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ASSEMBLING YOUR ULTIMA 9
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The Ultima 9
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and 11 are heavy-duty, fork mounted telescopes that uses a single motor Byers worm gear
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drive and a 2-5/8" tapered polar shaft. For easy transportation, the Ultima telescopes have three carrying
handles; one on each fork tine and one on the rear cell. In addition, the Ultima comes standard with
TM
Starbright
coatings, an enhanced multi-layer aluminum coating on the primary and secondary mirrors for
increased reflectivity. Also, the corrector plate is fully coated to allow maximum light transmission. The
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Ultima 9
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(#11035 ) and the Ultima 11 (#11044) are shipped in four boxes. One contains the telescope
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with most of the standard accessories, which are:
26mm Plössl Ocular 1-1/4" (Ultima 11)
25mm SMA Ocular 1-1/4" (Ultima 9
Visual Back 1-1/4"
Reducer Plate (Ultima 11)
Star Diagonal, Prism 1-1/4"
Deluxe Latitude Adjuster Upgrade Kit (DLA)
7x50mm Polaris Finderscope with Bracket (Ultima 11)
6x30mm Finderscope with bracket (Ultima 9
Lens Cap
Bolt Pack
Allen Wrench
The second and third boxes contain the wedge and tripod which are also standard accessories. The Deluxe
Latitude Adjuster is not installed on the wedge. The fourth box contains additional accessories not included
inside the telescope case.
Both telescopes come with a heavy-duty wedge and an 1
scopes is identical. The differences between these models are the optical tube assemblies. The Ultima
telescope should be set up indoors the first time so that it is easy to identify the various parts and familiarize
yourself with the correct assembly procedure before attempting it outdoors.
Remove the wedge, tripod and telescope from their respective boxes. Remove all the accessories as well,
which are located in the box with the telescope. Since all parts are completely assembled, all you need to
do is attach the wedge to the tripod and the telescope to the wedge. Provided are two bolt packs (each
containing three bolts) for this purpose. Locate each pack and you are ready to begin.
Use the diagram on the following page (figure 2-1) to familiarize yourself with the various parts of your
telescope. When setting up your Ultima telescope, you must start with the tripod and work up from there.
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" star diagonal. The assembly procedure for both
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Telescope Basics
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AND 11
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