The equatorial mount is designed
for pointing the telescope at the
celestial objects and tracking their
movement.
The equatorial mount consists of
the polar axis (5) and the axis of
declination (3).
All operations of pointing OTA at
different celestial objects should be
made with help of clamps (), (6)
and slow-motion controls (), (7).
Set the eyepiece into the focuser ().
To change magnification use
Barlow lens and plug (see “Const-
ruction of the telescope”).
Slow-motion controls () are used
for best clarity.
When the sun is observed, set the
black filter (4) on the eyepiece (3).
Minimum magnifications are used
when the wide field of view is
needed. For example, when star
accumulations, nebulas, comets or
the moon are observed.
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