Carson Skelescope SK-100 User manual

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SKELESCOPETM
REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPOD
SKELESCOPETM
REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPOD
SK-100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram
Telescope Assembly
 •SettingupYourTelescope
 •AttachingTripodLegstoMount
 •AttachingTelescopetoMount
 •AttachingEyepieces
UsingtheTelescope
Calculating Power
CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescope
Specications
Warnings
CustomerService
WarrantyInformation
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaCarsonSK-100SkeleScopeTM
telescope.Thistelescopefeaturesaneasy-to-usedesignthatisperfect
forbeginningastronomerslookingtoexplorethewondersofouter
spaceandtheworldaroundthem.Pleasereadthismanualcarefully
toensurethatyouassembleanduseyourtelescopecorrectly.When
usedproperly,yourSkelescopeTMtelescopeshouldprovideyearsof
excitingobservationsofspaceandterrestrialobjectsalike.
IMPORTANT:DONOTUSEYOURSKELESCOPETMTELESCOPETO
LOOKATORNEARTHESUN!DOINGSOWILLCAUSEINSTANT
ANDPERMANENTEYEDAMAGE.
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 •Tubelessopticalassembly
 •Tabletoptripodwithmount
 •10mmKellnereyepiece(1.25”O.D.)
 •25mmKellnereyepiece(1.25”O.D.)
Pleaseunpackyourtelescopecarefullyandmakesurethatall
accessoriesareincludedinthebox.
VISUAL KEY DIAGRAM
BOX CONTENTS
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TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
Setting Up Your Telescope:
•Carefullyremovethecomponentsfromthebox.
Attaching Tripod Legs To Mount:
•Twisteachtripodlegintocorrespondingholesinmount.
Donotovertighten.
•Rotaterubberfeetsothattheatportionisushtothetable.
Attaching Telescope To Mount:
•Removealtitudelockknob.
•Aligntopholeinmountwithscrewholeinmountingbracket.Make
sure eyepiece is pointing upward.
•Insertaltitudelockknobthroughtopholeinmountandscrewinto
holeinmountingbracketuntilsecure.Donotovertighten.
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TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY CONT.
Attaching Eyepieces:
•Loosenthumbscrewinfocuser.
•Selectaneyepieceandinsertintofocuser.
•Tightenthumbscrewtosecureeyepieceinplace.Donotovertighten
as it may damage eyepiece.
•Makesuretoloosenthumbscrewbeforeremovingeyepiecesfrom
focuser.
Onceyouhaveproperlyassembledyourtelescopeyouarereadyto
startusingit.Pleaserefertothevisualkeydiagramwhilereading
theseinstructions.
First,placeyourtelescopeonastablesurface.Makesureallrubber
feetontripodarerotatedsotheatsectionisushtothesurface.
•Removetherubberdustcoverfromtheprimarymirrorandsetaside.
•Insertthedesiredeyepiece.Itisbesttousethelowestpowereye-
piece(theKellner25mmeyepiece)atrst.Thisallowsforawidereld
ofviewmakingiteasiertolocateobjects.Oncetheviewingobjectis
visible,focusedandcenteredintheeldofviewyoucanswitchthe
eyepiecetothehighermagnication.
•Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,rstloosenthealtitudelock
knoballowingthetelescopetorotatefreelyalongbothaxes.
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USING THE TELESCOPE

•Aimthetubelessopticalassemblyatyourdesiredtargetbyrotating
theazimuthpositionleftorright.Lookthroughtheeyepieceatthe
desiredtarget,andmakealtitudeadjustmentsbymovingthetube-
lessopticalassemblyverticallybyhand.Whenthealtitudedirection
isaligned,youmayretightenthealtitudelockknob.
•Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldofview,turnthefocuseruntil
theimageisclearandsharp.
•Forbestresults,positionyoureyeascloseaspossibletotheeyepiece
lens.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenusingthehigherpower10mm
eyepiece.
•Replacedustcoveronprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.
Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaectyourabilitytofocusor
observecelestialobjectsclearly.
•Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdiculttoseefaint
objectsinthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdicultforyoureyestoadjust
tothedark.Youshouldtryandndadarkareaandallowyoureyes
toadjusttothedarkbeforemakingobservations.Usingaredltered
ashlighttoviewchartsandyourtelescopecomponentsisrecom-
mendedtopreserveyournightsight.Thebestviewingconditions
arewhentheskyisinkyblack.
•Hazyskies,pollution,cloudsandmoisturecanallaecttheclarityof
yourviewingimage.
•Duetothetubelessconstructionofthistelescope,theprimaryand
secondarymirrorsareexposedtopossibledust,debrisandnger-
prints.Becarefultoavoidtouchingthesemirrorsandexposingthem
toexcessivedebris.RefertotheCareandMaintenancesectionof
thismanualforinstructionsonhowtocleanyourtelescope.Always
replacethedustcoveroverprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.
•Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticalassemblywhilelooking
throughthetelescope.Thevibrationscausedbythiscontactwill
causetheobjectyouarelookingattomove.Youshouldalsomake
surethatthesurfaceyouplaceyourtelescopeondoesnotvibrateor
moveasthiswillalsocauseyourviewingobjecttomove.
•Youshouldavoidsettingupyourtelescopeinsidearoomlooking
throughanopenwindow.Thedierenceinairtemperaturesmay
result in a blurry image.
USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.
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•Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistorted
imageduetothevaryingdensitiesofwindowglass.
•Avoidviewingobjectsthatarelowonthehorizon.Objectsthatare
higherupintheskywillappearmuchsharper.stothenewtempera-
turebeforeusingit.
•Suddenchangesintemperaturemaycausecondensationtoappear
ontheopticalcomponentsofthetelescope.Itisbesttosetupyour
telescopeaheadoftimeandthenwaitwhilethetelescopeadjuststo
thenewtemperaturebeforeusingit.
USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.
Themagnicationofatelescopedependsonboththefocallength
ofyourtelescopeaswellastheeyepieceyouuse.Thereisasimple
formulayoucanusetodeterminethemagnicationyouareusingat
anygiventime.Simplydividethefocallengthofthetelescopebythe
focallengthoftheeyepiece.Therearetwopossiblemagnication
settingsforyourSK-100telescope:
Power=360mm/25mm=14.4x
Power=360mm/10mm=36x
CALCULATING POWER
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•Theprimarymirrorandsecondarymirrormustremainprecisely
alignedinorderforthistelescopetoworkproperly.Avoiddropping
orjarringthetelescope,ormovingthemirrorsbyhand.
•Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscapsandstoreinboxwhennot
inuse.Thiswillminimizetheamountofdustanddebristhatgets
into your telescope.
•Cleaningshouldbeperformedonlyifabsolutelynecessary.Be
carefultoavoidtouchingtheinternalmirrorsandexposingthemto
excessivedebris.Intheeventthatthesemirrorsbecomedirty,rst
usecompressedairtoremovedustanddebris.Ifanydebrisorn-
gerprintsremain,useasoftlensclothorcottonballswithverylight
pressureandwarmwatertoremovethem.Amixtureofwaterand
dishsoapmaybeusedtoremoveanystubborndebris.Becarefulnot
toscrubthesurfaceofthemirrororuseanyabrasivematerial,harsh
chemicalsorsolventasthismaydamagethesurfaceofthemirror.
•Ifdewcollectsontheopticsofyourtelescopeormoisturecondenses
ontheoptics,removeallaccessoriesandplacethetelescopeina
dry,dustfreeenvironmentandpointthetelescopedownward.This
shouldhelpeliminatethemoisture.
•Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.
OpticalDesign: Reector
Aperture:  76mm
FocalLength:  360mm
Eyepiece1:  Kellner25mm
Magnication1: 14.4x
Eyepiece2:  Kellner10mm
Magnication2: 36x
Weight:  1.3lbs.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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SPECIFICATIONS

•Neverusethistelescopetolookdirectlyatornearthesun.
Viewingthesuncancauseinstantandirreversibleeyedamage.
•Alwayssupervisechildrenwhenusingthistelescope.
•Donotleavetelescopeunattendedatanytime.Untrainedadultsor
childrenmaynotbefamiliarwiththecorrectoperatingprocedure.
•Donotpointthetelescopeatthesunevenwhenyouarenotlooking
throughit.Thiswillcauseinternaldamagetothetelescope.
•Handlethistelescopewithcare.Roughhandlingmightknockthe
internalopticalcomponentsoutofalignment.
Wewillbehappytohelpyouwithanyproblemsyoumay
experiencewhileusingyourtelescope.
Pleasecallourtoll-freecustomerservicelineat1-800-967-8427.
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WARNINGS
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
WARRANTY INFORMATION

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CarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779
withadescriptionoftheproblem.Includeyourname,addressand
telephonenumber.Packagethereturncarefully.Shipperswillnot
reimbursefordamagesduetoinsucientpackaging,evenifthe
merchandiseisinsured.PrinttheRAnumberprominentlyonthe
topofthepackage.Prepayshipping.Insurethepackage.Senditto
CarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779.
Merchandisemustbeshippedprepaid.Carsonwillnotacceptmer-
chandiseC.O.D.
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Phone: [phone] | Fax: [phone]
For information, call toll-free: 1-800-967-8427
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