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Preparing your Mount and Telescope for Observation
The following figure shows a fully assembled telescope consisting of an Opticstar EQ700 mount and an ARC 102
achromatic refractor.
The telescope is in Home Position and ready to track the sky and various celestial objects via its R.A. and DEC slow
motion controls. The following section outlines the procedure of how to get your mount and telescope into Home
Position. This is necessary so that you can track the night sky via the R.A slow motion control alone.
Levelled
mount
POLAR HOME POSITION
Latitude
Front Tripod leg is aligned North
under the counterweight rod
.
