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Bushnell 78-9500 Instruction Manual

Bushnell performance optics instruction manual telescope 78-9500 60mm refractor
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  • Page 1 Telescope Instruction Manual 78-9500 60mm RefraCtor Lit. #: 91-0264/08-01...
  • Page 2 Never Look Directly At The Sun With Your Telescope Permanent Damage To Your Eyes May Occur...
  • Page 3 WHERE DO I START? Your Bushnell telescope can bring the wonders of the universe to your eyes. While this manual is intended to assist you in the set-up and basic use of this instrument, it does not cover everything you might like to know about astronomy. Although...
  • Page 4 3. Telescope Main Tube 4. 60mm Objective Lens 5. Latitude Lock Knob 6. Tripod Leg 7. Accessory Tray Braces 78-9500 60mm Refractor Telescope Parts Diagram 8. Accessory Tray 9. Rack and Pinion Focusing Mechanism 10. Declination Lock Knob 11. Counterweight Shaft 12.

  • Page 5: Parts List

    QUICK ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM 78-9500 60mm RefRactor 1. Spread tripod legs and attach accessory tray. 2. Attach telescope tube, finderscope, counterweight and fine adjustment cables to pre-assembled Equatorial Mount with pre-attached tripod legs. • Adjustable Aluminum Tripod Assembly (Three Legs) • Accessory Tray •...
  • Page 6 Accessory Tray with included three small accessory tray bolts and nuts. Locate the pre-assembled Tripod and Equatorial Mount. Remove attachment bolts at top of Equatorial Mount. Attach Telescope Main Tube to the top of the Equatorial Mount. Secure in place by reinserting bolts through Equatorial Mount into base plate.
  • Page 7 700 mm / 20mm = 35x or 35 power. Telescope models will vary in focal length). Included with this telescope is a Barlow lens. Barlow lenses are used to double or triple the power of your telescope. Place your Barlow between the focusing tube and the eyepiece.
  • Page 8 By aligning the telescope’s polar axis at celestial North, you will place the telescope in parallel with the earth’s axis and thus be able to locate stars in the sky based on star atlas information.
  • Page 9 Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus are good second steps to take. 2. The first thing you need to do after assembling the telescope as planned is center the desired object in the finderscope’s crosshairs. Provided you did a reasonable job aligning the finderscope, a quick look through the main telescope tube at low power should reveal the same image.

  • Page 10: Helpful Hints

    Astronomers refer to crisp, clear nights as nights of "good seeing." Your Bushnell® telescope is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the original owner. The Lifetime Limited Warranty is an expression of our confidence in the materials and mechanical workmanship of our products and is your assurance of a lifetime of dependable service.
  • Page 11 NOTES...

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