Transporting Your Ultima Telescope - Celestron Ultima 11 Instruction Manual

TRANSPORTING YOUR ULTIMA TELESCOPE

Because of the Ultima's size and weight, you should ALWAYS remove the telescope and fork tines from
the wedge before moving the telescope. To do so:
1. Remove the two lower bolts that hold the drive base to the wedge.
2. Partially loosen the top bolt that holds the drive base to the tilt plate.
3. Hold the telescope by the handles on the fork arms.
4. Slide the telescope up, off of the wedge.
The tripod and wedge can now be carried outside separately and the telescope reattached. If you are
planning a trip to a remote site, return your telescope to its case.
Since the wedge does not interfere with the tripod, the wedge can be left in place once firmly attached. This
holds true even if you are transporting your telescope to a remote dark sky observing site. The tripod legs
collapse and fold back together with the wedge in place. The only time you may want to remove the wedge
is if you plan on shipping your Ultima via a common carrier. If this is the case, you should return the wedge
and tripod to their original shipping cartons.
Figure 2-13
The Ultima Wedge
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