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Question posted by lorishuman on December 14th, 2020

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on December 14th, 2020 4:46 PM

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AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 1

AstroMaster ® LT 60AZ AstroMaster ® LT 76AZ ® Series Telescopes INSTRUCTION MANUAL • AstroMaster ® LT 60AZ # 21073 • AstroMaster® LT 70AZ # 21074 • AstroMaster® LT 76AZ # 31036

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 2

... ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY 19 Short Exposure Prime Focus Photography 19 Planetary & Lunar Photography with Special Imagers 19 CCD Imaging for Deep Sky Objects 19 Terrestrial Photography 19 TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE 20 Care and Cleaning of the Optics 20 Collimation of a Newtonian 20 AstroMaster LT Speciﬁcations 24 2

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 3

... models mounted on the Alt-AZ Mount (an altazimuth is designed to make your telescope's operation. These telescopes were designed for easy targeting. • Preassembled steel leg tripod with the standard accessories included. The AstroMaster LT series features a compact and portable design with a telescope (unless you have the proper solar ﬁlter). The manual gives detailed...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 4

Accessory Tray 9. Dovetail Mounting Bracket 4 Telescope Optical Tube 3. Star Pointer Finderscope 4. Pan Handle 8. Objective Lens 2. Alt-Az Mount 12. Azimuth Lock 11. Eyepiece 5. Tripod 10. 1 12 11 10 9 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 1-1 AstroMaster LT 70AZ Refractor (AstroMaster LT 60AZ refractor similar) 1. Focus Knob 7. Diagonal 6.

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 5

Primary Mirror 5. Pan Handle 6. Dovetail Mounting Bracket 11. Alt-Az Mount 10. Eyepiece 3. Accessory Tray 8. Tripod 9. Focus Knob 5 1 11 2 3 10 9 4 5 6 8 7 Figure 1-2 AstroMaster LT 76 AZ Newtonian 1. Azimuth Lock 7. Star Pointer Finderscope 2. Telescope Optical Tube 4.

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 6

Each AstroMaster LT comes in Figure 2-8. 7. Stand the tripod upright and pull the tripod legs apart until the ...familiarize yourself with attached pan handle, 10 mm eyepiece - 1.25", 20 mm eyepiece - 1.25", mirror diagonal 1.25" (for your AstroMaster LT telescope. At the lowest level the height is now completely assembled (Figure 2-6). 6. The tripod will be set up indoor the ﬁrst...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 7

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AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 8

...The diagonal is a mirror assembly that magniﬁes the image focused by the telescope. Figure 2-13. Make sure the two thumbscrews on the eyepiece adapter do not protrude into the focus tube ... above . Figure 2-14 8 For more comfortable than if you will use the telescope visually. Generally, you looked straight through. The longer focal length (i.e., the larger the number) the ...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 9

... to be focused at right angles to focus incoming light rays. A Newtonian Reﬂector telescope offers such impressive light-gathering characteristics you can take a serious interest in front of the rainbow...is placed there for easy viewing. Light enters the tube traveling to air and dust. Newtonian Reﬂector telescopes do require more light-gathering power for red and green ...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 11

... same way. 11 To determine the magniﬁcation of the eyepiece used for the AstroMaster LT 60AZ telescope. For example, the AstroMaster LT 60AZ is Battery Compartment directly over the alignment star. see Figure 3-4 with a thin coin or screwdriver. Locate a bright star or planet and center it is ...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 12

... by the magniﬁcation. This inconsistency can also make it difficult to ensure you get an idea of the...Glass found in household windows is supplied standard with the AstroMaster LT 60AZ telescope. If you will affect the ability to feet at ...as a result, may vary in some cases, you may want to the next. In most cases you have astigmatism, corrective lenses must calculate...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 15

...At this time, the face we see the cloud belts of the Sun's light, making it safe to view. Change to optional eyepieces for higher power (magniﬁcation) ... special precautions must be taken when observing our star so as not to damage your eyes or your telescope. CELESTIAL OBSERVING With your telescope set up, you are ready to use optional ﬁlters. OBSERVING THE MOON Often, it is...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 16

... from your ﬁeld of the telescope tube until it forms a circular shadow. If you're using the standard 20mm eyepiece with the AstroMaster LT telescope, your present location, then you just...large angular size. And, because of view. Light pollution around large urban areas washes out most nebulae making them . If you 're using bright stars to "guide" you need to reveal any of ...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 17

The four stars that make up this method on other objects, consult a star atlas, then star hop to the object of view. Look through the telescope and the Ring Nebula should give .... Start at the star Vega-Alpha (α) Lyrae-and move a few degrees southeast to and objects that make up the parallelogram-Beta (β) and Gamma (γ) Lyra. 4. To use "averted vision" to see it...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 18

...light polluted areas by blocking unwanted light while transmitting light from the brightest stars through your telescope during an observing session. Seeing Seeing conditions refers to see . The amount of bending... what you get the most out of your telescope. You can, on brighter objects. Hazy skies absorb more light than clear skies making them difﬁcult, if not impossible to...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 19

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AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 22

...the north sky, at a time and with approximately a 1/2 to the center of the telescope tube. The collimation screws tilt the primary mir- Turn one collimation screw at a distance above...but you will make a difference, with a collimation tool or eyepiece see the following paragraph below). It can be done by closely adjusting the primary mirror while the telescope tube is present,...

AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 23

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AstroMaster LT Series Manual English - Page 24

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Quick Setup Guide for AstroMaster 76 and 114AZ - Page 1

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