ACCESSORIES
A. FULLY ADJUSTABLE ALUMINUM TRIPOD
B. EYEPIECES.
6MM=100X MOST POWER/ LEAST BRIGHTNESS
20MM=30X LOWEST POWER/BRIGHTEST IMAGE
C. 3X BARLOW.
USED TO INCREASE THE POWER OF ANY GIVEN EYEPIECE BY 300%. FOR
EXAMPLE THE 20MM IS 30X POWER AND WITH THE 3X BARLOW IT IS 90X
POWER
D. ERECT IMAGE PRISM.
ALLOWS FOR AN OPTICALLY CORRECT UPRIGHT IMAGE THROUGH YOUR
TELESCOPE AT ALL TIMES.
E. ELECTRONIC MARS-EYE FINDER
ALLOWS FOR EASY SPOTTING OF OBJECTS.
F. PLANETARIUM CD-ROM
FROM ANY LOCATION YOU CAN SEE THE SKY AT IT APPEARS AT ANY TIME OF DAY,
OR EVEN IN THE FUTURE.
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EYEPIECE POWER POWER W/3X BARLOW
20MM 30X 90X
6MM 100X 300X
20MM IDEALLY SUITED FOR ALL TERRESTRIAL AND ASTRONOMICAL VIEWING.
6MM IS RECOMMENDED FOR NIGHTS OF STEADY SEEING.
PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE EYEPIECES AND ACCESSORIES IS IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO
ASSURE EASY OPERATIONS AND CLEAR VIEWING.
PLEASE USE THE ACCESSORIES IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER. BY DOING THIS, YOU WILL
BETTER UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT EACH INDIVIDUAL ACCESSORY HAS ON THE FUNCTION
OF YOUR TELESCOPE.
HOW TO USE EYEPIECES & ACCESSORIES
1) FOCUSING TUBE
TURN FOCUSING WHEELS TOWARD THE
TELESCOPE UNTIL IT WILL NOT GO FURTHER.
TO FOCUS BEGIN TO TURN THE FOCUSING
KNOBS TOWARD YOUR BODY, SLOWLY, UNTIL
THE IMAGE IS CLEAR. NOTE: YOU MUST HAVE
AN EYEPIECE AND DIAGONAL INSERTED IN
ORDER TO VIEW IMAGE.
2) DIAGONAL PRISM
INSERT THE DIAGONAL PRISM INTO THE
FOCUSING HOUSING.
3) EYEPIECE INSERTION
AFTER THE DIAGONAL IS INSERTED, PLACE
THE EYEPIECE (20MM) INTO THE DIAGONAL
PRISM. THE LOWER THE NUMBER ON THE
EYEPIECE, THE HIGHER THE POWER YOUR
TELESCOPE WILL BE USING. PLUS, YOU
DECREASE THE FIELD OF VIEW AND THE
BRIGHTNESS OF YOUR IMAGE. WHEN USING
EYEPIECES, WE SUGGEST ALWAYS STARTING
WITH THE LOWEST POWER AND THEN GOING
UP.
4) BARLOW LENS
THE BARLOW LENS IS USED TO ACHIEVE
THE MAXIMUM POWER FROM YOUR
TELESCOPE. FIRST, REMOVE THE DIAGONAL
PRISM FROM THE FOCUSING TUBE AND
INSERT THE BARLOW LENS DIRECTLY INTO
THE FOCUSING TUBE. YOU WILL HAVE TO
READJUST YOUR FOCUSING DUE TO THE FACT
THAT YOU HAVE INCREASED THE POWER OF
YOUR TELESCOPE DRAMATICALLY.
TAKE THE TIME TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH YOUR NEW TELESCOPE. LEARN THE
NAMES OF THE VARIOUS PARTS, WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED AND THEIR FUNCTION. IT
IS THE BEST TO PERFORM THESE FUNCTIONS DURING THE DAY TIME.
WHEN SETTING UP FOR A VIEWING SESSION, PLACE THE TELESCOPE IN AN AREA
SHELTERED FROM THE WIND IF POSSIBLE. THE BEST NIGHT TIME VIEWING WILL BE
AWAY FROM CITY LIGHT AND WHEN THE ATMOSPHERE IS "STEADY".
WITH A LITTLE PRACTICE YOU WILL LEARN TO JUDGE WHEN VIEWING CONDITIONS
ARE GOOD. LOOK FOR THE NIGHTS WHEN THE STARS SHINE BRIGHTLY WITH LITTLE
OR NO TWINKLING.
USE LOW POWER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WIDER FIELD OF VIEW AND BRIGHTER
IMAGE. RESERVE YOUR HIGH POWERS FOR THE NIGHTS WHEN THE VIEWING
CONDITIONS ALLOW FOR DETAILED OBSERVATIONS.
GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR TELESCOPE
