Table Of Contents - SKY-WATCHER EQ6 Instruction Manual

ASSEMBLING YOUR TELESCOPE
Tripod Set Up
Mount Assembly
Telescope Assembly
Finderscope Assembly
Eyepiece Assembly
Hand Control Holder Installation (For SynScan
OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE
Aligning the Finderscope
Balancing the Telescope
Operating the Mount Manually
Using the Optional Barlow Lens
Focusing
Polar Alignment
Pointing Your Telescope
Choosing the Appropriate Eyepiece
OBSERVING THE SKY
PROPER CARE FOR YOUR TELESCOPE
Collimating a Newtonian Reflector
Collimating a Refractor with the Adjustable Objective-Lens Cell
Cleaning Your Telescope
APPENDIX A - STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD
APPENDIX B - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
APPENDIX C - RECOMMENDED READING
APPENDIX D - GLOSSARY
NEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN.
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE WILL RESULT. USE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER
FIRMLY MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE TELESCOPE FOR VIEWING
THE SUN. WHEN OBSERVING THE SUN, PLACE A DUST CAP OVER YOUR
FINDERSCOPE OR REMOVE IT TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCIDENTAL
EXPOSURE. NEVER USE AN EYEPIECE-TYPE SOLAR FILTER AND NEVER
USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO PROJECT SUNLIGHT ONTO ANOTHER
SURFACE, THE INTERNAL HEAT BUILD-UP WILL DAMAGE THE
TELESCOPE OPTICAL ELEMENTS.

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