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8 I ENGLISH
MOVING THE TELESCOPE MANUALLY
The AstroMaster Alt-Az mount is easy to move wherever you want to point it. The up and down (altitude) is controlled by the
pan handle (Figure 2-10). The side-to-side (azimuth) is controlled by the azimuth lock (Figure 2-9). The pan handle and the
azimuth lock are both loosened by turning the handle and lock counterclockwise. When loose you can find your objects easily
and then lock the controls. To lock the controls in place, turn them clockwise.
Figure 2-9 Figure 2-10
INSTALLING THE TELESCOPE TUBE TO THE MOUNT
The telescope optical tube attaches to the mount via a dovetail slide bar mounting bracket at the top of the mount (Figure
2-11). The mounting bar is attached along the bottom of the telescope tube. Before you attach the optical tube, make sure
that the pan handle and azimuth lock are fully locked. Then put the dovetail bracket in the horizontal position as shown in
Figure 2-10. This will ensure that the mount does not move suddenly while attaching the telescope optical tube. Also, remove
the objective lens. To mount the telescope tube:
1. Remove the protective paper covering the optical tube.
2. Loosen the mounting knob and the mounting safety screw on the side of the dovetail mounting platform so they do not
protrude into the mounting platform – see Figure 2-11.
3. Slide the dovetail mounting bar into the recess on the top of the mounting platform (Figure 2-12).
4. Tighten the mounting knob on the dovetail mounting platform to hold the telescope in place.
5. Hand tighten the mounting platform safety screw until the tip touches the side of the mounting bracket.
NOTE: Never loosen any of the knobs on the telescope tube or mount other than the azimuth and altitude knobs.
Figure 2-11 Figure 2-12 Mounting Knob & Safety Screw
in the dovetail bracket
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