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FOR 1149EQ2

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Optical Tube: 

114mm/900mm

Equatorial Mount: 

EQ2

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B

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b

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H. 

Dust Cap (not shown)
Remove before Viewing
Focus Tube
Finderscope Bracket
Finderscope
Finderscope Adjustment
Screws
Eyepiece
Focus Knob
Telescope Main Body

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 2.    
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Hour Axis Scale  
Dec. Flexible Control Cable
Altitude Adjustable T-bolt
R.A. Flexible Control Cable
Counterweight
Counterweight Thumb 
Screw
Counterweight Rod
R.A. Lock Knob
Dec. Scale
Dec. Lock Knob
Tube Rings

a. 
b.   

Accessory Tray
Tripod Leg

Summary of Contents for 1149EQ2

Page 1: ...wing Focus Tube Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Adjustment Screws Eyepiece Focus Knob Telescope Main Body 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Hour Axis Scale Dec Flexible Control Cable Altitude Adjustable T bolt R A Flexible Control Cable Counterweight Counterweight Thumb Screw Counterweight Rod R A Lock Knob Dec Scale Dec Lock Knob Tube Rings a b Accessory Tray Tripod Leg ...

Page 2: ...da 604 270 2813 between 9 00AM and 3 00PM PST Outside Canada Please contact your dealer for technical support T echnical Support Never use your telescope to look directly at the sun Permanent eye damage will result Use a proper solar filter for viewing the sun When observing the sun place a dust cap over your finderscope to protect it from exposure Never use an eyepiece type solar filter and never...

Page 3: ... of equatorial mount and rotate top half of mount into an upright position The large scale setting circle should be vertical and the mounting bracket for the telescope tube should be at the top 2 Slide counterweight halfway onto rod Hold the counterweight with one hand and insert counterweight rod into threaded hole on mount with the other hand Tighten counterweight rod onto mount 3 Tighten thumbs...

Page 4: ...scope tube Place this in between the two tube rings Close the hinges around the telescope and fasten securely by tightening the thumb nuts 5 6 ATTACHING THE FINDERSCOPE 7 1 Locate finderscope optical assembly 2 Remove the two knurled thumbscrews near the front of the telescope main body 3 Position the finderscope bracket over the screws in the telescope main body 4 Secure the finderscope bracket w...

Page 5: ...nd 30º by using the altitude adjustment T bolt 2 Slowly unlock the R A and Dec lock knobs Rotate the telescope unitl both the optical tube and counterweight rod is horizontal to the ground and the telescope tube is to the side of the mount Fig b 3 Tighten the Dec lock knob 4 Move counterweight along counterweight rod until telescope is balanced and remains stationary when released 5 Tighten counte...

Page 6: ...d be preformed by an experienced technician every two years Eyepieces should be handled with care avoid touching optical surfaces Telescopes require about 30 minutes to equalize with surrounding temperature and humidity This minimizes heat wave distortion inside telescope tube and allows telescope to adapt to ambient moisture conditions P roper care for your telescope Fig f Fig c Fig d Fig e Using...

Page 7: ...k 3rd edition 2000 A Manual Of Advanced Celestial Photography by Brad D Wallis and Robert W Provin Cambridge University Press New York 1984 Astrophotography An Introduction by H J P Arnold Sky Publishing Corp Cambridge MA Sky Telescope Observer s Guides Series ed Leif J Robinson 1995 Observational References Magazines Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington Cambridge University Press...

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