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Telescope Parts

1)

Eyepiece (Zoom 8 to 24 mm)

2)

EZ Finder with AA battery box

3)

Telescope tube

4)

Focuser

5)

Tube Clamp

6)

Altitude Clamp

7)

Mirror Assembly

8)

Support

9)

Handle

10)

Eyepiece rack (removed)

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Summary of Contents for starBlast 4.5 EQ

Page 1: ...1 Library Telescope Program Sponsored by Central Arkansas Astronomical Society CAAS Orion StarBlast 4 5 Telescope INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...d website where more information about what to view with your LTP scope can be found at http ltp caasastro org CAAS also holds public sky watches demonstrations presentations and discussions all free...

Page 3: ...3 Telescope Parts 1 Eyepiece Zoom 8 to 24 mm 2 EZ Finder with AA battery box 3 Telescope tube 4 Focuser 5 Tube Clamp 6 Altitude Clamp 7 Mirror Assembly 8 Support 9 Handle 10 Eyepiece rack removed...

Page 4: ...4 Focuser Details 13 Focus wheels 14 Eyepiece securing screws replaced with hex screws EZ Finder Details...

Page 5: ...mirrors Don t Let the Librarian know if they seem dirty Eye pieces however can get dirty fairly quickly particularly when poked with fingers Please don t poke them as it s very easy to scratch the coa...

Page 6: ...that could be damaged if you do Please ask people to not touch the lens ever The Eyepiece chart on the telescope shows what magnification you will have for each setting of the Zoom Eye piece The True...

Page 7: ...mind The Moon map on this telescope is flipped so it matches what you see in the eyepiece Do You Wear Eyeglasses If so you will probably be able to observe with your glasses off by just refocusing the...

Page 8: ...cope in the general direction of an object at least 1 4 mile away Slowly rotate the focus wheels until the object comes into sharp focus Go a little bit beyond sharp focus until the image starts to bl...

Page 9: ...look through the screen the red dot will appear to float in space Turn the power knob clockwise until you hear a click indicating that power is on With your eye positioned near the rear of the telesco...

Page 10: ...y Planets will look small but you might be able to see cloud bands on Jupiter some of its moons and the rings of Saturn Craters on the Moon will be clear and numerous the waxing and waning of Venus sh...

Page 11: ...rtial phases shadows are cast on the surface which reveals more detail especially right along the border between the dark and light portions of the disk called the terminator Use the Map on the telesc...

Page 12: ...photographs you see in books and magazines many will look like dim gray smudges As you become more experienced and your observing skills get sharper you will be able to ferret out more and more subtl...

Page 13: ...rly easy to find and others quite difficult CAAS has a list of the easier M objects to find on the website referenced below A few are very dim but may seem to appear like magic when you look at them o...

Page 14: ...phere at a given time Transparency is just that how clear the sky is to incoming celestial light In conditions of poor seeing atmospheric turbulence causes objects viewed through the telescope to boil...

Page 15: ...th adult supervision If you go to http www caasastro org you will find the Clear Sky Chart on the home page The chart is a time line for weather If you click on the chart you will link to a detailed e...

Page 16: ...hing that s given us to see with s a telescope Someone in every town seems to me owes it to the town to keep one In Littleton it may as well be me Brad McLaughlin quoted by Robert Frost in The Star Sp...

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