Manual

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ATTACHING THE FINDER SCOPE
(1)Back out the adjustment screw on
the finder bracket to allow passage of
the finder scope. (Make sure the
adjustment screws do not fall off the
bracket.)
(2)SidetherubberO‐ringontotheeyepieceend
ofthefinder.Therearetwogroovesonthefinder
tube.PositiontheO‐ringonthenarrowgrooveat
themiddleofthefindertube.
(3)Pullupthefixedstudon
the bracket ring and pull it
so that the finder tube
slides into the bracket ring
fromitseyepieceend.
Releasethefixedstudso
thewidegrooveonthe
findertubeisunderneath
thestud.
(4)Tightenthetwoadjustmentscrewssothat
the
finderscopeis
alignedasshown
inthefigure.
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Loosenthefinderbracketlockthumbscrewonthe
telescope.
Attachthefinderbracketasshowninthe
figure,tightenthefinderbracketlock
thumbscrewsecurely.
ALIGNING THE FINDER SCOPE – Besuretoalignthefinderscopebeforeyoubegin
observing.
(1) Chooseaconspicuoustargetinthedistanceandplacethetargetin
thecenterofthefieldofviewofthetelescope.(Intheillustration,a
distanttower isbrought intothe centerofthe fieldof viewofthe
telescope.)
(2) Next,lookthroughthefinderscope.Youshouldprobablyfindthe
same target somewhere within the finder’s field of view.(The
finderscopehascrosshairs.)
(3) Aligntheopticalaxis(fieldofview)ofthefinderscopewiththe
opticalaxis(fieldofview)ofthetelescope.Adjustthefinderscope
bylooseningortighteningtheadjustmentscrewsAandB(InFigure
#4Above)untilthetargetisinthesameposition,inthecenterof
thecrosshairs.(Intheillustration,thetopofthetowerisinthe
centerofthecrosshairs.)
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