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2. Parts list
1
Optical tube assembly, with altitude micro-motion
control rod attached
1
Altitude lock bolt
1
Altazimuth yoke mount
1
6x30 achromatic crosshair finder scope
1
Dual-ring finder scope bracket
1
25mm (32x) Kellner eyepiece (1.25" barrel diameter)
1
9mm (89x) Kellner eyepiece (1.25" barrel diameter)
1
90° prism star diagonal (hybrid .965"/1.25")
1
Accessory tray
1
Accessory tray bracket
3
Tripod legs
3
Tripod leg lock bolts
3. assembly
Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. Make
sure all the parts listed in Section 1 are present. Save the boxes
and packaging material. In the unlikely event that you need to
return the telescope, you must use the original packaging.
Assembling the telescope should take only about 10-15 minutes.
All bolts should be tightened securely to eliminate flexing and wob-
bling, but be careful not to over-tighten or the threads may strip.
During assembly (and anytime, for that matter), DO NOT
touch any of the lenses of the telescope, finder scope, eye-
pieces, or the prism of the diagonal, with your fingers. The
optical surfaces have delicate coatings on them that can eas-
ily be damaged if touched inappropriately. NEVER remove
any lens assembly from its housing for any reason, or the
product warranty and return policy are voided.
1. Screw a tripod leg lock bolt into the hole in the lower aluminum
cuff on each tripod leg. Extend each leg to the same length
before tightening the bolts. You can readjust the legs to a more
desirable height later, after the scope is completely assem-
bled.
2. Remove the tripod leg attachment bolt from the top of
each of the tripod legs. Attach the three tripod legs to the
base of the yoke mount by lining up the holes in the top of
the legs with the holes in the base of the mount, then
insert a tripod leg attachment bolt through. Only loosely
tighten the nuts, for now. The accessory tray attachment
point on each leg should be facing inward.
3. Stand the tripod upright with the yoke mount attached, and
spread the legs apart enough to attach the accessory tray
bracket to the three attachment points on the legs. Use the
nut and bolt that is already inserted in each of the three
attachment points to fasten the accessory tray bracket to
the legs. Make sure the accessory tray bracket is attached
so the cap in the middle of it faces upward.
4. Now, spread the tripod legs apart as far as they will go,
until the accessory tray bracket is at its fully extended
position. Attach the tripod tray by removing the cap in the
center of the accessory tray bracket. Place the accessory
tray on the accessory tray bracket so the hole in the tray
fits on the circular spacer in the center of the bracket.
Secure the tray by replacing the cap to the center of the
accessory tray bracket.
5. Next, tighten the nuts of the tripod leg attachment bolts at
the base of the mount.
6. To install the optical tube in the yoke mount, first remove
the two yoke knobs from the sides of the optical tube. Slide
the altitude micro-motion rod into its receptacle on the
side of the yoke. Then set the optical tube in the yoke, lin-
ing up the threaded holes in the sides of the tube with the
mounting holes in the yoke. Thread in the yoke knobs until
the telescope is held securely.
7. Screw in the altitude lock bolt into the receptacle on the
side of the yoke mount.
8. Insert the small end of the star diagonal into the end of the
focuser drawtube, securing it with the thumbscrew on the
focuser drawtube.
9. Then insert an eyepiece into the star diagonal and secure
it in place with the thumbscrew on the diagonal. (Always
loosen the thumbscrews before rotating or removing the
diagonal or an eyepiece.)
10. Attach the finder scope bracket to the optical tube over the
two pre-installed bolts located near the focuser. It doesn’t
matter whether the slanted bracket stem slants forward or
backward; choose whichever orientation you like. Secure
the bracket in place with the two round thumbscrews. Do
not loosen the two small hex nuts at the base of the bolts,
as they keep them from falling into the optical tube.
11. Lastly, install the finder scope in the dual-ring bracket. To do
this, we recommend first removing the two spring-tensioned
alignment screws (the top bolt on each ring) and loosening
the other four so the finder scope can be inserted through
the rings—eyepiece end first—without resistance. The larg-
er, objective lens of the finder scope should point in the
same direction as the objective lens of the main telescope.
Now reinsert the two spring-tensioned alignment screws.
Then thread in the other four alignment screws until the
finder scope tube is roughly centered in the rings.
4. aligning the Finder scope
Using a low-power finder scope, with its wide field of view,
makes it easy to locate objects for observing through the main
telescope, which has a much narrower field of view. However,
the finder scope and the telescope need to be aligned so they
both point to exactly the same spot in the sky.
1. Alignment is easiest to do in daylight hours. First, loosen the
azimuth and altitude lock knobs and the two yoke knobs so
the telescope can be moved freely. Then insert the lowest-
power eyepiece (longest focal length) into the star diagonal.