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A .telescope .is .an .instrument .that .collects .and .focuses .light. .The .nature .of .the .optical .design .determines .
how .the .light .is .focused. .Some .telescopes, .known .as .refractors, .use .lenses. .Other .telescopes, .known .
as .reflectors, .use .mirrors. .The .LightChariot
™
.80 .and .102 .telescopes .are .refractor .telescopes .that .use .
an .objective .lens .to .collect .its .light. .The .LightChariot
™
.10 .is .a .reflecting .telescope .with .a .primary .and .
secondary .mirror .to .gather .and .focus .light. .
Focusing
Once .you .have .found .an .object .in .the .telescope, .turn .the .focusing .knob .until .the .image .is .sharp. .To .focus .
on .an .object .that .is .nearer .than .your .current .target, .turn .the .focusing .knob .toward .the .eyepiece .(i.e., .so .
that .the .focusing .tube .moves .away .from .the .front .of .the .telescope). .For .more .distant .objects, .turn .the .
focusing .knob .in .the .opposite .direction. .To .achieve .a .truly .sharp .focus, .never .look .through .glass .windows .
or .across .objects .that .produce .heat .waves, .such .as .asphalt .parking .lots.
Image Orientation
The . image . orientation . of . any . telescope . changes . depending . on . how . the . eyepiece . is . inserted . into . the .
telescope. .When .observing .through .the .LightChariot
™
.80 .or .102 .using .a .diagonal, .the .image .will .be .right .
side . up, . but . reversed . from . left . to . right. . When . observing . straight . through, . with . the . eyepiece . inserted .
directly .into .the .telescope, .the .image .will .be .inverted. .
When .observing .through .the .LightChariot
™
.10, .a .reflecting .telescope, .the .image .will .appear .up-side-
down .when .looking .through .the .eyepiece.
For .astronomical .viewing, .out .of .focus .star .images .are .very .diffuse, .making .them .difficult .to .see. .If .you .
turn .the .focus .knob .too .quickly, .you .can .go .right .through .focus .without .seeing .the .image. .To .avoid .this .
problem, .your .first .astronomical .target .should .be .a .bright .object .(like .the .Moon .or .a .planet) .so .that .the .
image .is .visible .even .when .out .of .focus. .
Calculating Magnification
You .can .change .the .power .of .your .telescope .just .by .changing .the .eyepiece .(ocular). .To .determine .the .
magnification .of .your .telescope, .simply .divide .the .focal .length .of .the .telescope .by .the .focal .length .of .
the .eyepiece .used. .In .equation .format, .the .formula .looks .like .this:
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. . . .Focal .Length .of .Telescope .(mm)
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Magnification . .= . . . . . .
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. . . . .Focal .Length .of .Eyepiece .(mm)
Let’s .say, .for .example, .you .are .using .the .25mm .eyepiece. .To .determine .the .magnification .you .simply .
divide .the .focal .length .of .your .telescope .(for .example, .the .LightChariot
™
.80 .has .a .focal .length .of .910mm) .
by .the .focal .length .of .the .eyepiece, .25mm. .Dividing .910 .by .25 .yields .a .magnification .of .6.4 .power. .
TELESCOPE BASICS
F
Original object orientation
F
Reversed from left to right,
as viewed with a Diagonal
F
Inverted image, as viewed
with the eyepiece directly
in telescope
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