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T

ELESCOPE

ASSEMBLY

F

INDERSCOPE

A ASSEMBLY

E

YEPIECE

A ASSEMBLY

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ATTACHING THE TUBE RINGS TO MOUNT(5)

1) Remove the telescope tube from its plastic packaging.

2) Remove the tube rings from telescope by releasing

    their thumb nuts and opening their hinges.

3) Using the bolts provided, fasten the tube rings to

    the mount with the 10mm wench provided.

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE MAIN TUBE TO 

TUBE RINGS (6)

1) Remove the telescope tube from the paper covering.

2) Find the center of balance of the telescope 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 with the

    two knurled thumbscrews.

5) Slide finderscope in the bracket backwards 

    and tighten the three alignment screws.

7.

8.

INSERTING EYEPIECE (8)

1) Unscrew the thumbscrews on the 

    end of the focus tube to remove the 

    black plastic end-cap. 

2) Re-tighten thumb screws to hold 

    eyepieces in place.

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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