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Instruction Manual
Gravity 150 EQ
English version 8.2014 Rev A
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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Gravity 150 EQ English version 8.2014 Rev A...
  • Page 2 The Zoomion® Gravity 150 EQ Congratulations on the purchase of the new Zoomion® Gravity 150EQ. This telescope will give you hours of fun, with its all optical glass mirror and light gathering capability, it is the ideal companion to start in the world of amateur astronomy. With this telescope you will be able to see the craters on the Moon, star clusters, some nebulae the Jupiter disc features and its Galilean moons and the rings of Saturn.
  • Page 3 Figure 2. Assemble the tripod. Figure 3. Place tray. Figure 4. Place the Equatorial Head. Figure 5. Thread the counterweight shaft. Figure 6. Place the Hand Knobs. Figure 7. Slide counterweight and the Foot-Saver.
  • Page 4 Figure 8. Place tube rings and tighten. Figure 9. Use the two knobs to prevent tube from sliding. Figure 11. Place finderscope and thread the thumbnuts Figure 10. Remove the finderscope nuts. Figure 12. The two axis locking knobs. Figure 13. Balance both telescope’s axis.
  • Page 5 4. How to use and how to align the finderscope? 4.1. A distant object is centered at the telescope’s field of view with an eyepiece. In this example we have a house with a chimney. The chimney is the reference point to place at the center of the field of view.
  • Page 6 4. What can been seen with this telescope? Below you will find some examples of what you can expect to see when using this telescope. 4.1. The Moon is one of the most spectular objects to be seen through a telescope. Even a small telescope will reveal high detail of the Moon’s surface.
  • Page 7 5. Using the accessories, a bit of math to understand how all it works. 1400���� = 56 ���������� 25���� Using the accessories is easy and fun. To change magnification simple swap eyepieces. To get more magnification simply use the This means that the PL25 eyepiece provides a barlow lens.
  • Page 8 Q: Is my telescope compatible with other eyepieces ? A: Zoomion telescopes are compatible with all telescope eyepieces from different manufacturers as long as the eyepiece is a 1.25” (or 31.75mm) size eyepiece. If you would like to test an eyepiece from a fellow astronomer go ahead.

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