Instruction manual
Attaching the Telescope to the Fork Arm
Your telescope optical tube has a built on dovetail mounting bar
used to attach the tube to the fork arm. To attach the telescope
tube (See gure 2-5).
1. Loosen the tube clamp tightening knob.
2. Slide the dovetail mounting bar of the telescope tube into
the fork arm clamp until it touches the positioning stop.
Make sure that the logo on the side of the tube is right side
up when the tube is aligned with the fork arm.
3. Tighten the tube clamp knob by hand to secure the tube to
the fork arm.
Your SkyProdigy is fully assembled and is ready to attach the
accessories.
The Star Diagonal
The star diagonal diverts light at a right angle from the light path
of the telescope. For astronomical observing, this allows you to ob-
serve in positions that are more comfortable than if you were to look
straight through. To attach the star diagonal:
1. Turn the thumbscrew on the eyepiece adapter at the end of
the focuser barrel until it no longer extends into (i.e.,
obstructs) the inner diameter of the focus barrel/ visual back.
Remove the protective dust cap from the focus barrel/ visual
back.
2. Slide the chrome portion of the star diagonal into the eye
piece adapter.
3. Tighten the thumbscrew on the focus barrel/ visual back to
hold the star diagonal in place.
If you wish to change the orientation of the star diagonal, loosen
the thumbscrew on the eyepiece adapter until the star diagonal
rotates freely. Rotate the diagonal to the desired position and
tighten the thumbscrew.
The Eyepiece
The eyepiece, is the optical element that magnies the image fo-
cused by the telescope. To install the eyepiece:
1. Loosen the thumbscrew on the star diagonal so it does
not obstruct the inner diameter of the eyepiece end of the
diagonal.
2. Remove the protective dust cap from the star diagonal’s
barrel.
3. Slide the chrome portion of the low power 25 mm eyepiece
into the star diagonal.
4. Tighten the thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece in place.
To remove the eyepiece, loosen the thumbscrew on the star
diagonal and slide the eyepiece out.
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FIGURE 2-5
Dovetail
Mounting Bar
Tube Clamp
Tightening Knob
FIGURE 2-6
VISUAL ACCESSORIES FOR SKYPRODIGY 102
Star
Diagonal
StarPointer
Finderscope
Focus Knob
Eyepiece
FIGURE 2-7
VISUAL ACCESSORIES FOR SKYPRODIGY 6
Star
Diagonal
StarPointer
Finderscope
Focus Knob
Eyepiece