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Bushnell 78-8830, 78-8845 Instruction Manual

Bushnell 78-8830, 78-8845 Instruction Manual

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  • Page 1 78-8830 76mm RefLEctor Instruction Manual 78-8845 114mm Reflector Lit.#: 91-0265/08-01...
  • Page 2 Never Look Directly At The Sun With Your Telescope Permanent Damage To Your Eyes May Occur...

  • Page 3: Where Do I Start

    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.
  • Page 4 78-8830 76mm and 78-8845 114mm Reflectors 1. Red Dot Finderscope 2. 1.25" Format Eyepiece 3. Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism 4. Accessory Tray Brace 5. Quick-Release Tripod Leg Lever Telescope Parts Diagram Quick-Release Accessory Tray Remote Computer Controller Main Telescope Tube Quick-Release Adjustable Aluminum Tripod...

  • Page 5: Parts List

    • Adjustable Aluminum Tripod A s s e m b l y (Pre-assembled to Northstar Computerized Star Locator Base) • Quick Release Accessory Tray • Northstar Telescope with finger attachment nuts QUICK ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM PARTS LIST • Red Dot Finderscope •...
  • Page 6 3. Position Main Telescope Tube Attachment Bolts through Telescope Tube Bracket at the top of the Northstar Computerized Star Locator A s s e m b l y. Make sure the telescope is pointing in the correct direction. (Logo on telescope tube should be right-side up.)

  • Page 7: Focusing Telescope

    Main Telescope Tu b e ’s field of view. N o w, objects located first with the Red Dot Finderscope will be centered in the field of view of the main telescope. Never Look Directly At The Sun...
  • Page 8 Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus are good second steps to take. 2. The first thing you need to do after assembling the telescope as planned is center the desired object in the finderscope’s cross hairs. Provided you did a reasonable job aligning the finderscope, a quick look through the main telescope tube at low power should reveal the same image.

  • Page 9: Helpful Hints

    HELPFUL HINTS 1 . Your telescope is a very sensitive instrument. For best results and fewer vibrations set your telescope up on a level location on the ground rather than your concrete driveway or your wooden deck. This will provide a more stable foundation for viewing, especially if you’ve drawn a crowd with your new telescope.

  • Page 10: Button Functions

    “GO” Button: The GO button will automatically center any object displayed on the LCD display. By pushing the “GO” button, the telescope will automatically find and follow the selected object until another object is selected and the “GO” button is pushed again.
  • Page 11 I d e n t i f y : The Identify Mode of Northstar provides the ability to identify any object within your telescope field of v i e w. Subcategories for different classes of identifiable objects are included as well as an Identify Any option.
  • Page 13 Point the telescope in the direction of North. NOTE: THE USER SHOULD JUSTAT T E M P T TO GETTHE TELESCOPE POINTED RELAT I V E LYCLOSE TO N O RTH. THE A L I G N M E N T W I L L BE REFINED AS WE PROGRESS. HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN FIND T H E BIG DIPPER AND USE THE "POINTER STARS", FOLLOW THE ARROW ON THE DIAGRAM TO THE NORT H...
  • Page 14 Ascrolling message indicates to CENTER STAR 1 THEN PRESS ENTER Then the display will read: Push the “GO” button and the telescope will automatically move to the general vicinity of the first guide star--in this case MIZAR The guide stars will be the brightest stars found in that area of the sky. Northstar will automatically “zero out” the guide...
  • Page 15 After EARTH ALIGN, the display will then read: Select EXPLORE by pressing ENTER. SCROLL UP and DOWN to see what flashing menu choices you have. Choose PLANET. These are the most interesting. Even if you are a first time telescope user, PLANET objects can be very exciting.
  • Page 16 This dynamically displays the current C O N S T E L L ATION that the telescope is pointing at. These names are abbreviated in this mode. Definitions for the abbreviations will be in the catalog index.
  • Page 17 Catalog Index The following appendix information is more thorough information than that listed in the main instruction manual. For sake of space, the complete 20,000 object catalog is not listed. However, we have included the entire star list and the entire Messier object lists for your information.

  • Page 18: Constellation Abbreviations

    CONSTELLATION ABBREVIATIONS Andromeda (And) Antila (Ant) Apus (Aps) Aquarius (Aqr) Aquila (Aql) Ara (Ara) Aries (Ari) Auriga (Aur) Bootes (Boo) Caelum (Cae) Camelopardis (Cam) Cancer (Cnc) Canes Venatici (CVn) Canis Major (CMa) Canis Minor (CMi) Capricornus (Cap) Carina (Car) Cassiopeia (Cas) Centaurus (Cen) Cepheus (Cep) Cetus (Cet)
  • Page 19 NAME - NAME RA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.min) DEC - DECLINATION (degrees) MAG - MAGNITUDE SIZE - SIZE CON - CONSTELLATION Messier Catalog MESSIER CATALOG M001 Crab nebula supernova remnant M002 M003 M004 M005 M006 butterfly M007 M008 Lagoon M009 M010 M011...
  • Page 20 M059 M060 M061 M062 M063 Sunflower M064 Black eye M065 Leo triplet M066 Leo triplet M067 M068 M069 M070 M071 M072 M073 M074 M075 M076 little dumbell M077 M078 M079 M080 M081 Bodes nebula M082 M083 M084 M085 M086 M087 M088 M089 M090...
  • Page 21 ST019 Iota Iota CET ST020 VX VX AND ST021 R ST022 ST023 AQ AQ AND ST024 Beta Beta TUC ST025 Struve 36 ST026 Zeta Zeta CAS ST027 Delta Delta AND ST028 55 ST029 Schedar Alpha CAS ST030 O 18 ADS 588 ST031 HN HN 122 ST032 Delta...
  • Page 22 ST094 pi ST095 Eta ST096 R ST097 ST098 Acamar ST099 Epsilon ST100 Epsilon ST101 ST102 Menkar ST103 Rho ST104 ST105 h3568 ST106 Algol ST107 Alpha ST108 h3556 ST109 ST110 ST111 ADS2446 ST112 Zeta ST113 Tau4 ST114 Toms Topaz ST115 Mirfak ST116 Y ST117 ST118...
  • Page 23 ST168 Hinds Crimson Star R LEP ST169 ST170 Struve 631 ST171 Struve 630 ST172 Epsilon ST173 Zeta Zeta AUR ST174 W W ORI ST175 Epsilon Epsilon LEP ST176 Eta Eta AUR ST177 14 O 98 ST178 TX TX AUR ST179 SY SY ERI ST180 ST181 Iota...
  • Page 24 ST243 BL ST244 15 ST245 Beta ST246 ADS5150 ST247 20 ST248 ADS5188 ST249 CR ST250 ST251 ADS5201 ST252 ST253 ST254 ADS5221 ST255 Nu1 ST256 UU ST257 ADS5240 ST258 ADS5245 ST259 South529 ST260 Innes5 ST261 ADS5265 ST262 Innes1156 ST263 SAO172106 ST264 ST265 VW ST266 Sirius ST267 12...
  • Page 25 ST317 Epsilon Epsilon VOL ST318 Gamma Gamma VEL 08 09.5 ST319 Zeta ST320 c c CAR ST321 Beta Beta CNC ST322 R R CNC ST323 Kappa Kappa VOL ST324 AC AC PUP ST325 31 31 LYN ST326 Beta Beta VOL ST327 h4903 h4903 ST328 24...
  • Page 26 ST392 Rho ST393 49 ST394 U ST395 Gamma ST396 U ST397 Dunlop95 ST398 35 ST399 R ST400 VY ST401 Delta ST402 40 ST403 Nu ST404 54 ST405 SAO251342 ST406 Xi ST407 Nu ST408 1529 ST409 h4432 ST410 Iota ST411 83 ST412 Tau ST413 Lambda ST414 88...
  • Page 27 ST466 Theta 51 Vir, 1724 13 09.9 ST467 Alpha ST468 54 ST469 J J CEN ST470 Zeta Mizar ST471 Spica Alpha VIR ST472 O ST473 R ST474 1755 Struve 1755 ST475 S S VIR ST476 25 25 CVN ST477 1763 Struve 1763 ST478 Epsilon Epsilon CEN 13 39.9...
  • Page 28 ST541 Pi ST542 Lal123 ST543 Delta ST544 Gamma ST545 h4788 ST546 Upsilon ST547 Omega ST548 1962 ST549 Tau ST550 Zeta ST551 Gamma ST552 Alpha ST553 R ST554 Kappa ST555 R ST556 Xi ST557 Rho ST558 Epsilon ST559 Pi ST560 T ST561 Eta ST562 Delta ST563 Xi...
  • Page 29 ST615 Psi ST616 Kappa Kappa SCO ST617 V V PAV ST618 Beta Beta OPH ST619 61 ST620 SZ SZ SGR ST621 SX SX SCO ST622 G G SCO ST623 Y Y OPH ST624 Xi Xi DRA ST625 Gamma Gamma DRA 17 56.6 ST626 Barnards Star ST627 h5003 ST628...
  • Page 30 ST690 RR ST691 2525 ST692 h5114 ST693 Alpha ST694 Albireo ST695 Mu ST696 AQ ST697 R ST698 HN84 ST699 54 ST700 TT ST701 16 ST702 Delta ST703 O ST704 Gamma ST705 17 ST706 Delta ST707 Epsilon ST708 Pi ST709 Zeta ST710 Chi ST711 Altair ST712 Eta...
  • Page 31 ST764 2780 Struve 2780 ST765 Delta ST766 Theta Theta IND ST767 RY RY AQR ST768 Y Y PAV ST769 Beta ST770 S ST771 2816 ST772 V460 V460 CYG ST773 SS ST774 RV RV CYG ST775 Mu Herschel's Garnet Star ST776 Epsilon ST777 Lambda Lambda OCT 21 50.9 ST778 AG...

  • Page 32: Warranty Repair

    WARRANTY / REPAIR TELESCOPE LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY Your Bushnell telescope is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the ® lifetime of the original owner. The Lifetime Limited Warranty is an expression of our confidence in the materials and mechanical workmanship of our products and is your assurance of a lifetime of dependable service.
  • Page 33 NOTES...
  • Page 34 For further questions or additional information please contact: Bushnell Performance Optics 8500 Marshall Drive Lenexa, Kansas 66214 (800) 423-3537 • www. b u s h n e l l . c o m...

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