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Saxon 1201EQ5 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Optical Tube: 120mm/1000mm Equatorial Mount: EQ5
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FOR 1201EQ5
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Dust Cap (not shown)
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Remove before Viewing
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Objective Lens
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Sun Shade
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Telescope Main Body
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Piggyback Bracket
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Finderscope
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Finderscope Bracket
Alignment Screw
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Eyepiece
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Diagonal
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Focus Tube
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Focus Knob
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Polarscope Holder
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Altitude Adjustment T-bolts
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Azimuth Adjustment Knob
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Counterweight Rod
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Counterweight
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Counerweight Thumb
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R.A. Control Knob
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R.A. Lock Level
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Dec. Lock Level
Dec. Control Knob
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Mounting Plate
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Tube RIngs
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Accessory Tray
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Tripod Leg

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR 1201EQ5 Optical Tube: 120mm/1000mm Equatorial Mount: EQ5 Dust Cap (not shown) Remove before Viewing Objective Lens (not shown) Sun Shade Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Eyepiece Diagonal Focus Tube Focus Knob Polarscope Holder...
  • Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembling Your Telescope Tripod Set up Telescope Assembly Finderscope Assembly Eyepiece Assembly Operating Your Telescope Aligning the Finderscope Balancing Telescope Using the Equatorial Mount (EQ5) Using the Oculars Proper Care for Your Telescope Suggested Reading Follow the instructions for your specific Never use your telescope to look directly at the sun.
  • Page 3 SETTING UP TRIPOD (1), (2) RIPOD 1) Locate equatorial mount/tripod head. 2) Locate and loosen the knurled knob at bottom SET UP of the mount to seperate the tripod head. 3) Lie tripod head on its side. Fasten the tripod legs to tripod head using the machine screws.
  • Page 4 ELESCOPE ASSEMBLY ATTACHING THE TUBE RINGS TO MOUNT(8) 1) Remove the telescope tube from its plastic packaging. 2) Remove the tube rings from telescope by releasing their thumb nuts and opening their hinges. 3) Using the bolts provided, fasten the tube rings to the mount with the 10mm wench provided.
  • Page 5 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE 1) Focus the telescope eyepiece on a distant object. 2) Once the object has been centered in the tele- scope view, ensure all the lock knobs on the mount are tightened. Fig.a 3) Use the alignment screws to center the finder- scope crosshairs on the object seen in the telescope view (Fig.a).
  • Page 6 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE Fig.d The equatorial mount has controls for both conventional altitude Altitude adjustment (up-down) and azimuthal (left-right) directions of motion. Use the altitude adjustment T-bolts for altitude adjustments. These allow fine-adjustment for setting the mount to your local latitude. The Azimuth azimuthal axis is changed by the two azimuth adjustment knobs adjustment...
  • Page 7 SUGGESTED READING Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington (Cambridge University Press, An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. Cambridge, UK, 2nd edition,1999). Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993). Splendors of the Universe: A Practical Guide to Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the...