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SUN WARNING
phone pole or a distant mountain or tower.
Look through the eyepiece in and turn the
NEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE
focuser knob (21) until the image is sharpTO LOOK AT THE SUN!
ly focused. Center the object precisely in
LOOKING AT OR NEAR THE SUN WILL CAUSE
the eyepiece’s field of view.
INSTANT AND IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO YOUR
2. Turn on the red-dot viewfinder by rotating
EYE. EYE DAMAGE IS OFTEN PAINLESS, SO
the large knob under the viewfinder lens
clockwise (10). Turn the knob to adjust the THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE OBSERVER THAT
DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.
intensity of the red dot as desired.
DO NOT POINT THE TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEW3. Look through the viewfinder. Turn one or
FINDER AT OR NEAR THE SUN. DO NOT LOOK
both of the viewfinder’s alignment screws
THROUGH THE TELESCOPE OR ITS VIEWFINDER
(3) until the red-dot is precisely over the
AS IT IS MOVING. CHILDREN SHOULD ALWAYS
same object as you centered in the eyeHAVE ADULT SUPERVISION WHILE OBSERVING.
piece.
4. Check this alignment at night on a celestial object, such as the Moon or ing that your telescope moves up and down
a bright star, and use the viewfinder’s
and from side to side. Other telescopes may
alignment screws to make any necessary
be mounted in different ways.
refinements.
1. To move the telescope in the horizontal
5. When finished, turn off the viewfinder
direction (azimuth), slightly loosen the
by turning the large knob (10) under the
horizontal lock knob (5). Loosening this lock
viewfinder lens counter-clockwise until it
allows the telescope to be moved from side
clicks.
to side.
2. To move the telescope in the vertical direcTO MOVE THE TELESCOPE
tion (altitude), use the pan handle on the
Your telescope is alt-azimuth mounted.
rear of the mount to make coarse adjustAlt-azimuth is just a complicated way of sayments. Note the vertical direction does
Looking at or near the Sun will cause irreversible damage to your eye. Do not point this telescope at or near the Sun. Do not look through the telescope as it is moving.
not have a locking knob and can be
moved at any time.
3. Once an object is found, re-tighten
5
the horizontal lock knob (5). You can
then rotate the slow motion controls
(11 & 12) to make smooth and precise
movements and follow (or “track”) an object horizontally and vertically as it moves
in the eyepiece.
THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE
We have one very important rule that you
should always follow when using your telescope:
Have Fun!
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