Celestron AstroMaster 90EQ Quick Setup Manual

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Your AstroMaster 70EQ/90EQ includes: optical tube w/
built-on StarPointer finderscope, tripod with center
support bracket, equatorial mount, two eyepieces, two
counterweights, counterweight bar, two slow motion
cables, erect image diagonal, accessory tray, battery,
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.
Quick set-up guide for:
Model #21062 – AstroMaster 70EQ
Model #21064 – AstroMaster 90EQ
Model #21069 – AstroMaster 90EQ-MD
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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 6-12".
5
To attach the accessory tray, line up notches and
turn clockwise until tray tabs lock into place with
the tripod brackets.
8
From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting nut into the threaded hole on
the bottom of the equatorial mount.
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Quick Set-up Guide
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Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs
in place.
6
Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.
9
Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until the screw is touching the
inside of the mount.