Instruction manual

Celestar Manual
Assembling your Celestar 13
1. Lay the telescope on its side and locate the three threaded holes in the bottom of the drive base.
2. Partially thread one of the three 3/8"-16 bolts (supplied in the bolt pack) into the hole that is opposite
the rectangular portion of the base.
3. Pick the telescope up by the fork tines and position it above the tripod. It should be oriented so that
the telescope is over the tripod with the base pointing toward the tilt plate.
4. Slide the bolt into the slot on the top of the tilt plate.
Figure 2-5
1. Tighten the bolt slightly so that the bottom of the drive base is flush to the tilt plate. Do not tighten it
fully or you will not be able to move the base enough to insert the two remaining bolts. If you do not
tighten the bolt at all, the drive base may be tilted slightly preventing the remaining two bolts from
threading straight in.
2. Move the base of the telescope until the two remaining holes in the drive base line up with the holes in
the tilt plate on the wedge.
3. Insert the screws and tighten all three completely.
4. There is no need to loosen these until you are ready to remove the telescope from the wedge/wedgpod.
INSTALLING THE FINDER
The Celestar 8 comes with a 6x30 finderscope which has an 7° field-of-view. The Celestar Deluxe 8
comes with a 9x50 finder, which has a 5.8° field of view. The specifications for a finderscope, 6x30 or
Drive Base
3/8”-16 Bolt
Slot
Tilt Plate