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To decrease the latitude of the polar axis, tighten the front (under
the counterweight bar) latitude adjustment screw and loosen the
rear screw (if necessary).
The latitude adjustment on the CG-5 mount has a range from
approximately 30° going up to 60°.
It is best to always make final adjustments in altitude by moving
the mount against gravity (i.e. using the rear latitude adjustment
screw to raise the mount). To do this you should loosen both
latitude adjustment screws and manually push the front of the
mount down as far as it will go. Then tighten the rear adjustment
screw to raise the mount to the desired latitude.
For Advanced GT users, it may be helpful to remove the front latitude adjustment screw completely. This will allow
the mount to reach lower latitudes without the screw coming into contact with the R.A. motor assembly. To remove
the latitude screw, first use the rear screw to raise the mount head all the way up. Then remove the front latitude
screw completely. Now you should be able to manually move the mount head all the way to its lowest latitude. Now,
using only the rear screw, raise the mount to your desired latitude.
Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth
For rough adjustments in azimuth, simply pick up the telescope and tripod and move it. For fine adjustments in
azimuth:
1. Turn the azimuth adjustment knobs located on either side of the azimuth housing (see Fig 2-14). While standing
behind the telescope, the knobs are on the front of the mount.
• Turning the right adjustment knob clockwise moves the mount toward the right.
• Turning the left adjustment knob clockwise moves the mount to the left.
Both screws push off of the peg on the tripod head, which means you may have to loosen one screw while tightening
the other. The screw that holds the equatorial mount to the tripod may have to be loosened slightly.
Keep in mind that adjusting the mount is done during the polar alignment process only. Once polar aligned, the
mount must NOT be moved. Pointing the telescope is done by moving the mount in right ascension and declination,
as described earlier in this manual.
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The Advanced Series mount comes with a declination cable that connects from the R.A. motor drive electronic panel
to the Dec motor drive. To attach the motor cable:
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Locate the Declination cable and plug one end of the cable into the port on the electronics panel
labeled
DEC Port
and plug the other end of the cable into the port located on the declination motor
drive (see Fig 2-15).
Figure 2-14
Azimuth
Adjustment
Knobs
Rear Latitude
Adjustment
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Front Latitude
Adjustment Screw
