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rear of the sight. A 3-volt lithium battery provides the power for
the diode.
Turn the power knob clockwise until you hear the “click” indicating
that power has been turned on. Look through the back of the
reflex sight with both eyes open to see the red dot. Position your
eye at a comfortable distance from the back of the sight. The
intensity of the dot is adjusted by turning the power knob. For
best results when stargazing, use the dimmest possible setting
that allows you to see the dot without difficulty. Typically a dimmer
setting is used under dark skies and a bright setting is used
under light-polluted skies or daylight.
At the end of your observing session, be sure to turn the power
knob counterclockwise until it clicks off. When the two white dots
on the EZ Finder II’s rail and power knob are lined up, the EZ
Finder II is turned off.
aligning the EZ Finder ii reflex sight
When the EZ Finder II is properly aligned with the telescope, an
object that is centered on the EZ Finder II’s red dot should also
appear in the center of the field of view of the telescope’s eye-
piece. Alignment of the EZ Finder II is easiest during daylight,
before observing at night.
1. Aim the telescope at a distant object such as a telephone
pole or roof chimney and center it in the telescope’s eyepiece.
The object should be at least 1/4 mile away. Now, with the EZ
Finder turned on, look though it. The object will appear in the
field of view near the red dot.
Note: The view through a refractor telescope with a star
diagonal will be reversed from left-to-right.
2. Without moving the main telescope, use the EZ Finder II’s
azimuth (left/right) and altitude (up/down) adjustment knobs
to center the red dot on the object in the eyepiece.
3. When the red dot is centered on the distant object, check to
make sure that the object is still centered in the telescope’s
field of view. If not, recenter it and adjust the EZ Finder II’s
alignment again. When the object is centered in the eyepiece
and on the EZ Finder’s red dot, the EZ Finder II is properly
aligned with the telescope.
The EZ Finder II alignment should be checked before every
observing session. Choose any bright star or planet, center the
object in the telescope’s eyepiece, then adjust the knobs until the
object is centered on the red dot of the EZ Finder.
replacing the Battery
Should the battery ever die, replacement 3-volt lithium batteries
are available from many retail outlets. Remove the old battery by
inserting a small flat-head screwdriver into the slot on the battery
cover (Figure 3) and gently prying open the cover. Then carefully
pull back on the retaining clip and remove the old battery. Do not
overbend the retaining clip. Then slide the new battery under the
battery lead with the positive (+) side facing down and replace
the battery cover.
4. setting up and using the
Equatorial Mount
When you look at the night sky, you no doubt have noticed
that the stars appear to move slowly from east to west over
Figure 4.
The Transporter 70 Min-EQ equatorial mount.
RIG
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ASCENSION
Ax
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Latitude
adjustment
scale
Latitude
adjustment
T-bolt
Latitude
lock T-bolt
DECLINA
TION
Ax
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Azimuth
lock knob
R.A. lock knob
R.A. setting circle
Declination
setting circle
