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FOR 1201EQ5

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Optical Tube: 

120mm/1000mm

Equatorial Mount: 

EQ5

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H

I

5

B

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D

E

F

 

G

 

J

K  L 

2

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12

10 

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B.

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D. 

E. 

F. 

G.  

H. 

 I.  

J.

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L.  

Dust Cap (not shown)

Remove before Viewing

Objective Lens

(not shown)

Sun Shade

Telescope Main Body

Piggyback Bracket

Finderscope

Finderscope Bracket

Alignment Screw

Eyepiece

Diagonal

Focus Tube

Focus Knob

 1.    

 

 2.

 3.

 4.

 5.

 6.

 

 7.

 8.

 9.

10.

11.

12.

Polarscope Holder 

(not shown)

Altitude Adjustment T-bolts

Azimuth Adjustment Knob

Counterweight Rod

Counterweight

Counerweight Thumb 

Screw

R.A. Control Knob

R.A. Lock Level

Dec. Lock Level

Dec. Control Knob

Mounting Plate 

Tube RIngs

a. 

b.  

 Accessory Tray

 Tripod Leg      

Summary of Contents for 1201EQ5

Page 1: ...Sun Shade Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Eyepiece Diagonal Focus Tube Focus Knob 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Polarscope Holder not shown Altitude...

Page 2: ...irectly at the sun Permanent eye damage will result Use a proper solar filter for viewing the sun When observing the sun place a dust cap over your finderscope to protect it from exposure Never use an...

Page 3: ...tely Retighten knobs to secure ATTACHING MOUNT TO TRIPOD 4 1 Stand tripod upright 2 Align metal dowel on the tropid head with the gap between the azimuthal adjustment knobs underneath the mount Tighte...

Page 4: ...ING 10 1 Locate finderscope bracket Carefully remove the rubber o ring from the finderscope bracket 2 Position o ring into groove located approximately half way along the finderscope tube 10 ATTACHING...

Page 5: ...our telescope make sure that your tripod is balanced and on a stable surface For photography point the telescope in the direction you will be taking photos before preforming the balancing steps R A Ba...

Page 6: ...istortion inside telescope tube and allows telescope to adapt to ambient moisture conditions P roper care for your telescope Fig h Using the EQ3 2 mount The equatorial mount has controls for both conv...

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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