The Omegon® AC 70/400 BackPack AZ Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® AC 70/400 BackPack AZ. This telescope will give you hours of fun, with its optical glass lens and light gathering capability it is the ideal companion to start in the world of terrestrial view and the night sky. With this telescope, you will be able to see the craters on the Moon, Sun Spots (with the supplier Sun filter), the Galilean Moons and the rings of Saturn.
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1.2. The tripod (a). The supplied aluminium tripod is used as a platform to place the optical tube. Here are some details about the tripod’s head – figure 3 Figure 3. A- Telescope base; B- Bubble level; C- Hand Grip; D- Lock-az;...
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1.2.5 Using the shaft extension. Release the Lock (shaft) – (F), so that the central metal shaft can slide up and down. Make sure to re-tighten after choosing the required position – figure 7. 1.2.6. Tilt the telescope base. There is an Figure 6.
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2.2.2. Setting the findescope to the optical tube. To set the finderscope to the optical tube start by removing the two thumbnuts from the respective screws and face the finderscope as shown. The finderscope is used to aim the telescope to a target (like in a riffle) - figure 11 and figure 12. Figure 12.
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K20mm eyepiece (e) which provides the lowest power but the brightest image. Replace the K20mm with the supplied K10mm to get more magnification if necessary. You may need to re-focus when changing eyepieces. 3.2. Sun observations. A telescope should never be pointed to the Sun or its vicinity. The Sun light entering the telescope will concentrate in the eyepiece.
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5. What can been seen with this telescope? Below you will find some examples of what you can expect to see when using this telescope. 5.1. 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.
Annex A 5. Aligning the Finderscope. Figure A. A distant object is centered at the telescope’s field of view. 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.
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