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VIEWING THROUGH YOUR
ZHUMELL ZENITH TELESCOPE
Never look at the sun without using a solar filter. Do not use a regular
eyepiece as a solar filter. When using a solar filter, do not remove the
full lenscap, view only through the small opening. Looking at the sun
without proper use of a solar filter can cause permanent eye damage,
included blindness.
Using your finderscope will help you locate celestial bodies much
more quickly as the finderscope is equipped with a wider field of view
than your telescope. To simplify focusing while viewing, start with the
lowest power magnification and work up to the desired power.
When viewing faint deep-sky objects, images will not show color. The
human eye is not able to distinguish the differences in color found in
such dim images. The lack of color is due to human anatomy, not
any limitations of telescope construction.
CHECKING AND ALIGNING YOUR FINDERSCOPE
Finderscope alignment is the first step to fine-tuning your Zenith
telescope and viewing celestial objects. Follow these steps to
properly set up and align your finderscope.
1.
Insert the lowest-power eyepiece into the diagonal prism. Focus
the eyepiece to view an easily recognizable, stationary distant
object like a sign or lightpole.
2.
Look through the finderscope, but be careful not to move the
telescope in any way. Adjust the finderscope focus by turning the
eyepiece of the finderscope back and forth until the image is in
focus. Check to see if the object viewed through your telescope
eyepiece is lined up at the center of the finderscope crosshairs. If
not, your finderscope must be re-aligned.
