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- Page 1 Saxon 804AZ3 Pioneer Refractor Telescope Instruction Manual www.saxon.com.au...
- Page 2 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR 804AZ3 Alt-Azimuth Mount: AZ3 Optical Tube: 80mm/400mm Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Dust Cap / Mask (Remove before viewing) Finderscope Allignment Screw Dew Cap / Sun Shade Focus Locking Screw Focus Tube Objective Lens...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Assembling Your Telescope Tripod Set up Telescope Assembly Finderscope Assembly Eyepiece Assembly Alligning the Finderscope Operating Your Telescope Operating the AZ3 Mount Using the Barlow Lens Focusing Using the Camera Adapter Tube Pointing Your Telescope Calculating the Magnification (power) Calculating the Field of View Calculating the Exit Pupil Observing the Sky... -
Page 4: Tripod Set Up
TRIPOD SET UP ASSEMBLING TRIPOD LEGS (Fig. 1) Fig. 1 1) Gently push middle section of each tripod leg at the top so that the pointed foot protrudes below the tripod clamp. 2) Insert tripod lock screws into the thread holes on the side of the tripod clamp without over-tightening. -
Page 5: Finderscope Assembly
FINDERSCOPE ASSEMBLY Fig. 7 ATTACHING THE FINDERSCOPE (Fig. 7, 8) 1) Locate finderscope optical assembly. 2) Remove the two knurled thumbscrews near the end of the telescope main tube. 3) Position the finderscope bracket over the screws in the telescope main body. Fig. -
Page 6: Operating Your Telescope
OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE Fig.a Azimuth locking knob This mount has controls for movement in altitude (up-down) and azimuth (left-right). Coarse azimuth movement is controlled by a locking knob located Altitude fine adjustment near the tripod head for left-right rotation. Loosen the knob to make large direction changes then lock it for fine adjustments. - Page 7 When you connect a camera directly to your telescope for "prime focus" photography, you sometimes require an adapter so that the camera can be focussed. Some refractors are designed to be used with diagonals so when used with only a camera, their focal length has to be extended. This is particularly true when photographing near objects.
- Page 8 The magnification produced by a telescope is determined by the focal length of the eyepiece that is used with it. To determine a magnification for your telescope, divide its focal length by the focal length of the eyepieces you are going to use. For example, a 10mm focal length eyepiece will give 80X magnification with an 800mm focal length telescope.
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Page 9: Observing The Sky
OBSERVING THE SKY Sky conditions are usually defined by two atmospheric characteristics, seeing, or the steadiness of the air, and transparency, light scattering due to the amount of water vapour and particulate material in the air. When you observe the Moon and the planets, and they appear as though water is running over them, you probably have bad "seeing"... -
Page 10: Suggested Reading
SUGGESTED READING Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: Astrophotography for the Amateur: by Michael An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. Covington (Cambridge University Press, 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...
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