The. wonders. of. our. universe. have. always. intrigued.
humankind.. Ever. since. that. long-forgotten. primordial.
dawn.when.man.first.walked.upright.and.raised.his.eyes.
to.the.sky,.he.has.been.enthralled.by.the.majesty.of.the.
heavens..It.seems.only.yesterday.that.he.learned.to.fly..
Today,.there.are.human.footprints.on.the.Moon.and.the.
sands.of.Mars.are.being.analyzed.for.signs.of.life..We.can.
only.speculate.what.the.future.will.bring..In.our.ongoing.
search. for. knowledge,. many. tools. have. been. used.
over.the.centuries,.yet.only.one.has.unveiled.the.silent.
wonders.of.the.night.sky..Only.the.telescope.has.enabled.
us.to.see.what’s.actually.out.there:.the.mountains.and.
craters.and.valleys.of.the.Moon,.the.four.bright.orbiting.
satellites.of.Jupiter.discovered.by.Galileo,.the.amazing.
ice-rings. of. Saturn,. and. beyond. the. solar. system,. the.
vast.realm.of.the.stars.and.galaxies.that.makes.up.our.
universe.including.the.awe-inspiring.beauty.of.our.Milky.
Way.Galaxy..All.are.there.as.they.were.that.first.dawn,.
waiting.for.you.to.see.and.study.and.contemplate.
Your. new. Edmund. Scientific. Astroscan
®
. telescope. is.
your.tool.for.exploring.these.cosmic.wonders..–..your.
personal. window. on. creation!. This. instrument. is. the.
result.of.one.of.the.most.intensive.development.efforts.
ever. undertaken. by. the. Edmund. Scientific. Company..
It. was. designed,. engineered. and. built. to. provide. the.
novice. stargazer. with. some. of. the. widest,. brightest.
and.clearest.astronomical.views.available..Its.simplicity.
of.design.provides.a.portability.and.ease.of.use.rarely.
found. in. typical. astronomical. telescopes.. With. proper.
care,. your. new. Astroscan. will. bring. you. many. years.
of.exciting.celestial.exploration,.opening.a.whole.new.
and.unsuspected.universe.to.you.and.your.family!.But.
realize. that. it. is. a. precision. optical. instrument,. not. a.
toy..It.should.be.treated.with.the.same.care.given.an.
expensive. camera. or. other. fine. optical. system.. This.
guide. was. written. to. acquaint. you. with. all. aspects. of.
your.new.telescope.including.its.care.and.use..Study.it.
carefully.–.you’ll.be.glad.you.did!
Introduction
Warning!
DO NOT ever point the Astroscan or
any other optical instrument at the
Sun. Concentrated direct sunlight
can cause eye damage and blind
you in seconds!
