Planetary Observing Hints.....................................................................................................................................30
Observing the Sun .................................................................................................................................................30
Solar Observing Hints ...........................................................................................................................................30
Observing Deep Sky Objects.................................................................................................................................30
Star Hopping .........................................................................................................................................................30
Seeing Conditions..................................................................................................................................................31
Transparency .........................................................................................................................................................31
Sky Illumination ....................................................................................................................................................31
Seeing....................................................................................................................................................................31
TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................................................33
Care and Cleaning of the Optics....................................................................................................................................33
Collimation....................................................................................................................................................................33
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES .......................................................................................................................................34
APPENDIX A - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................................36
SKY MAPS ......................................................................................................................................................................42