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FOR 1309EQ2

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Optical Tube: 

130mm/900mm

Equatorial Mount: 

EQ2

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

1

2

3

a

b

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

A.

 

B.   

C. 

D. 

E.

 

F. 

G.  

H. 

Dust Cap (not shown)

Remove before Viewing

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

Summary of Contents for 1309EQ2

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 Adjust...

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 dama...

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...

Page 4: ...cope 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 a...

Page 5: ...nd 30 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 tele...

Page 6: ...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 temper...

Page 7: ...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 Publishi...

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