Assembly; Setting Up The Tripod - Celestron ASTROMASTER 102AZ Manual De Instrucciones

ASSEMBLY

Set up your telescope indoors the first time before attempting to assemble it outdoors
Each AstroMaster comes in one box The pieces in the box are: altazimuth mount with attached pan handle,10 mm 1 25"
eyepiece, 20 mm 1 25" eyepiece, 1 25" erect image diagonal, "TheSkyX-First Light Edition astronomy software"

SETTING UP THE TRIPOD

1 Remove the tripod from the box (Figure 2-1) The tripod comes preassembled
2 Stand the tripod upright and pull the tripod legs apart until each leg is fully extended and then push down slightly on the
tripod leg brace (Figure 2-2)
3 Next, we will install the tripod accessory tray (Figure 2-3) onto the tripod leg brace (center of Figure 2-2)
Hold the tray flat side facing down Align the center of the tray to match the center of the tripod brace and push down
slightly (Figure 2-4)
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4 Rotate the tray until the ears are under the leg brace support of each leg and push slightly They will lock in place (Figure
2-5) The tripod is now completely assembled (Figure 2-6)
5 You can extend the tripod legs to the height you desire At the lowest level the height is 24" (61 cm) and extends to
41" (104 cm) Unlock the tripod leg lock knob at the bottom of each leg (Figure 2-7) and pull the legs out to the desired
height Then, lock the knob securely A fully-extended the tripod looks like the image in Figure 2-8 Keep in mind that the
tripod is the most stable and rigid at the lowest height
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