Celestron FirstScope 60EQ Instruction Manual page 6

Attaching the Counterweight
1. Thread the counterweight shaft (29) clockwise into the equatorial mount (33) as shown in Figure 1.
2. Remove the safety screw (14) from the end of the counterweight shaft
3. Slide the counterweight (30) over the counterweight shaft (29).
4. Use the screw on the side of the counterweight to secure the counterweight in place.
5. Reattach the counterweight shaft safety screw.
Installing the Telescope Optical Tube on the Equatorial Mount (60mm Models)
1. Remove the two locking nuts and two washers from the telescope optical tube (12).
2. Put the screws through the holes in the mounting plate of the equatorial mount.
3. Tighten the locking nuts on the screws.
Installing the Telescope Optical Tube on the Equatorial Mount (70mm & 80mm Models)
The optical tube is held to the mount with two mounting rings. On the bottom of the mounting rings are square
extrusions  one on each ring. This portion of the ring sits on top of the mounting platform to hold the telescope in
place.
1. Slightly loosen the screws that hold the mounting rings on the telescope in place.
2. Slide the rings apart so that each is at the same distance as the holes in the mounting platform.
3. Place the telescope tube on the mount so that the flat portion of the tube rings rest on the mounting
platform.
4. Align the holes on the square extrusions with the holes at the ends of the mounting platform.
5. Starting with the ring closest to the objective lens end of the tube, insert the bolt through the hole in the
mounting platform and thread it into the mounting ring. Repeat this process for the remaining mounting
ring.
Attaching the Star Pointer Finderscope
1. Slide the Star Pointer bracket into the dovetail mounting platform on top of the focuser assembly.
2. Orient the Star Pointer so that the glass window is facing towards the front of the tube.
3. Secure the Star Pointer bracket by tightening the thumb screw on the mounting platform.
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To attach the Star Pointer Finderscope on the F60 and F70 EQ:
1. Remove the nuts from the studs where the Star Pointer will mount.
2. Mount the Star Pointer bracket by placing the bracket over the studs protruding
from the tube and tightening it down with the supplied nuts. Orient the Star Pointer
so that the glass window is facing towards the front of the tube.
To attach the Star Pointer Finderscope on the F80 EQ: