Carson Skyseeker JC-200 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram
Telescope Assembly
s3ETTINGUP9OUR4RIPOD
s!TTACHINGTHE%YEPIECES
s2EMOVINGTHE%YEPIECES
5SINGTHE4ELESCOPE
Calculating Power
#AREAND-AINTENANCEOF9OUR4ELESCOPE
3PECIlCATIONS
Warnings
#USTOMER3ERVICE
Warranty Information
#ONGRATULATIONSONYOURPURCHASEOFA#ARSON*#3KY3EEKERTM
TELESCOPE4HISTELESCOPEFEATURESANEASYTOUSEDESIGNANDHIGH
PERFORMANCEOPTICSTHATAREPERFECTFORBEGINNINGASTRONOMERS
LOOKINGTOEXPLORETHEWONDERSOFOUTERSPACEANDTHEWORLDAROUND
THEM0LEASEREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYTOENSURETHATYOUASSEMBLE
ANDUSEYOURTELESCOPECORRECTLY7HENUSEDPROPERLYYOUR
3KY3EEKERTM TELESCOPESHOULDPROVIDEYEARSOFEXCITINGOBSERVATIONS
OFTHEUNIVERSE0LEASENOTETHATTHIS.EWTONIAN2EmECTORTELESCOPE
WASDESIGNEDFORASTRONOMICALVIEWINGONLY
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Mount
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sMM(UYGENIAN%YEPIECEv/$
0LEASEUNPACKYOURTELESCOPECAREFULLYANDMAKESURETHATALL
ACCESSORIESAREINCLUDEDINTHEBOX
VISUAL KEY DIAGRAM
BOX CONTENTS
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3ETTING5P9OUR4ELESCOPE
4HEMOUNTANDOPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYCOMESPREASSEMBLEDAND
READYTOUSE#AREFULLYREMOVETHETELESCOPEFROMTHEBOX
!TTACHINGTHE%YEPIECES
)NSERTTHE(UYGENIANMMEYEPIECEINTOTHEFOCUSERANDROTATE
CLOCKWISEINTOFOCUSERUNTILTIGHT"ECAREFULNOTTOOVERTIGHTEN
THEEYEPIECE
2EMOVINGTHE%YEPIECES
4OREMOVEEYEPIECESHOLDONTOTHESILVERMETALPORTIONOFTHE
EYEPIECEANDROTATECOUNTERCLOCKWISEUNTILLOOSEANDREMOVE
from focuser.
/NCEYOUHAVEPROPERLYASSEMBLEDYOURTELESCOPEYOUAREREADY
to start using it.
s&IRSTPLACEYOURTELESCOPEONASTABLESURFACEORHOLDTHEMOUNT
steadily in your arms.
s4OLOCATEANOBJECTUSINGTHETELESCOPElRSTLOOSENTHEALTITUDE
LOCKKNOBALLOWINGTHETELESCOPETOROTATEFREELYALONGBOTHAXES
s!IMTHEOPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYATYOURDESIREDTARGETBYROTATING
THEAZIMUTHPOSITIONLEFTORRIGHT,OOKTHROUGHTHEEYEPIECEAT
THEDESIREDTARGETANDMAKEALTITUDEADJUSTMENTSBYMOVINGTHE
OPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYVERTICALLYBYHAND7HENTHEALTITUDEDIREC
TIONISALIGNEDYOUMAYRETIGHTENTHEALTITUDELOCKKNOB
s/NCETHEOBJECTISCENTEREDINTHElELDOFVIEWTURNTHEFOCUSER
UNTILTHEIMAGEISCLEARANDSHARP
s)TISBESTTOUSETHELOWESTPOWEREYEPIECETHE(UYGENIANMM
EYEPIECEATlRST4HISALLOWSFORAWIDERlELDOFVIEWMAKINGIT
EASIERTOLOCATEOBJECTS/NCETHEOBJECTISCENTEREDINTHElELDOF
VIEWYOUCANSWITCHTHEEYEPIECETOHIGHERMAGNIlCATIONS
s9OUWILLNOTICETHATTHEVIEWTHROUGHTHETELESCOPEISINVERTED
UPSIDEDOWN4HISISCOMMONINTELESCOPESUSEDFORASTRONOMI
CALVIEWING!TNIGHTITISBESTTOSTARTBYLOOKINGATTHEMOONOR
OTHEREASYTOlNDCELESTIALOBJECTS!SYOUBECOMEMOREEXPERI
ENCEDUSINGYOURTELESCOPEYOUCANBEGINTOTRYLOCATINGHARDER
TOlNDOBJECTS
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
USING THE TELESCOPE
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SLOWLYMOVEACROSSTHElELDOFVIEWCAUSEDBYTHEROTATIONOFTHE
%ARTH9OUWILLNEEDTOSLOWLYMOVETHETELESCOPEVERTICALLYANDOR
HORIZONTALLYTOKEEPTHEOBJECTCENTERED
4HEREAREMANYCONDITIONSTHATMAYAFFECTYOURABILITYTOFOCUSOR
OBSERVECELESTIALOBJECTSCLEARLY
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OBJECTSINTHESKY)TWILLALSOMAKEITDIFlCULTFORYOUREYESTOADJUST
TOTHEDARK9OUSHOULDTRYANDlNDADARKAREAANDALLOWYOUREYES
TOADJUSTTOTHEDARKBEFOREMAKINGOBSERVATIONS5SINGAREDlLTERED
mASHLIGHTTOVIEWCHARTSANDYOURTELESCOPECOMPONENTSISRECOM
MENDEDTOPRESERVEYOURNIGHTSIGHT4HEBESTVIEWINGCONDITIONSARE
WHENTHESKYISINKYBLACK
s(AZYSKIESPOLLUTIONCLOUDSANDMOISTURECANALLAFFECTTHECLARITYOF
YOURVIEWINGIMAGE
s!VOIDTOUCHINGTHEEYEPIECEOROPTICALTUBEWHILELOOKINGTHROUGH
THETELESCOPE4HEVIBRATIONSCAUSEDBYTHISCONTACTWILLCAUSETHE
OBJECTYOUARELOOKINGATTOMOVE9OU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
s9OUSHOULDAVOIDSETTINGUPYOURTELESCOPEINSIDEAROOMLOOKING
THROUGHANOPENWINDOW4HEDIFFERENCEINAIRTEMPERATURESMAY
result in a blurry image.
s6IEWINGTHROUGHACLOSEDWINDOWMIGHTALSORESULTINADISTORTEDIM
AGEDUETOTHEVARYINGDENSITIESOFWINDOWGLASS
s!VOIDVIEWINGOBJECTSTHATARELOWONTHEHORIZON/BJECTSTHATARE
HIGHERUPINTHESKYWILLAPPEARMUCHSHARPER
s3UDDENCHANGESINTEMPERATUREMAYCAUSECONDENSATIONTOAPPEAR
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TELESCOPEAHEADOFTIMEANDTHENWAITWHILETHETELESCOPEADJUSTSTO
THENEWTEMPERATUREBEFOREUSINGIT
USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.
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4HEMAGNIlCATIONOFATELESCOPEDEPENDSONBOTHTHEFOCALLENGTH
OFYOURTELESCOPEASWELLASTHEEYEPIECEYOUUSE4HEREISASIMPLE
FORMULAYOUCANUSETODETERMINETHEMAGNIlCATIONYOUAREUSINGAT
ANYGIVENTIME3IMPLYDIVIDETHEFOCALLENGTHOFTHETELESCOPEBYTHE
FOCALLENGTHOFTHEEYEPIECE&OREXAMPLEIFYOUAREUSINGTHEINCLUDED
MMEYEPIECEWITHYOUR*#TELESCOPETHEPOWERWOULDBE
0OWERMMMMX
5SINGANEYEPIECEWITHASMALLERFOCALLENGTHWILLINCREASETHEMAGNIl
CATIONOFYOURTELESCOPE)TISALWAYSBESTTOSTARTATTHELOWESTMAGNIl
CATIONCONlGURATION4HEWIDERlELDOFVIEWMAKESITEASIERTOSPOTFAR
AWAYOBJECTS/NCEANOBJECTISCENTEREDINYOURlELDOFVIEWYOUCAN
SWITCHTOTHEHIGHERPOWERCONlGURATIONS
s!LWAYSREPLACEDUSTCOVERSANDLENSCAPSWHENNOTINUSE4HISWILL
MINIMIZETHEAMOUNTOFDUSTANDDEBRISTHATGETSINTOYOURTELESCOPE
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AIRTOGENTLYREMOVEIT
s)FDEWCOLLECTSONTHEOPTICSOFYOURTELESCOPEORMOISTURECONDENSES
INSIDETHEOPTICSREMOVEALLACCESSORIESANDPLACETHETELESCOPEINA
DRYDUSTFREEENVIRONMENTANDPOINTTHETELESCOPEDOWNWARD4HIS
SHOULDHELPELIMINATETHEMOISTURE
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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6IEWINGTHESUNCANCAUSEINSTANTANDIRREVERSIBLEEYEDAMAGE
s!LWAYSSUPERVISECHILDRENWHENUSINGTHISTELESCOPE
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internal optical components out of alignment.
7EWILLBEHAPPYTOHELPYOUWITHANYPROBLEMSYOUMAYEXPERIENCE
WHILEUSINGYOURTELESCOPE0LEASECALLOURTOLLFREECUSTOMERSERVICE
LINEAT
SPECIFICATIONS
WARNINGS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
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4HIS#ARSONPRODUCTISWARRANTEDTOBEFREEFROMDEFECTSINMATERIAL
ANDWORKMANSHIPFORAPERIODOFONEYEARFROMDATEOFPURCHASE
$URINGTHISPERIOD#ARSONWILLATITSOPTIONANDWITHOUTCHARGEEITHER
REPAIRANYPARTORASSEMBLYOFPARTSFOUNDTOBEDEFECTIVEINMATERIALOR
WORKMANSHIPORREPLACETHIS#ARSONPRODUCTWITHA#ARSONPRODUCTOF
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