General Warnings; Pointing Your Telescope - Bresser Junior 76/300 Compact Instrucciones De Uso

General Warnings

• Risk of blindness — Never use this device to look directly at the sun or in the direct proximity of the sun.
Doing so may result in a risk of blindness.
• Choking hazard — Children should only use the device under adult supervision. Keep packaging mate-
rial, like plastic bags and rubber bands, out of the reach of children, as these materials pose a choking
hazard.
• Risk of fire — Do not place the device, particularly the lenses, in direct sunlight. The concentration of light
could cause a fire.
• Do not disassemble the device. In the event of a defect, please contact your dealer. The dealer will con-
tact the Service Centre and can send the device in to be repaired, if necessary.
• Do not expose the device to high temperatures.
• The device is intended only for private use. Please heed the privacy of other people. Do not use this
device to look into apartments, for example.
Your telescope consists of these parts:
1 Focus wheel
2 Telescope (Telescope tube)
3 Compass
4 Alt-azimuth mount
5 Azimut scale
6 Scale with 90° steps
7 Height adjustment wheel
8 Eyepieces (6mm, 20mm)
9 Moon Filter
Please look for a suitable location for your telescope before you begin. Use a stable surface e.g. a table.

Pointing your telescope

Azimuthal mounting just means that you can move your telescope up and down, left and right.
With the height adjustment wheel (7) and the turnable azimuth mount you can point the telescope at any
object you want. Use the wheel (7) to tilt the telescope. By using the azimuth mount like a turntable you can
pan the telescope to the left and to the right.
Which eyepiece is right?
First of all, it is important that you always choose an eyepiece with the highest focal width for the beginning
of your observation. Afterwards, you can gradually move to eyepieces with smaller focal widths. The focal
width is indicated in millimeters, and is written on each eyepiece. In general, the following is true: The larger
the focal width of an eyepiece, the smaller the magnification! There is a simple formula for calculating the
magnification:
Focal width of the telescope tube : Focal width of the eyepiece = magnification
You see: The magnification is also depends on the focal width of the telescope tube. The telescope has a
focal length of 300 mm
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