Celestron PowerSeeker 127EQ Specification sheet

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. Extend the center
portion of each of the three tripod legs down 6-
8".
Item #31132
Quick Set-up Guide
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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.
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7
Locate the equatorial mount and place the
base of the mount through the hole in the
center of the tripod mounting platform.
5
Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.
6
From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting bolt with washer into the
threaded hole on the bottom of the equatorial
mount.
8
Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until it is touching the inside
of the mount.
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PowerSeeker 127
Your PowerSeeker 127 includes: optical tube w/
tube rings attached; tripod with center support
bracket; equatorial mount; two eyepieces; a 3x
barlow lens, finderscope; 5 lb. counterweight;
counterweight bar; two slow motion cables;
eyepiece accessory tray; The Sky™ CD software;
documentation including owner’s manual.
Item# 21049
Place the accessory tray on top of tripod's
center leg brace. Thread the tray into the
threaded hole in the center of the leg brace.
Questions or Problems with Set-up?
CONTACT:
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For detailed usage information please
consult your owner’s manual.

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.
11
Thread the threaded end of the counterweight
bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.
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13
The longer cable should attach to the Right
Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches
to the Declination axis as shown above.
14
Before mounting the tube, remove the two
wingnuts on the tub rings.
15
Place the tube on the mount by lining up the
screws with the mounting holes on the mount.
16
Reattach both wingnuts and tighten to secure
in place.
17 18
Loosen the set 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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Locate the finderscope. Remove the knurled
nuts on the threaded posts at the focuser end
of the telescope tube.
21
Orient the finderscope so that the large lens is
facing towards the front of the tube. Place
finderscope over the posts on the tube and
tighten it down with the knurled nuts.
22
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.
10
The focuser end of the telescope should be
over the counterweight assembly.
Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cables onto equatorial mount gear shaft
and tighten set screw to secure in place.
Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.
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Place the eyepiece into the barlow and tighten
the set screw to secure in place.