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TELESECOPE ASSEMBLY

ATTACHING THE 
FINDERSCOPE (Fig.14)

1) Locate finderscope optical 
    assembly. 
2) Slide finderscope assembly 
    into the rectancular slot and 
    tighten the thumbscrew to 
    hold the bracket in place.

Fig.11

INSERTING THE  EYEPIECE 
(Fig.12)

1) Loosen the thumbscrews on 
    the end of the focus tube.
2) Insert diagonal into focus tube 
    and re-tighten thumbscrews 
    to hold the diagonal in place.
3) Loosen the thumbscrews on
    the diagonal.
4) Insert the desired eyepiece 
    into diagonal and secure by 
    re-tightening thumbscrews. 

INSERTING THE  EYEPIECE 
(Fig.15)

1) Unscrew the thumbscrews 
    on the end of the focus 
    tube to remove the black 
    plastic end-cap. 
2) Insert the desired eyepiece
    and re-tighten thumb 
    screws to hold eyepieces 
    in place.

Fig.12

Fig.10

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE 
MAIN TUBE TO THE  MOUNT 
(Fig.10)

1) Place the telescope tube on the 
    mount, secure with the 2 thumb-
    screws and washers from 
    underneath.

Fig.13

Fig.14

Fig.15

ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE 
MAIN TUBE TO THE  MOUNT 
(Fig.13)

1) Place the telescope tube on the 
    mount, secure with the 2 thumb-
    screws and washers from 
    underneath.

(for SK 80/350 EQ/TA, SK 80/400 EQ/TA and
SK MAK90 EQ/TA. SK 80/400 EQ/TA shown here)

TELESECOPE ASSEMBLY

(for SK 76/300 EQ/TA only)

ATTACHING THE RED DOT 
FINDER (Fig.11)

SK 80/350 EQ/TA: Slide the red 
dot finder into the grooves on the 
bracket and tighten the Phillip's head 
screws with a screw driver.

SK MAK90 EQ/TA: Slide the red dot 
finder bracket into the rectangular 
slot and tighten the screw to hold the 
red dot finder in place.

Summary of Contents for SK 763 EQ/TA

Page 1: ...SK 763 EQ TA SK 804 EQ TA SK MAK90 EQ TA SK 8035 EQ TA TABLETOP TELESCOPES...

Page 2: ...ope Main Tube Focuser Knob Focuser Tube Finderscope adjustment screw Dust cap mask remove before viewing SK 80 400 EQ TA Dust Cap Mask Remove before Viewing Dew Cap Sun Shade Dec Scale R A Axis Scale...

Page 3: ...ONTENTS Caution Before you begin This instruction manual is applicable to all the models listed on the cover Take a moment to find the model number of your telescope on page 2 Follow the instructions...

Page 4: ...hole on the end of the declination shaft 2 Unscrew the threaded cap from the end of the counterweight rod INSTALLING THE COUNTER WEIGHT Fig 8 1 Slide the counterweight halfway along counterweight rod...

Page 5: ...he desired eyepiece and re tighten thumb screws to hold eyepieces in place Fig 12 Fig 10 ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE MAIN TUBE TO THE MOUNT Fig 10 1 Place the telescope tube on the mount secure with the 2...

Page 6: ...the variable brightness control clockwise until you hear a click Continue rotating the control knob to increase the brightness level Insert a low power eyepiece into the telescope s focuser Locate a...

Page 7: ...is very near the North Celestial Pole For casual observing rough polar alignment is adequate Make sure your equatorial mount is level and the red dot finder is aligned with the telescope before beginn...

Page 8: ...magnitude star Vega in the Constellation Lyra From a star chart we know the R A coordinate of Vega is 18h 36m Loosen the R A and DEC lock knobs on the mount and adjust the telescope so that Vega is c...

Page 9: ...to the object you wish to observe but are not accurate enough to put it in the centre of your Red Dot Finder s finderscope s field of view The accuracy of your setting circles also depends on how accu...

Page 10: ...l length of the eyepieces you are going to use For example a 10mm focal length eyepiece will give 80X magnification with an 800mm focal length telescope To put this in perspective the moon is about 0...

Page 11: ...e which 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 c...

Page 12: ...cm x 23cm Super 25mm Super 10mm 90 2X The sky is mapped out in a spherical coordinate system similar to the system of Latitude and Longitude on the surface of the Earth On the imaginary celestial sphe...

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