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Attaching the Telescope
to the Mount
Before you attach the optical tube, make sure that the declination and right
ascension clamps are tight. The optical tube attaches to the mount via two
rings that are mounted on the telescope tube. To mount the telescope tube:
1.
Loosen the knobs on the side of the mounting rings. This allows you to
slide the mounting rings the length of the optical tube.
2.
Slide the mounting rings apart so that each is toward a different end of
the telescope. Ideally, the mounting rings should be slightly farther
apart than the length of the mounting platform.
3.
Orient it so that the finder is on the higher end of the tube pointing up
(see figure 2-9).
4.
Place the telescope tube on the mount.
5.
Slide the rings together until the square extrusions on the rings slide
completely over the tabs on the end of the mounting platform.
6.
Tighten the mounting knobs on the square extrusions of the mounting
rings.
7.
Tighten the knobs on the side of the mounting rings to prevent the
telescope from sliding forward or backwards. These can be loosened
later to reposition the telescope during the DEC balancing process.
Mounting
Platform
Figure 2-9
Assembling Your C45
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