Moving The Telescope; Aligning The Finderscope - Celestron 80LCM Manual

MOVING THE TELESCOPE

The LCM computerized mount was designed to be moved using the hand control With the power on, this can be done by pressing the
four directional buttons on the hand control You can change the speed of the motors by pressing the MOTOR SPEED button, then
selecting a number from 1 to 9 For initial setup you should keep the rate above Motor Speed 5 When using the hand control to slew the
telescope, the altitude clutch should be tightened
The scope can be moved by hand in the altitude axis, but only when the altitude clutch has been loosened Failure to loosen this clutch
and forcing the telescope to move up or down can result in damage to the motor or gears The mount does not have a clutch in the
azimuth (or right and left direction) It is never safe to move the scope by hand left and right

ALIGNING THE FINDERSCOPE

The StarPointer finderscope is a reflex sight that uses a red LED to project a red dot onto the round glass window When you look through
the window, you see the red dot superimposed on your target The first time you assemble your telescope, you'll need to align the
finderscope with the main optics of the telescope Although this step can be done at night, it is significantly easier to do during the day
Once you have completed the finderscope alignment, you should not have to repeat this step unless the finderscope is bumped or dropped
To align the StarPointer finderscope:
1 . Take the telescope outside during the day Using your naked eye, find an easily recognizable object, such as a streetlight, car license plate,
or tall tree The object should be as far away as possible, but at least a quarter mile away
2 . Remove the main dust cover from the telescope and make sure your 25 mm eyepiece is installed
3 . Move the telescope so that it is roughly pointing toward the object you chose in step 1
4 . Look through the telescope's eyepiece and manually move the telescope until the object you chose lies in the center of the view If the image
is blurry, gently turn the focus knobs until it comes into sharp focus
5 . Once the object is centered in your 25 mm eyepiece, turn on the finderscope by turning the power/brightness switch knob on the side of
the unit as far as it will go
6 . With your head positioned about a foot behind the finder, look through the round window and locate the red dot It will probably be close to,
but not on top of, the object you see when you are looking through the 25 mm eyepiece
7 . Without moving the telescope, use the two adjustment knobs on the side and underneath the finderscope One controls the left-right motion
of the reticle, while the other controls the up-down motion Adjust both until the red dot appears over the same object you are observing in
the 25 mm eyepiece
Now choose some other distant targets to practice aiming your telescope Look through the StarPointer finderscope window and place the red
dot over the target you are trying to view and verify that it appears in the 25 mm eyepiece of the scope
NOTE: Be sure to turn off the StarPointer finderscope when not in use to conserve battery power.
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