Index
1.
Assembly of the EQ-1 mount
1.1
Setting up the tripod
1.2
Attaching the mount
1.3
Installing the counterweight
1.4
Attaching the tube rings
1.5
Attaching the slow motions / screws for fine control
1.6
Attaching the telescope tube
1.7
Attaching the finder scope / red dot finder with the mounting bracket
1.8
Attaching the finder scope / red dot finder with the sliding mounting plate
1.9
Inserting the eyepieces with Newtonian telescopes
1.10
Inserting the eyepieces with refracting / lens telescopes
2.
Assembly of the EQ-2 mount
2.1
Setting up the tripod
2.2
Attaching the mount
2.3
nstalling the counterweight
2.4
Attaching the tube rings
2.5
Attaching the slow motions / screws for fine control
2.6
Attaching the telescope tube
2.7
Attaching the finder scope / red dot finder with the mounting bracket
2.8
Attaching the finder scope / red dot finder with the sliding mounting plate
2.9
Inserting the eyepieces with Newtonian telescopes
2.10
Inserting the eyepieces with refracting / lens telescopes
3.
Operation of the telescope
3.1
Aligning the optical finder scope
3.2
Aligning the red dot finder
3.3
Balancing the telescope
3.4
Operation of the EQ-1 and EQ-2 mount
3.5
EQ-1/EQ-2 mount setting circles
4.
Just before observing - the accessories
4.1
Eyepieces
4.2
Adjusting a Newtonian telescope
5.
Cleaning and care of your telescope
6.
When the stars twinkle particularly beautifully
7.
Preparing for an observing session
8.
Trouble-shooting
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