Tabla De Contenido - Celestron ASTROMASTER EQ Serie Manual De Uso

CONTENTS
SOLAR WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
WHAT'S IN THE BOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ASSEMBLING YOUR TELESCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
The Tripod and Equatorial Mount
Counterweight Bar and Counterweights
Slow Motion Controls
The Telescope Tube
The Erect Image Diagonal (Refracting Telescopes Only)
The Eyepiece
The StarPointer Finderscope
Changing the Finderscope Battery
Moving the Telescope
Aligning the Finderscope
Balancing the Telescope
POLAR ALIGNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
YOUR FIRST ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVING SESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
The Moon
CELESTIAL OBSERVING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Magnification
Field of View
The Planets
Deep-Sky Objects
Sky Conditions
Selecting an Observing Site
Choosing the Best Time to Observe
Cooling the Telescope
Adapting Your Eyes
Astroimaging
Deep-Sky Observing Equipment
Star Hopping
CARE AND CLEANING OF THE TELESCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
COLLIMATION OF A NEWTONIAN TELESCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Aligning the Secondary Mirror
Aligning the Primary Mirror
A Word on Setting Circles
NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
CELESTRON TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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