78-8830 76mm RefLEctor Instruction Manual 78-8845 114mm Reflector Lit.
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WHERE DO I START? Your Bushnell telescope can bring the wonders of the universe to your eye. While this manual is intended to assist you in the set-up and basic use of this instrument, it does not cover everything you might like to know about astronomy. Although Northstar will give a respectable tour of the night sky, it is recommended you get a very simple star chart and a flashlight with a red bulb or red cellophane over the end.
Parts Diagrams 78-8830 76mm and 78-8845 114mm Reflectors 1. 2. 3. 8. 7. 6. 4. 5. 9. Telescope Parts Diagram 1. Red Dot Finderscope 6. Quick-Release Accessory Tray 2. 1.25" Format Eyepiece 7. Remote Computer Controller 3. 8. Main Telescope Tube 9. Quick-Release Adjustable Aluminum Tripod Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism 4. Accessory Tray Brace 5. Quick-Release Tripod Leg Lever 4.
QUICK ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM 78-8830 76mm and 78-8845 114mm Reflectors 2. 1. PARTS LIST • Adjustable Aluminum Tripod Assembly (Pre-assembled to Northstar Computerized Star Locator Base) • Red Dot Finderscope • 20mm 1.25" Diameter Eyepiece • Quick Release Accessory Tray • 4mm 1.25" Diameter Eyepiece • Northstar Telescope with finger attachment nuts • Barlow Lens 5.
DETAILED ASSEMBLY No tools are required for assembly of your telescope. Remove all components from the carton and identify all components. It is a good idea to lay all the parts out in front of you before assembly. Since your telescope is a precision optical system the parts require careful handling—particularly the onboard computer, telescope, eyepieces, and various accessory lenses. SET UP TRIPOD AND ACCESSORY TRAY 1.
DETAILED ASSEMBLY (CONTINUED) M FOCUSING TELESCOPE 1. After selecting the desired eyepiece, aim main telescope tube at a land-based target at least 200 yards away (e.g. a telephone pole or building). 2. Fully extend Focusing Tube by turning Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism. 3. While looking through selected eyepiece (in this case the 20 mm), slowly retract Focusing Tube by turning Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism until object comes into focus. M ATTACH REMOTE COMPUTER CONTROLLER AND BATTERY 1.
M ENJOYING YOUR NEW TELESCOPE 1. First determine your targeted object. Any bright object in the night sky is a good starting point. One of the favorite starting points in astronomy is the moon. This is an object sure to please any budding astronomer or experienced veteran. When you have developed proficiency at this level, other objects become good targets. Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus are good second steps to take. 2.
M HELPFUL HINTS 1. Your telescope is a very sensitive instrument. For best results and fewer vibrations set your telescope up on a level location on the ground rather than your concrete driveway or your wooden deck. This will provide a more stable foundation for viewing, especially if you’ve drawn a crowd with your new telescope. 2. If possible view from a location that has relatively few lights. This will allow you to see much fainter objects.
NORTHSTAR COMPUTER INTERFACE DIAGRAM 1. On/Off Button (On Northstar Base) 2. Back Button 3. Enter Button 4. Scroll Up Button 5. Scroll Down Button 6. LCD Display 7. “GO” Button 8. Motorized Movement Buttons (4) 9. Battery Door (On Northstar Base) 6. 3. 4. 2. 5. 8. 7. BUTTON FUNCTIONS ALL BUTTONS ARE ILLUMINATED FOR NIGHTTIME USE. On/Off Button: The On/Off Button will turn the Northstar Computerized Star Locator on and off. This button flashes or strobes on and off during normal use.
M MODE OVERVIEW OF PRODUCT Explore: The Explore Mode of Northstar provides the ability to explore various astronomical objects categorized by object type. These objects would fall under one or more of the following types of objects: Deep Sky, Planets, Constellations, and Stars. Each of these subheadings would also have subcategories of objects beneath their menu structure. (See Menu Tree for full list of menu functions and options.
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M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (NOTE: Make certain that the telescope is set up on a level surface.) STEP 1: POINT NORTH Point the telescope in the direction of North. NOTE: THE USER SHOULD JUSTATTEMPT TO GETTHE TELESCOPE POINTED RELATIVELYCLOSE TO NORTH. THE ALIGNMENT WILL BE REFINED AS WE PROGRESS. HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN FIND THE BIG DIPPER AND USE THE "POINTER STARS", FOLLOW THE ARROW ON THE DIAGRAM TO THE NORTH STAR.
M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) STEP 2: SET THE TIME By using the SCROLL UP and SCROLLDOWN buttons and the ENTER button, the time can easily be set as well as the time zone. Each flashing option will need to be changed to read the appropriate number. Once the appropriate number is displayed, accept the number by pressing ENTER. Then set the next flashing option until the time and time zone are set.
M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) The distance the object is from the center is related to how far outside of a city you might be located or how accurately you aligned with north. Repeat this process for STAR 2 and press ENTER.
M USING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) Now imagine that you are a parent trying to impress your children (or vice versa). Ten minutes into your first observing session you are already learning astronomical objects. This is a great educational tool !!!! To find the object, just press the “GO” button and that object will be right in the telescope’s eyepiece! By pressing the BACK button, you move back to the previous level each time the button is pressed.
Catalog Index The following appendix information is more thorough information than that listed in the main instruction manual. For sake of space, the complete 20,000 object catalog is not listed. However, we have included the entire star list and the entire Messier object lists for your information. In addition, the constellation abbreviations are defined that are found in the Northstar system. 17.
Catalog Index CONSTELLATION ABBREVIATIONS 18.
Catalog Index NAME - NAME RA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.
M059 M060 M061 M062 M063 M064 M065 M066 M067 M068 M069 M070 M071 M072 M073 M074 M075 M076 M077 M078 M079 M080 M081 M082 M083 M084 M085 M086 M087 M088 M089 M090 M091 M092 M093 M094 M095 M096 M097 M098 M099 M100 M101 M102 M103 M104 M105 M106 M107 M108 M109 M110 Sunflower Black eye Leo triplet Leo triplet little dumbell Bodes nebula Owl sombrero NGC 4621 NGC 4649 NGC 4303 NGC 6266 NGC 5055 NGC 4826 NGC 3623 NGC 3627 NGC 2682 NGC 4590 NGC 6637 NGC 6681 NGC 6838 NGC 6981 NGC 6994 NGC 628 NGC 6864 NGC 650 N
ST019 ST020 ST021 ST022 ST023 ST024 ST025 ST026 ST027 ST028 ST029 ST030 ST031 ST032 ST033 ST034 ST035 ST036 ST037 ST038 ST039 ST040 ST041 ST042 ST043 ST044 ST045 ST046 ST047 ST048 ST049 ST050 ST051 ST052 ST053 ST054 ST055 ST056 ST057 ST058 ST059 ST060 ST061 ST062 ST063 ST064 ST065 ST066 ST067 ST068 ST069 ST070 ST071 ST072 ST073 ST074 ST075 ST076 ST077 ST078 ST079 ST080 ST081 ST082 ST083 ST084 ST085 ST086 ST087 ST088 ST089 ST090 ST091 ST092 ST093 Iota VX R ∑30 AQ Beta ∑36 Zeta Delta 55 Schedar O∑18 HN Delta
ST094 ST095 ST096 ST097 ST098 ST099 ST100 ST101 ST102 ST103 ST104 ST105 ST106 ST107 ST108 ST109 ST110 ST111 ST112 ST113 ST114 ST115 ST116 ST117 ST118 ST119 ST120 ST121 ST122 ST123 ST124 ST125 ST126 ST127 ST128 ST129 ST130 ST131 ST132 ST133 ST134 ST135 ST136 ST137 ST138 ST139 ST140 ST141 ST142 ST143 ST144 ST145 ST146 ST147 ST148 ST149 ST150 ST151 ST152 ST153 ST154 ST155 ST156 ST157 ST158 ST159 ST160 ST161 ST162 ST163 ST164 ST165 ST166 ST167 22.
ST168 ST169 ST170 ST171 ST172 ST173 ST174 ST175 ST176 ST177 ST178 ST179 ST180 ST181 ST182 ST183 ST184 ST185 ST186 ST187 ST188 ST189 ST190 ST191 ST192 ST193 ST194 ST195 ST196 ST197 ST198 ST199 ST200 ST201 ST202 ST203 ST204 ST205 ST206 ST207 ST208 ST209 ST210 ST211 ST212 ST213 ST214 ST215 ST216 ST217 ST218 ST219 ST220 ST221 ST222 ST223 ST224 ST225 ST226 ST227 ST228 ST229 ST230 ST231 ST232 ST233 ST234 ST235 ST236 ST237 ST238 ST239 ST240 ST241 ST242 Hinds Crimson Star ∑627 ∑631 ∑630 Epsilon Zeta W Epsilon Eta
ST243 ST244 ST245 ST246 ST247 ST248 ST249 ST250 ST251 ST252 ST253 ST254 ST255 ST256 ST257 ST258 ST259 ST260 ST261 ST262 ST263 ST264 ST265 ST266 ST267 ST268 ST269 ST270 ST271 ST272 ST273 ST274 ST275 ST276 ST277 ST278 ST279 ST280 ST281 ST282 ST283 ST284 ST285 ST286 ST287 ST288 ST289 ST290 ST291 ST292 ST293 ST294 ST295 ST296 ST297 ST298 ST299 ST300 ST301 ST302 ST303 ST304 ST305 ST306 ST307 ST308 ST309 ST310 ST311 ST312 ST313 ST314 ST315 ST316 24.
ST317 ST318 ST319 ST320 ST321 ST322 ST323 ST324 ST325 ST326 ST327 ST328 ST329 ST330 ST331 ST332 ST333 ST334 ST335 ST336 ST337 ST338 ST339 ST340 ST341 ST342 ST343 ST344 ST345 ST346 ST347 ST348 ST349 ST350 ST351 ST352 ST353 ST354 ST355 ST356 ST357 ST358 ST359 ST360 ST361 ST362 ST363 ST364 ST365 ST366 ST367 ST368 ST369 ST370 ST371 ST372 ST373 ST374 ST375 ST376 ST377 ST378 ST379 ST380 ST381 ST382 ST383 ST384 ST385 ST386 ST387 ST388 ST389 ST390 ST391 Epsilon Gamma Zeta c Beta R Kappa AC 31 Beta h4903 24 Phi h41
ST392 ST393 ST394 ST395 ST396 ST397 ST398 ST399 ST400 ST401 ST402 ST403 ST404 ST405 ST406 ST407 ST408 ST409 ST410 ST411 ST412 ST413 ST414 ST415 ST416 ST417 ST418 ST419 ST420 ST421 ST422 ST423 ST424 ST425 ST426 ST427 ST428 ST429 ST430 ST431 ST432 ST433 ST434 ST435 ST436 ST437 ST438 ST439 ST440 ST441 ST442 ST443 ST444 ST445 ST446 ST447 ST448 ST449 ST450 ST451 ST452 ST453 ST454 ST455 ST456 ST457 ST458 ST459 ST460 ST461 ST462 ST463 ST464 ST465 26.
ST466 ST467 ST468 ST469 ST470 ST471 ST472 ST473 ST474 ST475 ST476 ST477 ST478 ST479 ST480 ST481 ST482 ST483 ST484 ST485 ST486 ST487 ST488 ST489 ST490 ST491 ST492 ST493 ST494 ST495 ST496 ST497 ST498 ST499 ST500 ST501 ST502 ST503 ST504 ST505 ST506 ST507 ST508 ST509 ST510 ST511 ST512 ST513 ST514 ST515 ST516 ST517 ST518 ST519 ST520 ST521 ST522 ST523 ST524 ST525 ST526 ST527 ST528 ST529 ST530 ST531 ST532 ST533 ST534 ST535 ST536 ST537 ST538 ST539 ST540 Theta Alpha 54 J Zeta Spica O∑∑123 R ∑1755 S 25 ∑1763 Epsilon
ST541 ST542 ST543 ST544 ST545 ST546 ST547 ST548 ST549 ST550 ST551 ST552 ST553 ST554 ST555 ST556 ST557 ST558 ST559 ST560 ST561 ST562 ST563 ST564 ST565 ST566 ST567 ST568 ST569 ST570 ST571 ST572 ST573 ST574 ST575 ST576 ST577 ST578 ST579 ST580 ST581 ST582 ST583 ST584 ST585 ST586 ST587 ST588 ST589 ST590 ST591 ST592 ST593 ST594 ST595 ST596 ST597 ST598 ST599 ST600 ST601 ST602 ST603 ST604 ST605 ST606 ST607 ST608 ST609 ST610 ST611 ST612 ST613 ST614 28.
ST615 ST616 ST617 ST618 ST619 ST620 ST621 ST622 ST623 ST624 ST625 ST626 ST627 ST628 ST629 ST630 ST631 ST632 ST633 ST634 ST635 ST636 ST637 ST638 ST639 ST640 ST641 ST642 ST643 ST644 ST645 ST646 ST647 ST648 ST649 ST650 ST651 ST652 ST653 ST654 ST655 ST656 ST657 ST658 ST659 ST660 ST661 ST662 ST663 ST664 ST665 ST666 ST667 ST668 ST669 ST670 ST671 ST672 ST673 ST674 ST675 ST676 ST677 ST678 ST679 ST680 ST681 ST682 ST683 ST684 ST685 ST686 ST687 ST688 ST689 Psi Kappa V Beta 61 SZ SX G Y Xi Gamma Barnards Star h5003 ∑2
ST690 ST691 ST692 ST693 ST694 ST695 ST696 ST697 ST698 ST699 ST700 ST701 ST702 ST703 ST704 ST705 ST706 ST707 ST708 ST709 ST710 ST711 ST712 ST713 ST714 ST715 ST716 ST717 ST718 ST719 ST720 ST721 ST722 ST723 ST724 ST725 ST726 ST727 ST728 ST729 ST730 ST731 ST732 ST733 ST734 ST735 ST736 ST737 ST738 ST739 ST740 ST741 ST742 ST743 ST744 ST745 ST746 ST747 ST748 ST749 ST750 ST751 ST752 ST753 ST754 ST755 ST756 ST757 ST758 ST759 ST760 ST761 ST762 ST763 30.
ST764 ∑2780 ST765 Delta ST766 Theta ST767 RY ST768 Y ST769 Beta ST770 S ST771 ∑2816 ST772 V460 ST773 SS ST774 RV ST775 Mu ST776 Epsilon ST777 Lambda ST778 AG ST779 ∑2840 ST780 ∑2841 ST781 RX ST782 ∑2873 ST783 Eta ST784 29 ST785 Xi 17 Cep, ∑2863 ST786 O∑461 ST787 Lambda ST788 Al Nair ST789 ∑2883 ST790 Zeta ST791 h1746 ST792 41 ST793 1 ST794 Alpha ST795 ∑2894 ST796 Pi ST797 S ST798 53 ST799 Delta ST800 Kruger60 ST801 Zeta ST802 Delta ST803 5 ST804 Delta2 ST805 37 ST806 Roe47 ST807 8 ST808 11 ST809 Beta ST810
WARRANTY / REPAIR TELESCOPE LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY Your Bushnell® telescope is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the original owner. The Lifetime Limited Warranty is an expression of our confidence in the materials and mechanical workmanship of our products and is your assurance of a lifetime of dependable service.
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