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TELESCOPE
INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
EQUATORIAL SERIES

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  • Page 1 TELESCOPE INSTRUCTION MANUAL EQUATORIAL SERIES Phone : 1-888-950-2888 (toll free) | Fax : 949-271-4795 Our Office Hours are Monday to Friday, from 5:00am to 6:00pm Pacific Time. www.amscope.com © 2021 AmScope. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 Saturn’s ring, and even deep-sky objects such as the Orion Nebula Galaxy. Each telescope also comes with a high-performance red dot viewfinder to help you locate celestial objects you want to observe with the most joy. amscope.com...
  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    If your telescope accidentally gets caught in rain, please wipe down the water with a soft dry clean cloth, but if the lens gets soaked by water, please contact us at info@amscope.com right away for details on a service solution.
  • Page 4: Initial Use

    Choose a large, open area to work to allow room for all parts to be unpackaged. please contact us at info@amscope.com Unpack carefully as some parts are small. Once you are finished with assembly, stay indoors and take some time to learn a bit more about its features before you take your telescope outside for Do not leave packaging material lying around carelessly.
  • Page 5 10. Front dust cover 32. Tripod leg lock knob 34. Latitude adjustment 35. Latitude indicator (not visible in (not visible in (see Inset C) lock (not visible in the image) the image) 33. Sliding leg extension the image) (see Inset C) amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 6 (see Inset C) (see Inset C) assembly 10. Vixen Dovetail Phone : 1-888-950-2888 (toll free) | Fax : 949-271-4795 Our Office Hours are Monday to Friday, from 5:00am to 6:00pm Pacific Time. www.amscope.com amscope.com amscope.com © 2021 AmScope. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 7 Slide the counterweight after loosening the counterweight lock knob till the telescope is balanced on the right ascension axis. • Place the optical tube onto the saddle plate and tighten the OTA lock knobs to a firm feel. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 8: Battery Compartment

    It is also convenient to • Keep in mind that the telescope does not need to be re-aligned if it remove the fine-adjustment control cables and counterweights. is not moved to another observing site. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 9 Dispose must be done through an approved waste disposal firm or by your local waste facility. When discarding the product, comply with the rules and regulations that apply in your country. If in doubt, consult your local waste disposal facility. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 10 Astronomy is an outdoor activity. • If you wear corrective lenses (specifically glasses), you may want to remove them when observing with an eyepiece attached to the amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 11: Weather Conditions

    Whether you are driving to a dark-sky location or are observing in your is not a deal-breaker unless it gets so heavy that all of your optics are backyard, it makes sense to make sure you collect everything you will need affected. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 12: Cooling The Telescope

    20mm eyepiece, a 900mm telescope will give you a Use this time for planning your session and mounting accessories. 45X magnification; with a 6mm eyepiece, a 900mm telescope will give you 150X magnification. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 13 fixed on any celestial a celestial object such as the moon and you might need to do some object with a diurnal motion by driving one axis at a constant speed. small adjustments. amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 14: Customer Solutions

    This warranty is not valid in cases where the product has been abused or refractors. mishandled, where unauthorized repairs have been attempted or performed, or where depreciation of the product is due to normal wear and tear. AmScope What is declination? specifically disclaims special, indirect, or consequential damages or lost profit which may result from a breach of this warranty.
  • Page 15: Specifications

    TLS-MEQ-70900 Aperture diameter 127mm Aperture diameter 70mm Focal length 1000mm Focal length 900mm Focal ratio f/7.9 Focal ratio f/12.9 TLS-PEQ-130650 TLS-MEQ-80900 Aperture diameter 130mm Aperture diameter 80mm Focal length 650mm Focal length 900mm Focal ratio Focal ratio f/11.3 amscope.com amscope.com...
  • Page 16 OBSERVER: OBSERVER: OBJECT NAME: OBJECT NAME: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: DATE & TIME OBSERVED: CONSTELLATION: CONSTELLATION: EYEPIECE SIZE: EYEPIECE SIZE: SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR SEEING CONDITIONS: EXCELLENT GOOD POOR NOTES: NOTES: DRAWING DRAWING of IMAGE of IMAGE amscope.com amscope.com...

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