User manual BUSHNELL VOYAGER 78-9565

[. . . ] Once you have attached all Tripod Legs to the mount, securely tighten all wing nuts and place Telescope Main Tube back into Cradles. · · Remove plastic insert on bottom side of finderscope to allow battery to make connection with battery contact for power. Look through main telescope tube at low power and establish a well-defined stationary target. Looking through red dot finderscope, alternate tightening each adjustment wheel (at rear and left side of finderscope) until the red dot of finderscope is precisely aligned and centered on the same object being viewed in main telescope tube. Using the accessory tray bolts, wingnuts and washers connect the Accessory Tray to the Accessory Tray Braces (10). [. . . ] Loosen the Counterweight Lock Screw (located on the counterweight), and slide the Counterweight (6) along the shaft until the telescope remains stationary without drifting rotationally about the polar axis. Tighten the Counterweight Lock Screw, locking the Counterweight into position. Cradle (20) 3. Now balance the telescope about the Declination Axis. Loosen the Declination Lock Knob (3) and the Cradle Lock Knobs (fig. 3 the telescope remains stationary without drifting rotationally about the Declination Axis. The telescope is now balanced. UNDERSTANDING THE EQUATORIAL MOUNT The Equatorial Mount is designed to move in any direction. It can be set to allow manual controls to track the movements of celestial bodies across the sky. This is referred to as diurnal movement; movement of celestial bodies in the direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation and around the earth's axis. By aligning the telescope's polar axis at celestial North, you will place the telescope in parallel with the earth's axis and thus be able to locate stars in the sky based on star atlas information. To compensate for your position on earth, the polar axis is set in one of three ways: · Set up the telescope at night. Loosen the Declination Lock Knob (3) and rotate the telescope around the declination axis until the arrow on the declination scale points to 90 degrees. Loosen the Horizontal Axis Lock Knob (13) and turn the telescope until the objective end faces due north. This can be done by approximating the location of the pole star (Polaris or North Star) or by the use of a compass. True North is then found by directing the telescope at Polaris, as magnetic North is slightly away from true North. · Look up the latitude of your area in any geographical atlas. Loosen the Latitude Lock Knob (7) and set the latitude scale to the correct latitude for your area. You will probably notice that Polaris is not dead center in the Finderscope's field of view. This is probably because your telescope is not absolutely level with the ground. Loosen the Horizontal Axis Lock Knob (13) again and turn the telescope so that it is directly aimed at Polaris. Therefore, the sighting of stars will have to be slightly adjusted as you locate them in the heavens. Never Look Directly At The Sun With Your Telescope Permanent Damage To Your Eyes May Occur Enjoying Your New Telescope 1. This is an object sure to please any budding astronomer or experienced veteran. When you have developed proficiency at this level, other objects become good targets. The first thing you need to do after assembling the telescope as planned is center the desired object in the finderscope's cross hairs. Provided you did a reasonable job aligning the finderscope, a quick look through the main telescope tube at low power should reveal the same image. [. . . ] I've completed the set-up yet I cannot see anything · · · Check to see if objective lens cover has been removed. If there is more than one eyepiece included with the telescope, use the lowest power (highest number) eyepiece to begin viewing. Use the Rack & Pinion Focusing Mechanism (3) to bring the object you are trying to view into focus · Intended Configuration Diagram Telescope LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY Your telescope is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the original owner. The Lifetime Limited Warranty is an expression of our confidence in the materials and mechanical workmanship of our products and is your assurance of a lifetime of dependable service. [. . . ]