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T

ELESCOPE

ASSEMBLY

F

INDERSCOPE

A ASSEMBLY

E

YEPIECE

A ASSEMBLY

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INSTALLING CONTROL CABLES (6)

1) Slide the sleeve end of the cable over the nipple on 
    the end of the worm gear. Tighten the cable using the 
    set screw against the flat surface on the nipple. 

INSTALLING COUNTERWEIGHT (5)

1) Slide counterweight halfway onto rod. Hold 
     the counterweight with one hand and 
     insert counterweight rod into threaded 
     hole on mount with the other hand. 
     Tighten counterweight rod onto mount.
2)  Tighten thumbscrew to lock 
     counterweight in place.

5.

6.

(long)

(short)

ATTACHING THE TUBE RINGS TO MOUNT(7)

1) Remove the telescope tube from its plastic packaging.
2) Remove the tube rings from telescope by releasing their 
    thumb nuts and opening their hinges.
3) Using the bolts provided, fasten the tube rings to the mount 
    with the 10mm wench provided.

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE 
MAIN TUBE TO TUBE RINGS (8)

1) Remove the telescope tube from the paper covering.
2) Find the center of balance of the telescope tube. Place this 
    in between the two tube rings. Close the hinges around the 
    telescope and fasten securely by tightening the thumb nuts.

7.

8.

ATTACHING THE FINDERSCOPE (9)

1) Locate finderscope optical assembly.
2) Remove the two knurled thumbscrews near 
    the front of the telescope main body.
3) Position the finderscope bracket over the 
    screws in the telescope main body.
4) Secure the finderscope bracket with the 
    two knurled thumbscrews.

9.

INSERTING EYEPIECE (8)

1) Unscrew the thumbscrews on the 
    end of the focus tube to remove the 
    black plastic end-cap. 
2) Re-tighten thumb screws to hold 
    eyepieces in place.

10.

Summary of Contents for 1145EQ1

Page 1: ...ing Focus Tube Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Adjustment Screws Eyepiece Focus Knob Telescope Main Body a b Accessory Tray Tripod Leg 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Dec Flexible Control Cable R A Control Cable Altitude Adjustable T bolt Azimuth Adjustable Knob Counterweight Counterweight Thumb screw Counterweight Rod Hour Axis Scale Dec Scale Dec Lock Knob Tube Rings ...

Page 2: ... 270 2813 between 9 00AM and 3 00PM PST Outside Canada Please contact your dealer for technical support T echnical Support Never use your telescope to look directly at the sun Permanent eye damage will result Use a proper solar filter for viewing the sun When observing the sun place a dust cap over your finderscope to protect it from exposure Never use an eyepiece type solar filter and never use y...

Page 3: ...e screws and wing nuts Flange fits under accessory tray when attached 2 3 ATTACHING MOUNT TO TRIPOD 1 1 Gently push middle section of each tripod leg at the top so that the pointed foot protrudes below the tripod clamp 2 Insert tripod lock screws into the thread holes on the side of the tripod clamp without over tightening Note To level the tripod slacken the locking thumb screws on the side of th...

Page 4: ... their thumb nuts and opening their hinges 3 Using the bolts provided fasten the tube rings to the mount with the 10mm wench provided ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE MAIN TUBE TO TUBE RINGS 8 1 Remove the telescope tube from the paper covering 2 Find the center of balance of the telescope tube Place this in between the two tube rings Close the hinges around the telescope and fasten securely by tightening ...

Page 5: ...nd 30º by using the altitude adjustment T bolt 2 Slowly unlock the R A and Dec lock knobs Rotate the telescope unitl both the optical tube and counterweight rod is horizontal to the ground and the telescope tube is to the side of the mount Fig b 3 Tighten the Dec lock knob 4 Move counterweight along counterweight rod until telescope is balanced and remains stationary when released 5 Tighten counte...

Page 6: ...s should be preformed by an experienced technician every two years Eyepieces should be handled with care avoid touching optical surfaces Telescopes require about 30 minutes to equalize with surrounding temperature and humidity This minimizes heat wave distortion inside telescope tube and allows telescope to adapt to ambient moisture conditions P roper care for your telescope Fig f The equatorial m...

Page 7: ...k 3rd edition 2000 A Manual Of Advanced Celestial Photography by Brad D Wallis and Robert W Provin Cambridge University Press New York 1984 Astrophotography An Introduction by H J P Arnold Sky Publishing Corp Cambridge MA Sky Telescope Observer s Guides Series ed Leif J Robinson 1995 Observational References Magazines Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington Cambridge University Press...

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