Celestron FirstScope 114 Quick Setup Manual

FirstScope 114
Item# 31044
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Your FirstScope 114 includes: optical tube w/ tube
ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;
equatorial mount; two eyepieces; StarPointer
finderscope; 5 lb. counterweight; counterweight bar;
two slow motion cables; eyepiece accessory tray;
documentation including an owner's manual and
The Sky™ CD Software.
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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.
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Locate the equatorial mount and place the
base of the mount through the hole in the
center of the tripod mounting platform.
Item #31132
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To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward
until they are fully extended. Extend the center
portion of each of the three tripod legs down 6-
8".
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Place the accessory tray on top of tripod's
center leg brace. Thread the tray into the
threaded hole in the center of the leg brace.
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From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting bolt with washer into the
threaded hole on the bottom of the equatorial
mount.
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Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs
in place.
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Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.
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Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until it is touching the inside
of the mount.
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