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W ARNINGS •Do not use telescope or finderscope to look a t the sun without an appropria te solar filter . •Mak e sure no scre ws are loose before using telescope . •Do not drop , shak e, or throw your telescope as doing so may damage the telescope or people around y ou. •O bjects in telescope may be farther a w ay than they appear . •Ey e ...
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S PECIFICATIONS O PTICAL T UBE A SSEMBLY Type R eflector O bjective (mm) 114 Focal Length (mm) 1 000 Highest U seful Magnifica tion 200x R esolving P o wer 1. 0 2 Limiting Magnitude (Visual) 12 . 8 Limiting Magnitude (Photogr aphic) 1 0 . 8 Focal Ra tio F/8 . 8 Ey epiece Forma t 1 . 25” Finder Scope 6x30 M ount Type ET -7 Equitorial M OUNT Ma ter ...
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1. T ripod 2 . M ount Assembly 3 . Optical Tube Assembly 4. Ey epiece 5 . Ey epiece Adapter 6 . Finderscope 7 . Optical Tube M ounting Belt 8 . Declina tion Circle 9 . Declina tion Adjustment Cable 1 0 . Hour Circle (R.A. Scale) 11. R.A. Adjustment Cab le 12 . Balance S haft 1 3 . Counterw eight 14. Clock Driv e 1 5 . Latiutude Adjustment Screw T E ...
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A telescope is carefully aligned during construction and great care should be taken to maintain this alignment over the life of the telescope. Cleaning should be done as little as possible and then only with a mild soap solution and soft, lint-free cloth. Do not rub elements when cleaning. Blot optical components gently and allow telescope to air d ...
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8 . Assemble optical tube assembly . Remo ve thumbscre ws on finderscope mounting bolts . S lide finderscope mounting brack et onto mounting bolts so that bracket is angled to- w ard front of telescope . R eplace and tighten thumbscre ws to secure br acket. Loosen thumbscre ws at top of finderscope mount- ing bracket. S lide finderscope into mounti ...
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F INDERSCOPE A LIGNMENT 1. Insert the lo west pow er ey epiece into the ey epiece adapter . F ocus ey epiece to view an easily recognizab le distant object (car license plate , sign, table , etc.). 2 . Look through finderscope being careful not to mo ve the telescope in any w ay . Adjust finderscope focus by turning the ey epiece of the finderscope ...
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U SING THE C LOCK D RIVE The clock drive included with your telescope is designed to track the move- ment of stars. It will help keep stars in your eld of view during long periods of viewing as long as the telescope is properly polar aligned and the clock drive is properly used. Do not be alarmed if you turn on the clock drive and do not see the ...
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B EGINNING O BSERVATION For beginning observa tion, the moon is one of the easiest and most enjoy- ab le objects to view . Y ou can acquaint y ourself with the mo vements of the telescope by simply pointing the telescope at the moon and using the various adjustments to mo ve the telescope . T o point the telescope at the moon, loosen the R.A. and D ...
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A DVANCED O BSERVATION S TAR C HARTS AND S ETTING C IRCLES S tar charts and setting circles will allo w you to find the loca tion of any kno wn celestial objects vie w able by y our telescope. B y using the measurements listed on the mount and the coordinates pro vided in a star chart, y ou will be able to find stars , planets, neb ulae, and g alax ...
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N ORTHERN H EMISPHERE P OLAR A LIGNMENT 1. T o align y our telescope in the N orthern H emisphere , first find the loca tion of P olaris in the night sky . Y ou can easily find polaris b y using the Big Dipper to “point” at P olaris . The two stars which make up the edge of the dipper in the Big Dip- per will roughly “point” at P olaris . Y ...
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S OUTHERN H EMISPHERE & S TAR D RIFT P OLAR A LIGNMENT P olar alignment in the Southern H emisphere is more difficult that in the N orthern H emisphere because there is no corresponding pole star to use for alignment in the Southern H emisphere . P olar aligning in the Southern H emishpere is a tw o part process because of this . A rough alignm ...
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S OUTHERN H EMISPHERE & S TAR D RIFT P OLAR A LIGNMENT 1. Having already roughly aligned your telescope, loosen the declination clamp and swivel telescope until scale reads 90°, then retighten clamp. Loosen the right ascension clamp and rotate telescope so that it points 6 hours away from the celestial pole and retighten clamp. The R.A. and De ...
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F INDING C ELESTIAL O BJECTS Once your telescope is polar aligned, you must set the hour circle in order to use the measurements listed on the mount to nd celestial objects. Once the hour circle is properly set, you will be able to use the coordinates listed on star charts to nd objects for viewing in the night sky . Setting the hour circle w ...
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Once your telescope is polar aligned, you must set the hour circle in order to use the measurements listed on the mount to nd celestial objects. Once the hour circle is properly set, you will be able to use the coordinates listed on star charts to nd objects for viewing in the night sky . Setting the hour circle will require that you recogniz ...
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A STRONOMY T ERMINOLOGY D ECLINA TION (D EC .) - The astronomical equivalent of latitude . Declination describes the angle of a celestial object abov e or below the celestial equator . The sky ov er the northern hemisphere has a positive declination. The sky o ver the Southern hemisphere has a neg ative declination. F or example, P olaris (the N or ...
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T ELESCOPE T ERMINOLOGY O BJECTIVE - The objective is the front lens of a telescope. The measurement listed for objec- tive lenses is the diameter of the lens . A larger objective allo ws more light to enter a telescope and pro vides a brighter image . The objective diameter is also sometimes referr ed to as the apera ture of a telescope . F OCAL L ...
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T HE Z HUMELL W ARRANTY W e hav e designed Zhumell products to be durable and to offer excellent value . Because w e think it is important to stand behind tha t sta tement what follows are the details of our w arranty , one of the best w arranties in the industry . Y our Zhumell has a 3-year w arranty . For the w arranty to be valid, the Zhumell m ...
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Z HUMELL A STRONOMICAL P RODUCTS R EFRACTOR T ELESCOPES 60x350 I on 60x600 Zenith R EFLECTOR T ELESCOPES Eclipse 114 A STRONOMICAL B INOCULARS 20x80 S uper Giant 25x1 00 T achyon I MAGE D IAGONALS 1. 25“ to 1 .2 5“ 90° Diagonal Prism E RECT I MAGE P RISMS 0 . 965“ to 0 . 965“ 4 5° Erect Imag e Prism 1. 25“ to 0 . 965“ 4 5° Erect Imag ...
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