Your telescope has the following parts
(Figures 1–3)
1 Telescope tube
2 Finder
3 Adjusting crews for finder
4 Tube opening
5 Objective lens
6 Eyepiece holder
7 Focus adjustment knob
8 Tube holder
9 Tripod head (with pole elevator
cradle and mount)
10 Accessory tray
11 Locking clips (on tripod)
12 Mounting bracket for the tray
(on division bar)
13 Tripod legs
14 Flexible shaft (long)
15 Flexible shaft (short)
16 Tripod leg brace
17 Latitude control rod
18 3 Eyepices (Ø 31.7 mm or 11/4"):
f = 20 mm, f = 12 mm, f = 4mm
19 Zenith mirror
20 Inverting lens 1.5x
Parts of the Eyepiece holder (Figure 8)
21
Clamping screw
21a Lens Cover
Parts of the Zenith Mirror (Figure 9)
22
Clamping screw
Parts of the Finder (Figure 10)
23
Front lens mount (objective lens)
23a Objective lens counter-ring
24
Finder holder
Parts of the Telescope Tube (Figure 12)
25
Lens Cover
Axel with flexible shaft (Figure 13)
26,27 Clamping screw for the flexible shaft
Pole elevator cradle (Figure 14)
28
Clamping screw for pole elevator cradle
29
Latitude control rod
30
Tilt plate
Parts of the Mount (Figure 15)
26
Flexible shaft (for counterweight shaft,
for tracking)
27
Flexible shaft (for declination shaft)
31
Vertical clamp
31a Declination shaft
32
Dovetail adapter
33
Horizontal clamp
STEP I – Assembly
2. General Information regarding Assem-
bly, Positioning
Before beginning with the assembly, choose a
suitable position for your telescope.
It will help if you assemble this apparatus at
a spot from where you have a clear view of
the sky, a sturdy surface beneath you, and
enough space.
Important: Tighten screws only as much
as you can by hand - do not „over-tighten"
the screws.
3. Tripod
Take the three-legged tripod and set it vertically
on the floor with the feet pointing downwards.
Now take two of the tripod legs (13) and pull
these legs carefully out away from each other,
until they have reached their fully opened po-
sition. During this time, the entire weight of the
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