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3.
Place the telescope tube on the mount and orient it so that the objective
lens is opposite the slow motion control handles.
4.
Slide the rings together until the square extrusions fit over the ends of the
mounting platform.
5.
Tighten the bolt on the square extrusion on the ring closest to the objective
lens to hold the telescope to the mount (C). This knob is on the opposite
side of the mounting ring from the hand tightening knob.
6.
Tighten the screws that hold the mounting rings in place (A and B). This
will keep the telescope from sliding back and forth in the mounting rings.
Figure 2-4
Orient the altazimuth mount so that it is parallel to the ground while
mounting the telescope tube.
The Altazimuth mount can be moved in two directions; vertically, which is
called altitude and horizontally, which is called azimuth.
Altitude
•
For major directional changes in altitude, hold the end of the telescope
tube and move the telescope to the desired orientation.
•
For fine adjustments in altitude, turn the slow motion control knob on the
right side of the mount. Turning the knob clockwise lowers the angle at
which the telescope is aiming while turning it counterclockwise raises the
angle at which the telescope is aiming.
Azimuth
•
For major directional changes in azimuth, loosen the azimuth tension knob
on the right side of the mount. (This knob is already attached to the mount
and does NOT need to be installed.) Once loose, point the telescope to
the desired area and tighten the azimuth tension knob.
Pointing the
AZ Telescope
