Celestron PowerSeeker 114EQ User manual

Quick Set-up Guide
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PowerSeeker 114EQ & 127EQ
Your PowerSeeker 114EQ or 127EQ includes: optical tube w/
tube rings attached; tripod with center leg brace; equatorial
mount; 2 eyepieces; a 3x barlow lens, finderscope; 6 lb.
counterweight (#21049 has 6 lb. & 2 lb. counterweights);
counterweight bar; two slow motion cables; eyepiece
accessory tray; The Sky®Level 1 software, owner’s manual.
Item# 21045 Item# 21049
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All three legs should be the same length to provide a level
platform for the telescope.
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Locate the equatorial mount and place the base of the mount
through the hole in the center of the tripod mounting
platform.
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Properly assembled, the accessory tray should appear as
pictured above.
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From underneath the tripod mounting platform, thread the
attached mounting bolt into the hole on the bottom of the
equatorial mount.
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Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the equatorial
mount until it is touching the inside of the mount.
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Place the accessory tray on top of the tripod's center leg
brace. Thread the tray into the threaded hole in the center of
the leg brace.
Extend the center portion of each of the three tripod legs
down 6-12". Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs in place.
To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward until they are
fully extended and push down center leg brace.
PowerSeeker 114EQ shown

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]
Locate the counterweight bar and counterweight. Slide the
counterweight half way down the counterweight bar and
tighten the locking screw to secure in place.
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Thread the threaded end of the counterweight bar into the
Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
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The longer cable should attach to the Right Ascension axis
and the shorter cable attaches to the Declination axis --
tighten screw to secure in place.
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Before mounting the tube, remove the two knobs on the tube
rings.
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Place the tube on the mount by lining up the screws with the
mounting holes on the mount.
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Reattach both knobs and tighten to secure in place. The
focuser end of the telescope should be over the
counterweight assembly.
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Locate the finderscope and remove plastic caps on front and
back of lens. Remove the knurled nuts on the threaded posts
at the focuser end of the telescope tube.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion control cables onto
equatorial mount gear shaft and tighten screw to secure in
place.
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Orient the finderscope so that the glass window is facing
towards the front of the tube. Place finderscope over the
posts on the tube and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
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Loosen the screw on the focuser so that it does not obstruct
the inner diameter of the focuser. Remove the plastic cap
covering the end of the focuser.
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Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece into the
focuser and tighten the screws.
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Remove the lens cap from the front of the telescope. To
observe, look through the eyepiece as shown above.
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For additional magnification, you can use the included 3x
barlow. Place the barlow in the focuser in place of the
eyepiece - remove the cap from the barlow.
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Place the eyepiece into the barlow and tighten the set screw
to secure in place.
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