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VOYAGER
8 INCH DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE
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1. Rack & Pinion focusing System
2. Reflector Body
3. Altitude Bearing
4. Dobsonian Side Panel
5. Dobsonian Base (Azimuth Bearing)
Never Look Directly At The Sun With Your Telescope
MODEL 78-8000
Permanent Damage To Your Eyes May Occur
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6. Carry Handle
7. Primary Mirror
8. Finderscope
9. 1.25" Format Eyepiec e
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Summary of Contents for Bushnell VOYAGER 78-8000
- Page 1 ® VOYAGER 8 INCH DOBSONIAN TELESCOPE MODEL 78-8000 1. Rack & Pinion focusing System 2. Reflector Body 3. Altitude Bearing 4. Dobsonian Side Panel 5. Dobsonian Base (Azimuth Bearing) Never Look Directly At The Sun With Your Telescope Permanent Damage To Your Eyes May Occur 6.
- Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the Bushnell Voyager Dobsonian Telescope! Your new telescope has been designed and crafted with the highest standards so that you may have years of enjoyment and use out of this wonderful window to the heavens. This product comes complete with...
- Page 3 Mechanism (1). 4. Let the adventure begin. Your Bushnell Telescope is now ready to be used. To obtain the fullest enjoyment from your telescope, please refer to the following additional information. Astronomical Telescopes are designed in such a way that the image you will see appear will be...
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Page 4: Focusing Telescope
TELESCOPE USE SELECTING AN EYEPIECE: 1. You should always start viewing with the lowest power eyepiece, which in this case is the 25 mm lens. Note: the base power of each eyepiece is determined by the focal length of the telescope objective element, which for this model is 1000 mm. - Page 5 4. If the image of your eye is centered in the reflection of the secondary mirror, your secondary mirror is collimated. If it is off to one side, then secondary mirror adjustment will be required. By removing the plastic cap on the secondary mirror base at the end of the telescope tube nearest the Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism (1), you will see three screw heads.
- Page 6 "good seeing." Where do I start? Your Bushnell telescope can bring the wonders of the universe to your eye. While this manual is intended to assist you in the set-up and basic use of this instrument, it does not cover everything you might like to know about astronomy.
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Page 7: Answers To Commonly Asked Questions
For this telescope it is 1200mm. Telescope focal lengths range from 600mm to 1200mm on Bausch & Lomb and Bushnell telescopes. Telescopes with power ranging from 25X to 50X can be used to view Star Clusters and Nebulae. -
Page 8: Troubleshooting Guide
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE If after you have set-up your new telescope you are unable to see any objects, use this Quick Reference guide to help you to understand the cause of the problem and quickly determine a remedy I’ve completed the set-up yet I cannot see anything Check to see if objective lens cover and all other lens covers have been removed. - Page 9 Bushnell * 8500 Marshall Drive * Lenexa, Kansas 66214 IN CANADA Send To: Bushnell * 25A East Pearce Street, Unit 1 * Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 2M9 For products purchased outside the United States and Canada please contact your local dealer for applicable warranty information.