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FOR 707AZ2

Optical Tube: 

70mm/700mm

Alt-Azimuth Mount: 

AZ2

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Dust Cap / Mask 
(Remove before Viewing)

Dew Cap / Sun Shade

Objective Lens

Telescope Main Tube

Finderscope

Finderscope Bracket

Finderscope Alignment

Screws

Focus Locking Screw

Eyepiece

Diagonal

Focus Tube

Focus Knob

Altitude Fine-adjustment

Control

Azimuth Lock Knob

Accessory Tray

Tripod Leg

Height Adjustment

Clamp

Yoke Locking Knob

Altitude Lock Knob

Yoke Mount

Summary of Contents for 707AZ2

Page 1: ...ap Sun Shade Objective Lens Telescope Main Tube Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Alignment Screws Focus Locking Screw Eyepiece Diagonal Focus Tube Focus Knob Altitude Fine adjustment Contro...

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 wo...

Page 3: ...the top of 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...

Page 4: ...e two knurled thumbscrews These fixed magnification scopes mounted on the optical tube are very useful accessories When they are correctly aligned with the telescope objects can be quickly located and...

Page 5: ...b With some telescopes it can also be inserted between the focuser and the diagonal and in this position it gives even greater magnification For example a Barlow which is 2X when inserted after the d...

Page 6: ...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...

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...

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 con...

Page 9: ...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 Astro...

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