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5. If the Star Pointer is perfectly aligned, you will see the red LED dot overlap the alignment star. If the Star Pointer is
not aligned, take notice of where the red dot is relative to the bright star.
6. Without moving the main telescope, turn the Star Pointer's azimuth and altitude adjustment knobs until the red dot is
directly over the alignment star.
The Star Pointer is now ready to be used. Remember to always turn the power off after you have found an object. This
will extend the life of both the battery and the LED.
Pointing the AZ Telescope
The Altazimuth mount can be moved in two directions; vertically, which is called altitude and horizontally, which is called
azimuth.
Altitude
• For major directional changes in altitude, hold the end of the telescope tube and move the telescope to the desired
orientation.
• For fine adjustments in altitude, turn the slow motion control knob on the right side of the mount. Turning the knob
clockwise lowers the angle at which the telescope is aiming while turning it counterclockwise raises the angle at which the
telescope is aiming.
Azimuth
• For major directional changes in azimuth, loosen the azimuth tension knob (Figure 5) on the right side of the mount. Once
loose, point the telescope to the desired area and tighten the azimuth tension
knob.
• For fine adjustments in azimuth, turn the slow motion control knob on the left
side of the mount. Turning the knob clockwise moves the telescope to the right
while turning it counterclockwise moves the telescope to the left.
NOTE: The azimuth slow motion knob will NOT work while the azimuth
tension knob is loose. The azimuth tension knob must be fully tightened before
you can use the azimuth slow motion control knob.
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A telescope is an instrument that collects and focuses light. The nature of the optical design determines how the light is
focused. Some telescopes, known as refractors, use lenses. Other telescopes, known as reflectors, use mirrors.
Your Firstscope telescope is a refractor telescope that use an objective lens to collect its light.
Image Orientation
The image orientation of any telescope changes depending on how the eyepiece is inserted into the telescope. When
observing through a refractor telescope using the erect image diagonal, the image will be correct. However, when observing
straight through, with the eyepiece inserted directly into the telescope, the image will be inverted.
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Figure 5 – Azimuth tension knob
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