USING THE RED DOT FINDER
The red dot finder is a low-power sighting
device that, once aligned, will allow
you to point the telescope with greater
precision. To work properly, the red dot finder
must first be aligned to the telescope’s main
optical tube.
To align the viewfinder, follow these steps:
1. Remove the lens cap from the scope.
Place the 18mm eyepiece in
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Looking at or near the
Sun
will cause
irreversible
damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
the erect-image diagonal and point the optical
tube assembly at some well-defined, distant
land object (e.g. the top of a distant telephone
pole). It is recommended that you choose an
object that is as distant as possible, so that
the red dot finder alignment will be accurate
enough to point the telescope at planets and
stars during astronomical observations.
2. Use the two adjustment knobs located on
the back of the scope and at the front so that
the red dot can move up/down/left/right. Look
through the finder and make the adjustments,
so the red dot is precisely centered on
the same object already centered in the
telescope’s 18mm eyepiece.
3. Objects located in the viewfinder will now
be centered in the telescope eyepiece.
LOOKING THROUGH THE EYEPIECE
Once you have the object lined up in the
viewfinder, look through the optical tube’s
eyepiece. If you have aligned your viewfinder,
and adjusted the telescope focus, you will
see the object in your 18mm eyepiece.
WHAT TO LOOK AT?
Terrestrial Observation
When viewing land objects, you will be
observing through heat waves on the earth
surface. You may have noticed these heat
waves while driving down a highway during
the summer. Heat waves cause a loss of
image quality. Here are some quick tips to get
the most out of your new telescope.
Always use the red dot finder and 18mm
Fig. 6
Vertical Adjust-
ment Knob
Horizontal Ad-
justment Knob
On/Off
Switch
CR2032
Battery
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