Telescope Parts; How To Use The Starblast Telescope - Orion StarBlast Instruction Manual

focuser
wheels
telescope
tube
handle

How to use the StarBlast Telescope

- Sit the telescope on a surface such as a picnic table or sturdy chair (may need to kneel).
- Remove the dust caps from the end of the telescope tube and the zoom eyepiece.
- If viewing the moon, push out the moon port in the tube dust cover and then put the dust
cover back on the end of the tube.
- Turn the zoom eyepiece to 24. (See next two pages re: eyepiece & EZ Finder.)
- Turn on the EZ finder. Look through it and turn the scope until the red dot in the round
window seems to touch the object in the sky that you want to look at. The altitude clamp
should be loose enough so the scope can be moved up or down but doesn't drop on its own.
- Turn the focuser wheel until the object is sharply focused.
- Try turning the zoom eyepiece to a smaller number to increase the magnification of the
object - you may need to adjust the focus as you change the magnification.
If dew settles on the eyepiece, do not try to wipe it off since you are likely to damage the
special coatings on it. Instead, wrap your hands around it without touching the glass for a few
minutes and that may warm it up enough to clear the dew.
When you are done observing for the night -
- Turn off the EZ Finder.
- Put the dust caps back on the end of eyepiece and telescope tube (and moon port).
- Replace items removed from the accessory bag. (Constellations book, manual, headlamp)

Telescope Parts

zoom
eye piece
with
dust cap
altitude
knob
moon
map
EZ Finder
moon
port
cover
telescope
dust cap
accessory
bag