Table Of Contents - Vixen GREAT POLARIS GP-DX Instruction Manual

CONTENTS
"GREAT POLARIS" AND "GP-DX" EQUATORIAL
MOUNTS.3
FOR FIRST TIME TELESCOPE USERS . 4
] Step 1 | Proper assembly of the telescope.4
| Step 2 ] Installation of an eyepiece.4
1 Step 3 | First operation of the telescope 4
I Step 4 1 Your first look.5
Step 5 1 Changing eyepieces.7
1 Step 6^ Use of the finderscope . 7
Step 7 | Your first observation-the Moon! 8
| Step 8~~[ Observing Jupiter and Saturn.9
1 Step 9 Observing the Sun.g
| Step 10' General Cautions . 10
HOW TO SET UP THE EQUATORIAL MOUNT
TELESCOPE.
i i
Roughly Aligning the Polor Axis of the Telescope 11
Using your Polor Axis Scope in the Northern Hemisphere 12
Using your Polor Axis Scope in the Southern Hemisphere 13
Aligning the Polor Axis Scope
13
HOW TO USE THE R.A. AND DECL. GRADUATION
RINGS (SETTING CIRCLES).15
HOW TO COLLIMATE THE OPTICAL SYSTEM OF A
NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR . 16
CAMERA ADAPTERS.17
MOTOR DRIVES . 18
PRECAUTIONS
Do not touch the lens or mirror with a
finger.
Do not drop or subject the telescope to
hard knocks.
Never wipe the lens or mirror with a hard
cloth. Use a soft silicone cloth or lens
cleaning tissue.
Never use the telescope in the water or in
Avoid setting up the telescope at a rough
NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN WITH THE TELESCOPE. FINDERSCOPE
OR EYEPIECE. EYE DAMAGE AND OR DAMAGE TO THE INSTRUMENTS MAY
RESULT.
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