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ASSEMBLE YOUR TRIPOD

The tripod is the basic support for your
telescope and is shipped with the tripod head
and legs unattached.

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1. Attach the 3 steel tripod legs [7] to the

tripod head [6] with the 3 leg locks [20]
facing inward. Three 1-11/16” long bolts
are provided for this purpose. Once the
tripod head and legs are connected,
spread the tripod legs evenly apart.

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2. Attach the leg

braces [9] to the
leg brace
supports [8]
using the three
provided 1-1/4”
long bolts and
the wing nuts. 

3. Place the round accessory tray into the

hole in the center of the leg braces [9] and
spin the tray clockwise to thread the tray
into the hole. Tighten until firm.

ADJUSTING THE TRIPOD

Now that the tripod has been assembled,
the tripod height can be adjusted so that you
can view comfortably. 
1. Spread the legs out evenly apart.
2. To set the height of the tripod, unlock the

tripod leg lock knob [20].

3. Slide the leg [19] in or out to the desired

length.

4. Tighten the leg lock knob [20] until firm.
3. Repeat for the other two legs.

ATTACH THE OPTICAL TUBE TO THE MOUNT

The optical tube gathers distant light which
is focused in the eyepiece.
1. Remove the two lock knobs (11) from the

optical tube.

2. Slide the optical tube [4] onto the

mounting bracket from the front end of
the mounting bracket.

3. Thread the lock knob [11] into the

mounting bracket and tighten until firm.

ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER

An eyepiece (1) has a narrow field

of view. A
viewfinder
(2) has a wider
field of view,
which makes it
easier to locate
objects. The red
dot viewfinder
has a red dot to

make it easier to line up more precisely with 
a target.
1. Slide the red dot viewfinder (2) into the

mounting bracket as shown in Fig. 3.

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To detach the red dot viewfinder, slide

the bracket out.

ATTACH THE DIAGONAL MIRROR 
AND EYEPIECE
The diagonal mirror reflects the light from
the optical tube to a more comfortable
viewing position.
1. Slide the diagonal mirror (13) into the

focuser drawtube(15).

2. Tighten the drawtube thumbscrew to hold

the diagonal mirror securely.

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damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.

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Страница 5: ...k knob 11 into the mounting bracket and tighten until firm ATTACH THE RED DOT VIEWFINDER An eyepiece 1 has a narrow field of view A viewfinder 2 has a wider field of view which makes it easier to loca...

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