to move with respect to the Pole from year to year The tick marks in the Polarscope can be used to compensate for this motion Fig h 5 c...

Page 12: ...DEC lock knobs to lock the mount in place Now rotate the R A setting circle until it reads 18h36m Your are now ready to use the setting circles to find objects in the sky Finding objects using the set...

Page 13: ...pe in mm by the magnification Exit Pupil Diameter of Primary mirror in mm Magnification For example a 200mm f 5 telescope with a 40mm eyepiece produces a magnification of 25x and an exit pupil of 8mm...

Page 14: ...lso affects images Astronomy is an outdoor activity The best conditions will have still air and obviously a clear view of the sky It is not necessary that the sky be cloud free Often broken cloud cond...

Page 15: ...p which covers the front of the telescope and look down the optical tube At the bottom you will see the primary mirror held in place by three clips 120 apart and at the top the small oval secondary mi...

Page 16: ...ew there If there is you will want to loosen it turn the screw to the left to bring the mirror away from that point If there isn t a adjusting screw there then go across to the other side and tighten...

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