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Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: 

An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. 
Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach Publishing 
Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993).

NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the 
Universe

 by Terence Dickinson, (Firefly Books, 

Willowdale, ON, Canada, 3rd edition, 1999).

Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate 
Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes 
and Accessories

 by Philip S. Harrington (John Wiley 

& Sons, New York, 1998 ).

The Backyard Astronomer's Guide

  by Terence 

Dickinson and Alan Dyer (Firefly Books Ltd., 
Willowdale, ON, Canada, revised edition, 1994).

The Beginner's Observing Guide: An Introduction 
to the Night Sky for the Novice Stargazer

 by Leo 

Enright, (The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 
Toronto, ON, Canada, 1999).

The Deep Sky: An Introduction

 by Philip S. 

Harrington (Sky Publishing Corporation, Cambridge, 
MA, Sky & Telescope Observer's Guides Series, ed. Leif 
J. Robinson, 1997).

The Universe from Your Backyard: A Guide to 
Deep Sky Objects

 by David J. Eicher (Kalmbach 

Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1988).

Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky 
Objects to See in a Small Telescope--and how 
to Find Them

 by Guy J. Consolmagno and Dan M. 

Davis, (Cambridge University Press, New York, 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).

O

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Astrophotography for the Amateur:

 by Michael 

Covington (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 
UK, 2nd edition,1999).

Splendors of the Universe:

 A Practical Guide to 

Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson 
and Jack Newton (Firefly Books, Willowdale, ON, 
Canada, 1997)

Wide-Field Astrophotography

 by Robert Reeves 

(Willmann-Bell, Inc., Richmond, VA, 2000).

A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets

 by Jay M. 

Pasachoff, (Houghton Mifflin Company, 1999).

Atlas of the Moon

 by Antonín Rükl (Kalmbach 

Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993).

Burnham's Celestial Handbook: An Observer's 
Guide to the Universe Beyond the Solar System

 

by Robert Burnham (Dover  Publications, New York; 
3- volume set, 1978).

Observer's Handbook

 by The Royal Astronomical 

Society of Canada, (University of Toronto Press, 
Toronto, ON, Canada, published annually).

Sky Atlas 2000.0

 by Wil Tirion and Roger W. Sinnott 

(Sky Publishing Corp., Cambridge, MA, 2nd edition, 
1998)

Astronomy Magazine

 (Kalmbach Publishing Co., 

Waukesha, WI)

Sky & Telescope Magazine

  (Sky Publishing Corp., 

Cambridge, MA)

SkyNews Magazine: The Canadian Magazine 
of Astronomy & Stargazing

 (SkyNews Inc., Yarker, 

ON, Canada)

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Page 1: ...ocus Knob Finderscope Bracket Focuser Dust Cap Mask Secondary Mirror Position Altitude Fine Adjustment Control Yoke Mount Telescope Main Tube Yoke Locking Knob Altitude Lock Knob Primary Mirror Position Azimuth Lock Knob Accessory Tray Tripod Leg Height Adjustment Clamp Finderscope Allignment Screw ...

Page 2: ... 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Read the entire instructions carefully before beginning Your telesope should be assembled during daylight hours Choose a large open area to work to allow room for all parts to be unpackaged Before you begin Never use your telescope to look directly at the sun Permanent eye damage will result Use a proper solar filter for viewing the sun Wh...

Page 3: ... each tripod leg to the bottom of the yoke mount using the machine screws with the washers and wingnuts Align each leg so that the hinge for the accessory tray faces inwards Be careful not to over tighten the wingnuts and damage tripod legs ATTACHING THE ACCESSORY TRAY Fig 3 1 Attach accessory tray to hinges on tripod legs using the small machine screws and wing nuts Flange fits under accessory tr...

Page 4: ...day light when it s easier to locate objects If it is necessary to refocus your finderscope sight on an object that is at least 500 yards metres away Twist the end of the finderscope until focus is reached Fig 11 1 Choose a distant object that is at least 500 yards away and point the main telescope at the object Adjust the telescope so that the object is in the centre of the view in your eyepiece ...

Page 5: ...oducing the same magnification However its greatest value may be that a Barlow can potentially double the number of eyepiece in your collection Focusing Fig c Slowly turn the focus knobs under the focuser one way or the other until the image in the eyepiece is sharp Fig c The image usually has to be finely refocused over time due to small variations caused by temperature changes flexures etc This ...

Page 6: ...d therefore the stars are constantly moving so to track with this mount you need to constantly nudge the optical tube in both azimuth and altitude to keep the object in the field In reference material for your local position the altitude will be listed as degrees minutes seconds above or below your horizon Azimuth may be listed by the cardinal compass points such as N SW ENE etc but it is usually ...

Page 7: ... bit from person to person is less until your eyes become fully dark adapted and decreases as you get older To determine an exit pupil you divide the diameter of the primary of your telescope in mm by the magnification For example a 200mm f 5 telescope with a 40mm eyepiece produces a magnification of 25x and an exit pupil of 8mm This combination can probably be used by a young person but would not...

Page 8: ... also affects images Astronomy is an outdoor activity The best conditions will have still air and obviously a clear view of the sky It is not necessary that the sky be cloud free Often broken cloud conditions provide excellent seeing Do not view immediately after sunset After the sun goes down the Earth is still cooling causing air turbulence As the night goes on not only will seeing improve but a...

Page 9: ...s 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 Cambridge UK 2nd edition 1999 Splendors of the Universe A Practical Guide to Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickins...

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