Baader Planetarium MicroStage II User manual

M anualofthe
B aader D igiscoping A dapterM icroS tage II
–# 2450330 –
Take yourB aaderD igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage IIoutofits protective cover.
The B aaderD igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage IIis delivered in hom e position,as in picture I.This
is bestforstorage as the D igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage IIuses the leastspace in this
position.
To getyourM icroS tage IIready foruse,please proceed as follow s:
The clam p screw s (C S ),w hich are partofthe process,are num bered in each picture.
First,open clam p screw s 1 and 2 –as in Figure I.
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Fig.I
B aaderD igiscoping
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A dapterM icrostage IIin its H om e P osition
E yepiece bracket
C S 5
C S 1
C S 2
C rossbar
C S 4
C S 3
cam era guide rail
centralaxis
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N ext,turn the cam era guide railtogetherw ith the crossbarby 180 degrees to the back and the
side –as in Figure II–and lock the railin this position by squarely tightening clam p screw 1.
In doing so take care thatthe pressure pointofclam p screw 1 presses onto the planarm illing on
the centralaxis –as in Figure II.C lam p screw 2 rem ains open.
W ith C S 2 stillopen,continue by turning the
cam era guide railtogetherw ith the crossbar
by 90 degrees to the front.The supportrail
has to click softly into place tw ice untilitis
positioned in an open 90° angle to the
eyepiece bracket–as in Figure III.C lam p
screw 2 m ay now be tightened as w ell.
N ow open clam p screw 3,ease the crossbar
into the position show n in Figure IV and
tighten clam p screw 3 again.
Fig.IV
C S 1 C S 1
C S 2
C S 4
C S 5
Fig.III
C S 2 C S 5
C S 4
C S 3
C S 3
Fig.II
C S 5
C S 3
C S 2
C S 1
C S 4
C entralaxis
w ith planar
m illing

B aaderD igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage IIis now in its w orking position and ready to carry
yourcam era.
A ttach yourcam era to the cam era bracketw ith clam p screw 4 –as show n in Figure V.
U sing clam p screw 5,yourB aaderD igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage IIcan now be fitted to
alm ostany eyepiece –be ita large 2"w ideangle eyepiece ora sm all1¼ " eyepiece as in
Figures V Iand V II.D epending on the position ofthe C am era thread,you m ightneed to invert
the M icroStage.
Fig.V I
C S 5
D igiscoping-Adapter
M icroS tage IIfitted to the
B aaderH yperion Zoom
E yepiece
D igiscoping-Adapter
M icroS tage IIw ith 1 1/4"
B aaderG enuine O rtho
E yepiece
Fig.V I
C S 3
Fig.V
C S 1
C S 2
C S 5
C S 4

B y alternately loosening rotary knobs 1,2,3 and 4 –as in Figure V III–you can position your
cam era in frontofthe eyepiece in such a w ay thatthe opticalaxis ofthe eyepiece corresponds
w ith thatofthe cam era lens and the display detailyou are aim ing atappears on the display orin
the view finder.
C lam p screw s 1 and 2 are foradjusting height,clam p screw 3 is fordistance and clam p screw 4
forthe left/rightadjustm entofthe cam era casing.
Tighten clam p screw s 1,2,3 and 4 w hen you have found the detailyou are looking for.
To centre and focus the targeted objectin the telescope,sw ivelthe cam era aw ay from the
eyepiece,as show n in Figures IX and X .To do so,loosen rotary knob 2 and turn the cam era
bracketslightly to the left.
The resting points are particularly helpful.They also ensure thatthe cam era can be brought
back into the exactsam e position in frontofthe eyepiece.
O nce you have taken yourpictures w ith the B aaderD igiscoping-A dapterM icroS tage II,you put
itback into its hom e position and store itaw ay in the space-saving softleatherpouch.
Fig.X
Fig.IX
C S 4
C S 2
C S 5
C S 1
Fig.V III
C S 3