Celestron FirstScope 70EQ Quick Setup

FirstScope 70EQ
Item# 21076
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Your FirstScope 70EQ includes: optical tube w/tube
ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;
equatorial mount; latitude adjustment screw; two
eyepieces; StarPointer finderscope; counterweight;
counterweight bar; star diagonal; two slow motion
cables; eyepiece accessory tray;The Sky™ CD
software; documentation including owner's manual.
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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
Celestron Technical Support: 310
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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 the 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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