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Celestron FirstScope 76EQ Quick Setup

Celestron firstscope 76eq: quick setup
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FirstScope 76EQ
Item# 31032
1
Your FirstScope 76EQ includes: optical tube w/tube
ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;
equatorial mount; latitude adjustment screw; two
eyepieces; StarPointer finderscope; counterweight;
counterweight bar; two slow motion cables;
eyepiece accessory tray;The Sky™ CD software;
documentation including owner's manual.
4
All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.
7
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
2
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".
5
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.
8
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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3
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 it is touching the inside
of the mount.
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Summary of Contents for Celestron FirstScope 76EQ

  • Page 1 FirstScope 76EQ Item# 31032 Your FirstScope 76EQ includes: optical tube w/tube ring attached; tripod with center support bracket; equatorial mount; latitude adjustment screw; two eyepieces; StarPointer finderscope; counterweight; counterweight bar; two slow motion cables; eyepiece accessory tray;The Sky™ CD software;...
  • Page 2 Place the tube on the mount by lining up the screws with the mounting holes on the mount. The focuser end of the telescope should be over the counterweight assembly. Orient the finderscope so that the glass window is facing towards the front of the tube.