Assembling Your Telescope
Operating the AZ3 Mount
Using the Barlow Lens
Focusing
Pointing Your Telescope
Calculating the Magnification (power)
Calculating the Field of View
Calculating the Exit Pupil
Operating Your Telescope
Tripod Set up
Telescope Assembly
Finderscope Assembly
Eyepiece Assembly
Alligning the Finderscope
Suggested Reading
Observing the Sky
Sky Conditions
Selecting an Observing Site
Choosing the Best Time to Observe
Chooling the Telescope
Using Your Eyes
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Read the entire instructions carefully before
beginning. Your telesope should be assembled
during daylight hours. Choose a large, open
area to work to allow room for all parts to be
unpackaged.
B
efore you begin
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
your telescope to project sunlight onto another
surface, the internal heat build-up will damage
the telescope optical elements.
C
aution!
