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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
INTRODUCTION
THIS TELESCOPE HAS BEEN PRODUCED TO PRECISE SPECIFICATIONS.
PRIOR TO USING YOUR NEW TELESCOPE, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SETUP
AND USAGE INSTRUCTIONS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROPERLY ASSEMBLE YOUR
TELESCOPE IN ORDER TO ALLOW IT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY.
USE THE TELESCOPE FOR TERRESTRIAL (LAND) VIEWING BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO
VIEW ASTRONOMICAL OBJECTS. THIS WILL FAMILIARIZE YOU WITH HOW
POWERFUL EACH EYEPIECE WILL BE, AS WELL AS INTRODUCE YOU TO THE
FUNCTIONS OF YOUR ACCESSORY LENSES.
THE IMAGE YOU SEE WILL BE UPSIDE DOWN AND BACKWARD. THIS IS DUE TO THE
FACT THAT YOUR TELESCOPE IS AN ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE AND HAS BEEN
MANUFACTURED FOR ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATIONS. IN ASTRONOMICAL
VIEWING,
THERE IS NO UP OR DOWN, NO RIGHT OR LEFT.
WE RECOMMEND YOU BEGIN WITH THE LOWEST POWER EYEPIECE, 20MM WHEN
USING
YOUR TELESCOPE. AS YOU INCREASE THE POWER TO 6MM YOUR POWER
WILL BE HIGHER, BUT THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR DARKER. THIS IS DUE TO THE
BASIC PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF THE TELESCOPE. THE HIGHER THE POWER YOU
USE, THE DARKER THE IMAGE WILL APPEAR AND YOUR VIEWING FIELD WILL BE
MORE NARROW.
PLEASE BE PATIENT WHEN USING YOUR TELESCOPE. IT IS A VERY SENSITIVE
INSTRUMENT THAT IS CAPABLE OF USING HIGH POWER. HOWEVER, THE MORE
POWER YOU USE, THE MORE SENSITIVE THE TELESCOPE BECOMES. AS A RESULT
THE SLIGHTEST MOVEMENT OF THE TELESCOPE COULD CAUSE YOU TO LOSE THE
IMAGE YOU HAVE IN YOUR EYEPIECE. PRACTICE WILL ENABLE YOU TO KNOW HOW
MUCH MOVEMENT TO EXPECT
WITH EACH EYEPIECE AND IT'S CORRESPONDING
POWER.
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