User's Manual

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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.
QUICK-START GUIDE
2. Attach the mounting arm assembly: Place
the mounting arm assembly into the tripod base.
Reach underneath and thread the mounting knob
through the tripod base and into the mounting
arm assembly. Tighten to a firm feel only, do not
overtighten. While observing, you may wish to
slightly loosen this knob and rotate the mounting
arm assembly with attached optical tube around
the horizontal axis.
4. Attach and balance the optical tube: Tighten
the DEC lock knob so that it holds the optical tube
loosely. Slide the tube back and forth until you
find a position where the tube remains horizontal
(i.e., without tipping up and down). Tighten the
cradle rings lock knob to a firm feel.
5a. Attach the 90° Erect-Image Prism (refractor
models only, see inside front cover): Pull out to
remove the plastic dust cover from the eyepiece
holder. Slide the tube of the erect-image prism
into the telescope’s eyepiece-holder and tighten
the thumbscrews to a firm feel only to secure.
3. Attach the optical tube assembly to the base/
mounting arm assembly: The optical tube
assembly is shipped with the vixen style dovetail
plate attached. Slide the OTA onto dovetail plate
and tighten the locking screw.
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5b
5a
1. Open the tripod: Remove the tripod from the
giftbox and stand vertically. Gently pull the legs
apart to a fully open position. Attach the accessory
tray to the tripod by threading the center bolt into
the tray until firm.
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Focuser
Knob
Eyepiece
Holder
Eyepiece Holder
umbscrew
Eyepiece
Erect-image
Prism umb-
screw
Erect-image
Prism
Eyepiece
Erect-image
Prism umb-
screw
Focuser
Knob