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While .your .LightChariot
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will .ensure .your .telescope .performs .at .its .best.
Care and Cleaning of the Optics
Occasionally, .dust .and/or .moisture .may .build .up .on .the .lens .of .your .telescope. .Special .care .should .be .
taken .when .cleaning .any .instrument .so .as .not .to .damage .the .optics.
If .dust .has .built .up .on .the .corrector .plate, .remove .it .with .a .brush .(made .of .camel's .hair) .or .a .can .of .
pressurized .air. .Spray .at .an .angle .to .the .lens .for .approximately .two .to .four .seconds. .Then, .use .an .optical .
cleaning .solution .and .white .tissue .paper .to .remove .any .remaining .debris. .Apply .the .solution .to .the .tissue .
and . then . apply . the . tissue . paper . to . the . lens. . Low . pressure . strokes . should . go . from . the . center . of . the .
corrector .to .the .outer .portion. .Do NOT rub in circles!
You .can .use .a .commercially .made .lens .cleaner .or .mix .your .own. .A .good .cleaning .solution .is .isopropyl .
alcohol . mixed . with . distilled . water. . The . solution . should . be . 60% . isopropyl . alcohol . and . 40% . distilled .
water. .Or, .liquid .dish .soap .diluted .with .water .(a .couple .of .drops .per .one .quart .of .water) .can .be .used.
To .minimize .the .need .to .clean .your .telescope, .replace .all .lens .covers .once .you .have .finished .using .it. .
This .will .prevent .contaminants .from .entering .the .optical .tube.
Collimation
(For .LightChariot
.10)
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The .optical .performance .of .your .LightChariot
alignment .of .its .optical .system. .Your .LightChariot
assembled. .However, .if .the .telescope .is .dropped .or .jarred .severely .during .transport, .it .may .have .to .be .
collimated. . The . LightChariot
that .should .not .come .out .of .collimation. .The .LightChariot
that .can .be .used .to .adjust .the .alignment .of .the .primary .mirror. .
To .check .if .your .telescope .is .in .collimation .refer .to .FIG. .14. .If .you .look .into .the .eyepiece .adapter .(without .
an .eyepiece) .at .the .top .of .the .focuser, .this .is .what .you .should .see. .If .the .reflection .of .your .eye .is .off .
center, .then .collimation .is .necessary. .
The view of a collimated telescope as seen through the focuser of
the LightChariot
130 reflector models.
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.telescope .requires .little .maintenance, .there .are .a .few .things .to .remember .that .
.telescope .is .directly .related .to .its .collimation, .that .is .the .
™
. 80 . and . 102 . are . refractor . type . telescopes . that . have . fix . optical . systems .
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TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE
.was .collimated .at .the .factory .after .it .was .completely .
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.10, .however, .has .three .collimation .screws .
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FIG. 14
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