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Summary of Contents for ECLIPSE 114

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Page 2: ...telescopes require some technical knowledge of stellar movement and optical properties We have tried to provide the basics of telescope use and astronomical viewing in this manual If after reading th...

Page 3: ...F 8 8 Eyepiece Format 1 25 Finder Scope 6x30 Mount Type ET 7 Equitorial MOUNT Materials Aluminum R A Adjustment Manual Worm Gear Dec Adjustment Manual Worm Gear Clock Drive Axis R A Clock Drive Power...

Page 4: ...and great care should be taken to maintain this alignment over the life of the telescope Cleaning should be done as little as possible and then only with a mild soap solution and soft lint free cloth...

Page 5: ...ude scale located on the side of the mount above the base of the mount Remove the nut and washer located in the center of the latitude scale Slide clock drive mounting bracket over the exposed bolt an...

Page 6: ...ace thumb screws Hand tighten thumbscrews to secure optical tube assembly in mounting belts 10 Screw eyepiece adapter onto the threaded end of rack and pinion focusing mechanism Loosen thumbscrew on e...

Page 7: ...telescope SOME NOTES ON VIEWING Never look at the sun without using a solar filter When using a solar filter do not remove the full lenscap view only through the small opening in the lenscap Looking a...

Page 8: ...the Southern Hemisphere the switch should be set to S The speed setting should be adjusted while viewing to help keep stars centered in the field of view You may have to increase or decrease your spee...

Page 9: ...nce the telescope The optical tube assembly should move very easily Do not force the optical tube assembly as you may cause damage to the telescope INTERMEDIATE OBSERVATION Once you are familiar with...

Page 10: ...the Queen will allow you to properly align your telescope In the Southern Hemisphere you will need to use a star chart to find stars near the meridian and the ce lestial equator so that you can use th...

Page 11: ...mount base screw enough to enable turning the mount as sembly Turn the mount and optical tube assemblies together so that the front of the telescope faces north You can use a compass to find magnetic...

Page 12: ...t you roughly at the southern celestial pole 1 Having already roughly aligned your telescope loosen the declination clamp and swivel telescope until scale reads 90 then retighten clamp Loosen the righ...

Page 13: ...clock drive speed setting and can be corrected by adjusting the clock drive speed 5 Unengage the clock drive Loosen the right ascension clamp and rotate the telescope back 6 hours opposite the directi...

Page 14: ...l be viewing 58 for Dubhe 63 for Acrux Retighten the clamp to lock the declination in place 2 Loosen the right ascension clamp and rotate the telescope on the R A axis until the star you are using to...

Page 15: ...Telescope Focal Length mm Aperture mm Ex Focal Ratio of a 114x1000mm telescope Focal Ratio F x 1000mm 114mm Focal Ratio F x F 8 8 Limiting Magnitude To determine the limiting magnitude of a telescope...

Page 16: ...quator The vernal equinox is where right ascension is at 0 h hours The autumnal equinox can be found at 12 h R A ZENITH The zenith is the point in the celestial sphere directly above your head The zen...

Page 17: ...isually the smaller the focal ratio also called f stop of a telescope the wider the field of view Photographically the lower the f stop the shorter the exposure time needed to capture an object on fil...

Page 18: ...hy we love you and a flaw that you have noticed may be hard to find by our techni cian A letter will speed up the warranty process and save a phone call Oh yes please include your phone number and an...

Page 19: ...SCOPE EYEPIECES 0 965 6 3mm Pl ssl 0 965 7 5mm Pl ssl 0 965 10mm Pl ssl 0 965 12 5mm Pl ssl 0 965 17mm Pl ssl 0 965 20mm Pl ssl 0 965 25mm Pl ssl 1 25 6 3mm Pl ssl 1 25 7 5mm Pl ssl 1 25 10mm Pl ssl 1...

Page 20: ...ories about expe riences with your Zhumell telescope we would like to hear them We are confident that you will be pleased with your new Zhumells and hope to hear from you soon SPORT OPTICS 30 E SUPERI...

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