Thames & Kosmos TK1 User Manual page 14

SETUP
Viewing through the
telescope
YOU WILL NEED
› Telescope
› Optional: red-light flashlight (see p. 16)
› Possibly: a warm jacket
SETTING IT UP:
1. Make sure that you aren't blinded by light
(from nearby buildings, street lights, and
cars) at the location that you have selected.
2. Set up the stand with its legs fully spread out
and select a height that is comfortable for
you by extending the stand's legs as far as
you want. You can view in a standing or
sitting position. Take any accessories that
you won't be needing right away and place
them on the shelf.
3. The stand should be stable. If the ground is
soft, you can press the tips of the legs into the
soil a little. That will help stabilize the
telescope.
4. Be sure that the shelf remains more or less
horizontal.
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