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Do You Wear Eyeglasses?
If so, you will probably be able to observe with your
glasses off by just refocusing the telescope to your unaided vision. If your eyes are
astigmatic, images will probably appear best with glasses on. This is because a
telescope’s focuser can accommodate for nearsightedness or farsightedness, but not
astigmatism. You can also observe with your
eyeglasses on.
This is important enough to say:
WARNING: Never look directly at the Sun through
the telescope or its finder scope - even for an instant
– as permanent eye damage could result. This is one
of the few really bad things you can do to yourself
with this telescope. Young children should use this
telescope ONLY with adult supervision.
FOCUSING THE TELESCOPE:
Try out the telescope during the day when you can see what you’re doing. Remove
the dust caps from the eyepiece and telescope tube. Remember to replace them
when done. The “power” of a given telescope depends upon the eyepiece you use.
This scope has a zoom eyepiece. Always start by using the telescope’s
lowest-power (turn the body of the Zoom so the pointer is at “24”) to locate and
center an object. Low magnification shows a larger area of the sky in the eyepiece,
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