10
Locate the counterweight bar and counterweight. Slide the
counterweight half way down the counterweight bar.
13
The cable should attach to the Right Ascension axis and the other
cable attaches to the Declination axis. Tighten the screw to secure
the cable in place.
16
Place the telescope tube back into the tube rings and secure the
latch knobs to hold it in place. The focuser end of the telescope
should be over the counterweight assembly.
19
Loosen the screws on the focuser so they do not obstruct the inner
diameter of the focuser. Remove the plastic cap covering the end
of the focuser.
22
For additional magnifi cation, you can use the included 3x Barlow
Lens. Place the Barlow lens in the focuser in place of the eyepiece.
Remove the cap from the Barlow lens.
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HOLD
Holding the counterweight in one hand, line up the counterweight
bar with the mount. With your other hand, turn the counterweight
bar until it is fully seated. Tighten the counterweight locking screw to
hold the counterweight in place.
14
Remove the tube rings from the telescope tube by loosening the latch
knobs on the sides of each ring. Then remove the two knobs on the
bottom of each tube ring.
17
Remove the knurled nuts on the threaded posts at the focuser end
of the telescope tube.
20
Insert the barrel of the 20mm eyepiece into the focuser and tighten
the screws.
23
Next, insert the eyepiece into the Barlow and tighten the set screws
to secure it in place.
12
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion control cables onto
equatorial mount gear shaft. Be sure to line up the set screw over the
fl at spot on the shaft. Tighten screw to secure in place.
15
Insert the tube rings into the holes on the top of the mount and
secure them using the knobs you removed from the bottom of
each ring.
18
Locate the fi nderscope and remove plastic caps on front and back
of lens. Orient the fi nderscope so that the glass window is facing
towards the front of the tube as shown here. Place fi nderscope over
the posts on the tube and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
21
Remove the lens cap from the front of the telescope. To observe, look
through the eyepiece as shown above. Focus the image by turning
the knobs below the focuser.
For more information on this product or to download
the instruction manual, please visit the respective
product page on celestron.com
SOLAR WARNING: Never attempt to view the sun
through any telescope without a proper solar fi lter.
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