Celestar Manual
Assembling your Celestar
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TRANSPORTING YOUR CELESTAR/CELESTAR DELUXE 8
You may leave your Celestar/Celestar Deluxe 8 fully set up in the house and carry it outside for a casual
observing session. However, since the telescope is large and somewhat heavy on the tripod, you may want
to remove the telescope and drive from the Wedgpod or tripod/wedge when moving it. To do so:
1.
Remove the two lower bolts that hold the drive base to the tilt plate of the wedge or Wedgpod.
2.
Partially loosen the top bolt that holds the drive base to the tilt plate by rotating it approximately half a
turn.
3.
Hold the telescope by the fork arms and slide it up, off the wedge/Wedgpod.
The Wedgpod can now be carried outside and the telescope reattached. For the Celestar Deluxe, since the
wedge does not interfere with the tripod at all, it can be left in place once firmly attached. This holds true
even if you are transporting your telescope to a remote dark site observing location. The tripod legs can be
collapsed and folded back together with the wedge in place.
However, if you are planning a trip to a remote site, you should remove the telescope from the wedgpod or
tripod/wedge, and return it to its box. The tripod/wedgpod legs can be transported with its legs folded back
together.
STORING YOUR CELESTAR/CELESTAR DELUXE 8
When not in use, all lens and eyepiece covers should be put back in place. This will reduce the amount of
dust build-up on all optical surfaces and reduce the number of times you need to clean your instrument.
You may want to return everything to its original shipping container and store it there. If this is the case,
all optical surfaces should be covered to prevent dust build-up.
