Carson Skyseeker JC-200 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram
Telescope Assembly
• SettingupYourTripod
• AttachingtheEyepieces
• RemovingtheEyepieces
UsingtheTelescope
Calculating Power
CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescope
Specications
Warnings
CustomerService
Warranty Information
IMPORTANT:DONOTUSEYOURSKYSEEKERTMTELESCOPETO
LOOKATORNEARTHESUN!DOINGSOWILLCAUSEINSTANT
ANDPERMANENTEYEDAMAGE.
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaCarsonJC-200SkySeekerTM
telescope.This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.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullytoensurethatyouassemble
anduseyourtelescopecorrectly.Whenusedproperly,your
SkySeekerTM telescopeshouldprovideyearsofexcitingobservations
oftheuniverse.PleasenotethatthisNewtonianReflectortelescope
wasdesignedforastronomicalviewingonly.

• CompleteOpticalTubeAssemblyonDobsonianTabletop
Mount
• 8mmHuygenianEyepiece(1.25”O.D.).
• 20mmHuygenian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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SettingUpYourTelescope:
Themountandopticaltubeassemblycomespreassembledand
ready-to-use.Carefullyremovethetelescopefromthebox.
AttachingtheEyepieces:
InserttheHuygenian20mmeyepieceintothefocuserandrotate
clockwiseintofocuseruntiltight.Becarefulnottoover-tighten
theeyepiece.
RemovingtheEyepieces:
Toremoveeyepieces,holdontothesilvermetalportionofthe
eyepiece,androtatecounter-clockwiseuntilloose,andremove
from focuser.
Onceyouhaveproperlyassembledyourtelescopeyouareready
to start using it.
• First,placeyourtelescopeonastablesurfaceorholdthemount
steadily in your arms.
•Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,rstloosenthealtitude
lockknoballowingthetelescopetorotatefreelyalongbothaxes.
• Aimtheopticaltube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
opticaltubeassemblyverticallybyhand.Whenthealtitudedirec-
tionisaligned,youmayre-tightenthealtitudelockknob.
• Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldofview,turnthefocuser
untiltheimageisclearandsharp.
• Itisbesttousethelowestpowereyepiece(theHuygenian20mm
eyepiece)atrst.Thisallowsforawidereldofviewmakingit
easiertolocateobjects.Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldof
viewyoucanswitchtheeyepiecetohighermagnications.
•Youwillnoticethattheviewthroughthetelescopeisinverted
(upside-down).Thisiscommonintelescopesusedforastronomi-
calviewing.Atnightitisbesttostartbylookingatthemoonor
othereasytondcelestialobjects.Asyoubecomemoreexperi-
encedusingyourtelescopeyoucanbegintotrylocatingharder
tondobjects.
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
USING THE TELESCOPE
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• Ifyouareviewingcelestialobjects,youwillnoticethattheobjectwill
slowlymoveacrosstheeldofview(causedbytherotationofthe
Earth).Youwillneedtoslowlymovethetelescopeverticallyand/or
horizontallytokeeptheobjectcentered.
Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaffectyourabilitytofocusor
observecelestialobjectsclearly.
• Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdifculttoseefaint
objectsinthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdif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affecttheclarityof
yourviewingimage.
• Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticaltube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differenceinairtemperaturesmay
result in a blurry image.
•Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistortedim-
age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.
• 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.
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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.Forexample,ifyouareusingtheincluded
20mmeyepiecewithyourJC-200telescopethepowerwouldbe:
Power=300mm/20mm=15x
Usinganeyepiecewithasmallerfocallengthwillincreasethemagni-
cationofyourtelescope.Itisalwaysbesttostartatthelowestmagni-
cationconguration.Thewidereldofviewmakesiteasiertospotfar
awayobjects.Onceanobjectiscenteredinyoureldofviewyoucan
switchtothehigherpowercongurations.
• Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscaps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.Ifdust
hasbuiltupontheopticsuseasoftcamel’shairbrushorpressurized
airtogentlyremoveit.
• If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.This
shouldhelpeliminatethemoisture.
• Avoidtouchingthesurfaceofthemirror.
• Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.
CALCULATING POWER
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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OpticalDesign: NewtonianReector
Aperture: 76mm(2.99”)
FocalLength:  300mm(11.8”)
FocalRatio: f/3.95
Eyepiece1: Huygenian20mm
Magnication1: 15x
Eyepiece2: Huygenian8mm
Magnication2: 37.5x
Mount:  Dobsonian(Alt-azimuthmount)
Weight: 3.7lbs.
• 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correcting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.
SPECIFICATIONS
WARNINGS
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ThisCarsonproductiswarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterial
andworkmanshipforaperiodofoneyearfromdateofpurchase.During
thisperiodCarson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CarsonproductwithaCarsonproductof
comparablevalueandcondition,subjecttothelimitationsandexclusions
notedherein.
Thiswarrantyextendstotheoriginalpurchaseronlyandisnot
assignableortransferable.Itshallnotapplytoanyproductthathasbeen
subjecttomisuse,abuse,negligenceoraccident,ortoanydefectsor
damagedirectlyorindirectlycausedbytheuseofunauthorized
replacementpartsand/orserviceperformedbyunauthorizedpersonnel.
Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveother
rightswhichcouldvaryfromstatetostate.Somestatesdonotallow
limitationsonthelifeofanimpliedwarrantyand/ordonotallow
excludingorlimitingincidentalorconsequentialdamages.Ifso,the
abovelimitationsorexclusionsmaynotapplytoyou.
Provideproofofpurchase.Areceiptorotherdatedproofofpurchase
mustbeincludedwithmerchandisebeingreturnedforawarrantyclaim
tobeprocessed.Callorwriteforauthorization.Beforereturningany
productforawarrantyclaim,aReturnAuthorization(RA)numbermustbe
obtained.NomerchandisewillbeacceptedwithoutanRA,andfailureto
obtainanRAwillpreventordelayprocessingofthewarrantyclaim.
Packagethereturncarefully.Shipperswillnotreimbursefordamages
duetoinsufficientpackaging,evenifthemerchandiseisinsured.
PrinttheRAnumberprominentlyonthetopofthepackage.
Prepayshipping.Insurethe package.
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