PowerSeeker 60 INSTRUCTION MANUAL #21041
INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to the Celestron world of amateur astronomy. Some of the terms and parts described in these instructions may be new to you, so a few commonly used terms you’ll want to be familiar with are defined below. Altazimuth mount - the simplest type of mount, with two motions: altitude (up and down) and azimuth (side-toside). “Mount” refers to the part of the telescope that support the tube, which carries all the telescope’s optics.
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THE POWERSEEKER 60 REFRACTOR The PowerSeeker is a classical, two element refracting telescope that comes on an altazimuth mount. This section instructs you on the proper assembly and use of your PowerSeeker telescope, which is shipped in one box, containing all the parts you need to assemble it. Unpack and lay out all of the parts in a large, clear area where you’ll have room to work. Keeping track of the parts, use the list below and the telescope diagram to confirm you have, and can identify each part. a.
3. 4. 5. Remove caps from the eyepiece and place it into the diagonal (Figure 6). Lock it into place with the thumb screw. The PowerSeeker comes with a 1.5x erecting eyepiece, primarily for daytime terrestrial viewing. This eyepiece corrects the image you see in your telescope, so that it’s both right side up and corrected from left to right. Without this eyepiece, the image you see is reversed from left to right, when using the standard diagonal.
The PowerSeeker telescope has a focal length of 700mm and comes with a 20mm 1¼" eyepiece. To calculate magnification, use the following formula, in which FL = focal length: Magnification = Important! FL (telescope) in mm FL (eyepiece) in mm Therefore, if you use the 20mm eyepiece your magnification is 700/20 = 35x. The same formula can be applied to any of your eyepieces. Magnification through any telescope has its limits. These limits are determined by the laws of optics and the nature of the human eye.
Optional Accessories Celestron offers a full line of optional accessories for your telescope. Please refer to the Celestron Accessory Catalog (#93685) for a complete description, or logon to our web site at www.celestron.com. Eyepieces – An assortment of 1¼” eyepieces are available to give you a wide range of magnifications. • OMNI Plössl - Plössl eyepieces have a 4-element lens designed for low-to-high power observing.
CELESTRON TWO YEAR WARRANTY a. Celestron warrants this telescope to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years. Celestron will repair or replace such product or part thereof which, upon inspection by Celestron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship. As a condition to the obligation of Celestron to repair or replace such product, the product must be returned to Celestron together with proof-of-purchase satisfactory to Celestron. b.