Celestron Travel Scope 80mm f/5 AZ Refractor Telescope Kit - Manual (Page 8)

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ATTACHING THE TELESCOPE TUBE TO THE TRIPOD
The telescope optical tube attaches to the tripod by using the mounting bracket on the bottom of the optical tube and the
mounting platform of the tripod Before starting make sure all of the knobs on the tripod are locked
1 Remove the protective paper covering the optical tube
2 Loosen the top right knob (figure 7) by turning it counterclockwise
This allows you to tilt the tripod platform up 90° as shown in
figure 8 After tilting the platform up, tighten the knob to secure
it in place
3 Figure 9 shows the bottom of the optical tube, the tripod
platform, and where they will attach to each other
4 Under the center of the tripod platform, you will see a knob
(figure 9) that contains a ¼ x 20 screw to attach the platform to
the telescope optical tube
5 You can put the ¼ x 20 screw into the threaded holes of the
Travel Scope 70 (it doesn’t matter which one you use) in the
mounting bracket of the telescope optical tube whereas the
Travel Scope 50 has only one threaded hole Hold the optical
tube with one hand while threading the screw clockwise until
tight with the other hand Now the assembly will look like
Figure 10
6 Lastly, loosen the knob for the tripod platform and lower the
platform down to the level position Then, tighten the knob
securely
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
MOVING THE TRAVEL SCOPE MANUALLY
The Travel Scope is easy to move wherever you want to point it The up and down (altitude) is controlled by the Pan Handle
Control Knob (figure 1) The side-to-side (azimuth) is controlled by the Azimuth Locking Knob (top left knob in Figure 7) Both
knobs are loosened when turned counterclockwise and tightened when turned clockwise When both knobs are loose you
can find your objects easily (through the finderscope which is discussed shortly) and then lock the controls