Helpful Hints; Care And Maintenance - Orion StarBlast Instruction Manual

You will use the telescope more easily if you
practice with it in the daytime so that you are
familiar with its parts and how it operates.
Reflector telescopes like the StarBlast show an
upside down view as shown below.
If you would like to find out if any Rochester Astronomy Club members are going to get
together to go observing, go to
"Observing Tonight?" and go to the last page.
You will see fainter objects when your eyes are dark adapted, which typically takes about
20 minutes. Exposure to white light will ruin your dark adaptation in a few seconds! Use
the red headlamp in the storage bag on the telescope when looking at printed material or
charts to preserve your night vision.
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We would like to thank the New Hampshire Astronomical Society which came up with the
adaptations to make the StarBlast telescope suitable for use as a library loaner scope and
has placed many of them in libraries across New Hampshire.
You will have the best experience with the telescope if you only turn the knobs marked with yellow.
Do not turn or adjust any other knobs or screws.
Do not attempt to clean the eyepiece lense and mirrors. The librarians looked at them when the
telescope was brought back by the last library patron and cleaned them if necessary.
The best way to care for the telescope is to treat it like a child:
- Use a seat belt to secure it when transporting in your vehicle.
- Never grab it by the "throat" (the eyepiece or focuser); always hold it by the handle and the base.
- Don't poke your fingers in the "eyes" (the eyepiece or anything glass or mirrored).
- Don't even clean the "eyes".
- Don't try to be a doctor. If something doesn't seem right, take the telescope back to the library or
contact us at librarytelescope@rochesterskies.org. We're happy to help you!

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Care and Maintenance

naked eye view view through StarBlast
and look at the thread
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