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This section covers the assembly instructions for your PowerSeeker
telescope. Your telescope should be set up indoor the first time so
that it is easy to identify the various parts and familiarize yourself with
the correct assembly procedure before attempting it outdoor.
Each PowerSeeker comes in one box. The pieces in the box are
(Figure 2) – telescope optical tube with finderscope attached, tripod
(altazimuth mount), star diagonal, 20 mm eyepiece, 8 mm eyepiece,
2x Barlow lens, 1.5x erecting eyepiece, “The SkyX” CD-ROM, and a
nylon carrying bag.
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1. Remove the tripod from the box (Figure 2).
The tripod comes preassembled so that the
set up is very easy. Each tripod is different
for each model but looks somewhat similar
to the photos shown (Figure 3).
2. Stand the tripod upright and pull the tripod
legs apart until each leg is fully extended.
The very top of the tripod is called the head
(altazimuth mount).
3. The tripod is now completely assembled
(Figure 4).
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1. Remove the protective paper or plastic bag covering
the optical tube.
2. Remove the altitude locking knob from the telescope
optical tube – see center of Figure 5.
3. Place the telescope optical tube on the tripod
(altazimuth) mount so that the hole in the top of the
optical tube platform lines up with the hole in the
mount head – see Figure 6.
4. Insert the altitude locking knob through the tripod
mount head and optical tube platform (make sure the
hole is clear all the way through before tightening
the knob). The knob screw will thread into the insert
and then tighten it. Figure 7 shows the optical tube
attached to the tripod.
5. Remove the lens cover from the large end of
the telescope.
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