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National Geographic NG60AZ Instructions And Owner's Manual
Summary of NG60AZ
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Ng60az telescope instructions and owner’s manual.
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2 warning! Never aim your telescope at the sun or even close to the sun! Instant and irreversible damage can occur, including blindness! Do not let children use any telescope without adult supervision. A. Accessory tray b. Finder scope c. Finder scope bracket d. Diagonal mirror e. 3x barlow lens f. ...
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3 introduction congratulations on your purchase of a precision-crafted national geographic™ telescope. With proper care and handling of your telescope, you will enjoy the pleasure of looking at nature’s wondrous sights through the eye of this instrument for many years. The ng60az has been designed t...
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4 assembly 1) carefully remove all parts from the cardboard cartons and lay them on a table or on the floor in order to take an inventory of all the pieces. Keep your box for storage or in case you ever need to ship your telescope. 2) extend the legs, and lock each one at the desired height with the...
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5 the holes at the end of the arm line up with the hole through the attachment point on the tripod leg (see fig. 4). Insert the bolt to attach the tripod support bracket to the tripod leg and tighten the nut. Repeat this procedure with the other two legs. (fig. 3) (fig. 4) 5) fasten the accessory tr...
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6 6) after all nuts and bolts have been firmly tightened, the telescope optical tube assembly can be attached to the yoke. Mount the optical tube assembly in the yoke as shown in fig. 6 and tighten the two altitude control locking knobs. (fig. 6) 7) locate the vertical fine adjustment rod. It is a c...
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7 (fig. 9) (fig. 10) 9) insert the diagonal mirror into the focusing tube (see fig. 11). Secure by tighten- ing the small chrome set screw located on the focusing tube (see fig. 12). (fig. 11) (fig. 12) 10) insert the 25-mm eyepiece into the diagonal mirror (see fig. 13). Tighten the small chrome se...
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8 11) a 3x barlow lens is supplied to triple the basic magnifying power provided by an eyepiece. In viewing situations where very high magnifying powers are desired, insert the 3x barlow lens between the eyepiece and the focusing tube (see fig. 15). (fig. 15) finder scope alignment since a telescope...
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9 the altazimuth mount the ng70ca telescope is fitted with an altazimuth mount. “alt” refers to altitude, the vertical movement of the telescope, while “azimuth” refers to the horizontal movement. About magnification the magnification power of a telescope indicates how much an image is enlarged or h...
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10 as outside temperature. It may take up to 30 minutes to equalize the temperatures when the difference in temperatures is extreme. 3) find a location far from glaring light. If you live in an urban area, your viewing will probably improve the farther you move away from the city lights. The sky glo...
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11 care and cleaning of optics optical components of a telescope get dirty over time. Dirt or dust on a lens should be removed with the utmost care. A considerable amount of dirt or dust would have to accumulate on the optical surface before your view would be compromised. 1) keeping dust caps on du...
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12 the popular and more familiar constellations often provide the easiest landmarks to help find the planet’s locations and paths of orbit. Most people have looked up at the sky at night and seen some of the planets without even realizing it. A planet looks like a bright star but does not twinkle li...
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13 frequently asked questions 1) how far can i see? If you stand outside and look up at the night sky on a clear evening, you can see hundreds of stars without the aid of your telescope. The telescope is a light-gathering instrument that magnifies the view — providing significantly more detail and u...