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CAUTION!

Never look at the Sun through your telescope,

the telescope’s finder

or the mount’s Polar scope as this will cause blindness. Observing
the Sun directly, even for a very short period, without the appropriate
protection can cause serious damage to your eyes

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Page 1: ... Opticstar Ltd 2013 2015 0 Opticstar EQ700 Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...ok at the Sun through your telescope the telescope s finder or the mount s Polar scope as this will cause blindness Observing the Sun directly even for a very short period without the appropriate protection can cause serious damage to your eyes ...

Page 3: ...telescope the telescope s finder scope or the mount s Polar scope as this will cause permanent blindness Always use the appropriate protection to observe the Sun through any telescope or through the naked eye Always use a full aperture Solar filter if you intend to observe the Sun with a telescope avoid Solar filters that can be attached to the eyepiece end they are unsafe and can result in damagi...

Page 4: ...ol 11 Counterweight shaft 12 R A setting circle 13 Counterweight locking bolt 14 Azimuth adjustment knob 1 2 15 Front latitude adjustment T bolt 16 Rear latitude adjustment T bolt 17 Counterweight 18 Azimuth adjustment knob 1 2 19 Tripod platform 20 Counterweight shaft safety screw 21 Tripod tension bolt 22 Tripod leg spreader 23 Leg spreader tension nut 24 Tripod legs 25 Tripod tension bolt T han...

Page 5: ...he shaft makes the insertion of the e clip easier Loosen both Azimuth adjustment knobs 14 18 on the mount head equally so that they are apart by just over 1cm Place the mount head over the tripod platform and onto the shaft so that protruding peg 27 on top of the tripod s platform is positioned between the two Azimuth adjustments knobs 14 18 If necessary loosen the Azimuth adjustment knobs 14 18 f...

Page 6: ...roceeding make certain that the counterweight shaft 11 is pointing to the ground and that the DEC and R A locking levers are tight 3 4 Completely unscrew and remove the counterweight safety screw cap 20 at the end of the counterweight shaft 11 Carefully lift a counterweight and loosen the counterweight locking knob 13 enough to ensure that the hole in the counterweight is free of the floating lock...

Page 7: ... be able to rotate freely around the DEC axis If the optical tube is mounted on rings loosen the ring locking knobs that hold the optical tube in place just enough to be able to slide the optical tube back and forth inside its own tube rings Slide the optical tube inside its rings to a position where the tube is balanced Once the optical tube is balanced tighten the ring locking knobs and the DEC ...

Page 8: ...pe is in Home Position and ready to track the sky and various celestial objects via its R A and DEC slow motion controls The following section outlines the procedure of how to get your mount and telescope into Home Position This is necessary so that you can track the night sky via the R A slow motion control alone Levelled mount POLAR HOME POSITION Latitude Front Tripod leg is aligned North under ...

Page 9: ...e night sky with the aid of the R A manual control alone Longitudes Latitudes List City Longitude latitude City Longitude Latitude Aberdeen 57o 09 N 4o 07 W Londonderry 55o 00 N 0o 07 W Bangor 54o 39 N 5o 40 W London 51 29 N 0 0 W Bath 51o 23 N 2o 22 W Manchester 53o 28 N 2o 14 W Belfast 54 36 N 5 55 W Newcastle upon Tyne 54o 58 N 1o 37 W Birmingham 52 29 N 1 56 W Newry 54o 11 N 6o 21 W Bristol 51...

Page 10: ...ars 4 5 M93 Bright open cluster with around 80 stars Its core resembles an arrowhead 6 5 FEBRUARY Ursa Major MGN M81 Bode s Galaxy is one of the brightest galaxies in the Messier catalogue it is located close to the M82 8 5 M82 The Cigar Galaxy is separated by 150 000 light years from the M81 and is approximately ten times smaller 9 5 Cancer M44 The Beehive cluster is an open cluster that contains...

Page 11: ...ble in large telescopes 10 5 Scorpius M4 The Cat s Eye is a bright globular cluster A large telescope is needed to start resolving individual groups of stars 7 5 M6 The Butterfly Cluster is a bright open cluster that lies close to the centre of our Galaxy 4 5 M7 Ptolemy s Cluster is a bright open cluster of around 80 stars 3 3 Coma Berenices M53 Globular cluster Higher magnifications will begin to...

Page 12: ...es M22 is one of the closer globular clusters to Earth at a distance of around 10 600 light years 5 1 M23 Open cluster with 150 identified members the brightest being of magnitude 9 2 6 9 M25 A loose open cluster of around 600 stars A pleasant sight in telescopes under low powers 4 9 M55 Open cluster with a loose collection of stars 7 0 NGC6603 Open cluster superimposed over a rich stellar region ...

Page 13: ...nstellation of Perseus In small scopes only the brightest stars are visible forming a X shape 6 0 Taurus M45 The Pleiades star cluster consists of around 500 stars surrounded by gas and dust only visible in large instruments It is also home to several brown dwarf stars Otherwise the cluster is dominated by hot blue stars of very high luminosity that have formed within the last 100 million years 1 ...

Page 14: ...rior to Star Alignment a the telescope must be in the Home Position b Check mount physical latitude setup Handset 1 Set Time Zone to 00 00 00 UK 2 Check the Longitude Latitude settings 3 Check the Date Time settings 4 Check the Daylight Saving value settings Why is the image through the telescope reflected or inverted This is normal with astronomical telescopes I have removed the Optical Tube lid ...

Page 15: ...ook at the Sun through your telescope the telescope s finder or the mount s Polar scope as this will cause blindness Observing the Sun directly even for a very short period without the appropriate protection can cause serious damage to your eyes ...

Page 16: ... Opticstar Ltd 2013 2015 15 Opticstar Ltd 87 Washway Road Sale Greater Manchester M33 7TQ United Kingdom Web www opticstar com Email info opticstar com ...

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