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FOR 1021EQ3-2

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Optical Tube: 

102mm/1000mm

Equatorial Mount: 

EQ3-2

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Dust Cap (not shown)
Remove before Viewing
Objective Lens
(not shown)
Sun Shade
Telescope Main Body
Piggyback Bracket
Finderscope
Finderscope Bracket
Alignment Screw
Eyepiece
Diagonal
Focus Tube
Focus Knob

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 2. 

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R.A. Flexible Control
Cable
Dec. Flexible Control
Cable
R.A. Lock Level
Polarscope Holder
(not shown)
Altitude Adjustment T-bolts
Counterweight Rod
Counterweight
Counterweight Thumb
Screw
Azimuth Adjustment Knob
Dec. Lock Level
Tube Rings

 

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b.   

 Accessory Tray
 Tripod Leg 

Summary of Contents for Sky-Watcher 1021EQ3-2

Page 1: ...Sun Shade Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Eyepiece Diagonal Focus Tube Focus Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R A Flexible Control Cable Dec Flexible...

Page 2: ...3 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...

Page 3: ...he hinges to mount the tray platform 3 Secure the accessory tray on top of the tray platform using the thumbscrews already attached SETTING UP TRIPOD 1 2 1 Locate equatorial mount tripod head 2 Locate...

Page 4: ...10 1 Locate finderscope bracket Carefully remove the rubber o ring from the finderscope bracket 2 Position o ring into groove located approximately half way along the finderscope tube 10 ATTACHING THE...

Page 5: ...tele scope is balanced and remains stationary when released 5 Tighten set screws to hold counterweights in their new position Dec Balancing All accessories should be attached to the telescope before...

Page 6: ...istortion inside telescope tube and allows telescope to adapt to ambient moisture conditions P roper care for your telescope Fig h Using the EQ3 2 mount The equatorial mount has controls for both conv...

Page 7: ...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 Publishi...

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