Part III: Basic Operations
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Part III: Basic Operations
Using an eyepiece
1. Loosen
the two thumbscrews on the focuser’s
drawtube
[
Fig 1.1
].
2.
Insert the 1
1/4
inches or 2 inches adapter
inside the focuser’ drawtube. Tighten the two
screws at the end of the focuser’s drawtube
[
Fig 1.1
]
, and unscrew the two thumbscrews
on the adapter
[
Fig 1.2a
]
or
[
Fig 1.2b
].
3.
Insert the eyepiece into the adapter
[
Fig 1.3a
]
or
[
Fig 1.3b
]
and tighten
the adapter’s
thumbscrews
[
Fig 1.2a
]
or
[
Fig 1.2b
]
Using the 42x0.75mm ring (T2 ring)
The 1
1/4
inches adapter is composed of two parts:
an 1
1/4
inches tube
[
Fig 2.1
]
screwed on a T2
(42x0.75mm) plate
[
Fig 2.2
].
To access the T2 ‘(42x0.75mm) plate
[
Fig 2.2
]
simply unscrew the 1
1/4
inches tube
[
Fig 2.1
]
form
the 1
1/4
inches adapter.
Reassembling the 1
1/4
inches adapter can easily
be done by following the preceding steps in
reverse order.
1. Assemble the T2 plate with your T2 accessory
adapter
[
Fig 3.1
]
.
2. Loosen the
two thumbscrews on the focuser’s
drawtube
[
Fig 3.2
].
3.
Insert the T2 plate with your T2 accessory
adapter
inside the focuser’s drawtube
[
Fig
3.3
]
. Tighten the two screws at the end of the
focuser’s drawtube
[
Fig 3.2
]
.
4.
Assemble your accessory onto the T2
accessory adapter
[
Fig 3.4
]
.
Using an accessory with specific connections
[
Fig. 4
]
.
Some accessories don’t need a standard
adapter to be connected to the telescope, like the
Sky-Watcher F4 Coma Corrector.
In this case please follow indications given with
the accessory for proper and secure connection.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 4
