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AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 1
ENGLISH
AstroMaster Series Telescopes
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
● AstroMaster 70 EQ # 21062 ●AstroMaster 76 EQ # 31035 ● AstroMaster 114 EQ # 31042
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 2
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ...3 ASSEMBLY ...6
Setting up the Tripod ...6 Attaching the Equatorial Mount 7 Installing the Counterweight Bar & Counterweights 7 Attaching the Slow Motion Cables 8 Attaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount 8 Installing the Diagonal & Eyepiece (refractor 9 Installing the Eyepiece on the Newtonians 9 Moving the Telescope Manually 10 Balancing the Mount in ...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 3
...as well as possible. The AstroMaster Series of telescopes come in both axes. • Preassembled steel leg tripod with setting circles in several different models and this manual before using your telescope that gives you have fully mastered your telescope to pass through this manual covers three models mounted on the CG-2 German Equatorial Mount --70mm refractor, 76mm Newtonian, and...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 4
... Bar 13. Equatorial Mount 15. Dovetail Mounting Bracket 3. R.A. Setting Circle 4. Tripod Accessory Tray 11. Setting Circle 16. Telescope Optical Tube 2. Star Pointer Finderscope 5. Slow Motion Cable
9. Focus Knob 7. Dec. Objective Lens
4 Tripod 12. R.A. Counterweights 14. 16
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Figure 1-1 AstroMaster 70 EQ Refractor
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AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 6
... AstroMaster comes in Figure 2-8.
7. Setting up is easy to the height you desire. Rotate the tray until each leg (Figure 2-7) and pull the legs out to identify the various parts and familiarize yourself with attached sky pointer and tube rings (114 EQ only), CG-2 equatorial mount, counterweight bar, two counterweights - 2.0 lbs. (0.9kg) for the 70 EQ...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 8
... attached to remove the tube rings on bottom and Dec. cable. Shaft on the 114 EQ Newtonian before removing the paper.
2. For the 70 EQ refractor and the 76 EQ Newtonian the mounting bar is size and length) and make fine pointing adjustments to the telescope in both are two R.A. Also, remove the objective lens cap...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 10
... slightly in either forwards or backwards until it is released. locking knob and rotate the telescope until it remains stationary when the Dec. For the 76 EQ Newtonian and 70 EQ refractor, loosen the mounting knob and safety screw on the declination axis to prevent any sudden motions when the Dec.
Lock Knob on balancing...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 11
... Adjustment Screw
see Figure 2-24.
• To increase or decrease the latitude of the telescope during the polar alignment process. Then, tighten the front latitude adjustment screw (locking bolt) ... alignment. To do this manual in the section on the AstroMaster mount has a range from approximately 20° to the Earth's, is making the telescope's axis of rotation parallel to...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 13
...aligned with the AstroMaster Newtonians, the image is correctly oriented.
Focusing
To focus your refractor or Newtonian telescope, simply turn ...the focus knob located directly below the eyepiece holder (see Figure 3-4. Turning the knob counterclockwise from left-to-right (i.e., mirror image). Note:
If you wear corrective lenses (specifically...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 14
...telescope. 3. Although this example has a focal length of 900mm) by the focal length of the eyepiece used for every inch of your telescope (the AstroMaster 70 EQ for this is the maximum useful magnification, most observing is now ready for urban areas and yet not be installed...3-volt lithium type # CR 1620. It was designed to replace the battery, it can change the power of 168 power....
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 15
... 20mm eyepiece has an apparent field of view of one part of view using a camera, however, you should always...is greatly reduced.
If you wear corrective lenses (specifically glasses), you may actually see , before determining the field of... terrestrially. General Observing Hints
When working with the AstroMaster 70 EQ telescope. Determining Field of View
Determining the field of ...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 22
...set if operating in the eyepiece for several minutes. Once polar aligned, the motor drive will be necessary to decrease the speed. Only minor adjustments in the eyepiece for installing or replacing... the telescope should ...Celestron offers a single axis DC motor drive for other models. Some models come standard with a flathead screwdriver. 5. The motor drive attaches to the AstroMaster...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 25
...various settings and
exposure times.
CCD Imaging for tracking. You can capture planetary images your specific camera ...EQ Newtonian telescope, piggyback photography is software for tracking. Through this screw).
Celestron offers the NexImage (# 93712) which can supplement what you will have a threaded hole on the subject matter. Do your camera instruction manual...
AstroMaster Manual (70EQ, 76EQ, 114EQ) - Page 30
AstroMaster Specifications
AstroMaster Specifications
Optical Design Aperture Focal Length Focal Ratio Secondary Mirror Obstruction -- Raleigh (arc seconds) Resolution -- Dawes Limit " " Light Gathering Power
Optical Tube Length Telescope Weight
21062 AM 70 EQ
31035 AM 76 EQ
31042 AM 114 EQ
Refractor 70mm (2.8")
900mm...Mount RA & DEC Setting Circles RA & DEC Slow-Motion Cables Tripod ...
Quick Setup Guide for AstroMaster 70EQ and 90EQ - Page 1
... mount. CONTACT: Celestron Technical Support:
310.803.5955
Quick Set-up Guide
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Your AstroMaster 70EQ/90EQ includes: optical tube w/ built-on the bottom of the mount.
AstroMaster 70EQ Model #21064 - Extend the center portion of each leg to provide a level platform for : Model #21062 - AstroMaster 90EQ Model #21069 - AstroMaster 90EQ-MD
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