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The Omegon® AC 70/700 AZ-2
Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® AC 70/700 AZ-2. This small telescope will give you hours of fun, with
its all optical glass lens and super compactness, and it is the ideal companion to start in the world of amateur astronomy.
With this telescope, you will be able to see the craters on the Moon, star clusters, some nebulae and a glimpse of Jupiter’s
disc features and its Galilean moons and the rings of Saturn. We have included many accessories so it will be easy to use
this
telescope.
1. Included parts. We have included several accessories that will make the use of the telescope easier and fun:
- 2 Kellner Eyepieces 20mm and 10mm, a 2x Barlow lens, a LED finderscope and a diagonal mirror.
2. Getting Started. It is very simple to get started. Here is how the telescope works. The telescope main lens should point to the object
being observed. This lens will gather the light coming from the object and sends it through the telescope tube to the back of the telescope.
At the back, there is the focuser. The focuser moves in and out to get a precise focused image. At the focuser one can use the supplied
accessories. Different accessories combinations give different results, such as different image magnifications. All is explained in detail in
the next pages.
3. Assembly. Start by setting the tripod. Match the tripod legs as shown (fig. 1), use the supplied screw set to fix the leg. Next, place the
tripod tray and thread it (fig. 4). You can use the tray to store your eyepieces or other observing accessories. The optical tube is placed in
the fork mount (fig. 5). Use the two supplied hand knobs to secure the telescope to the fork mount, turn this knobs gently, the tube should
freely move up and down with light friction. Make sure that the telescope is pointing to the right direction. Now slide the chromed shaft in
the fork chromed support (on the side of the fork mount – figure 6). Then thread the shaft to the optical tube chromed support. Moving
the telescope up and down slides the chromed shaft on the fork chromed support. Place the tube horizontally (figure 7) and tighten the
hand knob on the chromed support. Figure 9 shows the locking hand knobs for Alt and Az movement. The turtle symbol shows that by
rotating the kurled knob (on the shaft) small adjustments can be done in Alt. Next step is to attach the finderscope (fig. 9). The finderscope
base fits the two protruding screws on the telescope tube (figure 9). Affix the finderscope with the two supplied knurled thumbnuts (fig.
9). Insert the diagonal mirror and the 20mm eyepiece in the focuser’s tube (fig. 10). Use the focuser’s thumbscrew and the diagonal
thumbscrew to get all parts securely tightened. The diagonal with the eyepiece should be pointing up (figure 8). Use the focuser’s knob
(fig.11) to achieve a sharp image – focus. For close objects, the focuser tube comes further out while for astronomical objects it goes
further in. Congratulations! You are almost ready to use the telescope!
Figure 1. Telescope Parts.
1. Eyepiece;
5. Leg fixing knob;
8b. Tray fixing screw set;
9d. Altitude fixing knob;
2. LED finder;
6. Leg;
9a. Fine-movement shaft holder;
9e. Tripod leg fixing screw set;
3. Dew-shield;
7. Two section leg;
9b. Tube’s fixing knob;
10. Focuser;
4. Optical Tube;
8a. Accessory Tray
9c. Fine movement shaft;
11. Diagonal mirror.
