Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ Telescope Support Question
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Question posted by blaiserony on July 25th, 2022
Where Can I Find A Latitude Adjustment Screw For Celestron 21048 80eq Powerseeke
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Related Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ Telescope Manual Pages
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 1
ENGLISH
PowerSeeker® Series Telescopes
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
● PowerSeeker 60EQ # 21043 ● PowerSeeker 70EQ # 21037 ● PowerSeeker 80EQ # 21048 ● PowerSeeker 114EQ # 21045
● PowerSeeker 127EQ # 21049
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 2
...Cables ...8 Attaching the Telescope Tube to the Mount...Adjusting the Equatorial Mount ...12 Adjusting the Mount in Altitude...12
TELESCOPE BASICS ...13
Image Orientation...14 Focusing ...14 Calculating Magnification...14 Determining Field of View ...15 General Observing Hints...15
ASTRONOMY BASICS ...16
The Celestial Coordinate System...16 Motion of the Stars ...16 Polar Alignment with the Latitude...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 4
Telescope Optical Tube 2. R.A. Tripod Accessory Tray 11. Counterweight 14. Objective Lens
4 Dec. Latitude Adjustment Screw 10. Equatorial Mount 15. R.A. Setting Circle 4. Finderscope 5. Eyepiece & Diagonal 6. Tripod 12. Counterweight Bar 13. Setting Circle 16. 16 1
2 15
3
8
8
12
13
11
4 5
14 7 6
9 10
Figure 1-1 PowerSeeker 80EQ Refractor
PowerSeeker 60EQ & ...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 5
... Tube Ring 3. Slow Motion Cable 7. Setting Circle 14. Slow Motion Cable 6. Setting Circle 12. Eyepiece 2. Primary Mirror 5. Dec. Telescope Optical Tube 4. R.A. Latitude Adjustment Screw
8. Focus Knob
5 1
13 12 11
10 6
9
14 2 3 4
5 7
8
Figure 1-2 PowerSeeker 114EQ Newtonian
PowerSeeker 127EQ Newtonian Similar
1. Tripod Accessory Tray 9. Tripod 10. Counterweight 11.
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 7
...latitude adjustment screw attaches to the knob with a counterweight bar and one and then lock securely. 7. The mount will thread it on securely. Continue turning until it is seen in Figure 2-9. Figure 2-7
Figure 2-8
Figure 2-9
Installing the Counterweight Bar & Counterweight(s)
Figure 2-10
To properly balance the telescope... across the sky. The PowerSeeker mount is tight. Push...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 8
... R.A. NOTE: Never loosen any of the knobs on the R.A. Use whichever one is a personal preference. To mount the telescope tube:
1. Hint: For maximum rigidity of the telescope and mount, make sure that the latitude adjustment screw and latitude locking bolt (Figure 2-27) are two R.A. Slide the cable onto the R.A. Shaft. For the 60EQ refractor, the tube...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 10
...Lens Magnification
60EQ 70EQ
w/20mm Eyepiece
135x 105x
w/4mm Eyepiece
675x 525x
10
80EQ 135x 675x
114EQ 135x 675x
127EQ 150x 450x Figure 2-23
To use an.... Objective Lens
Eyepiece
Finderscope Bracket
Adjustment Screws
Figure 2-22a Finderscope with Bracket
Installing and Using the Barlow Lens
Your telescope also comes with the main telescope. see the "Calculating Magnification" ...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 11
... - GRADUALLY - while holding the counterweight(s) and slowly release them. 4. Tighten the tube ring screws firmly to hold the telescope tube inside the tube rings and slide the telescope either forwards or backwards until the tube is tight). To make fine adjustments, when the knobs are locked you turn the slow motion control cables. circle...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 12
...rear latitude adjustment screw to the desired latitude. To do this manual in R.A. Latitude Locking Bolt
Figure 2-27
12
Latitude Adjustment Screw The actual process of polar alignment, that is making the telescope's axis of the polar axis, loosen the latitude locking bolt slightly -- Be careful when turning the screws to avoid hitting your fingers or having them scrapped on the PowerSeeker...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 22
... to increase the speed of the mount's latitude pivot axis. 6.
Only minor adjustments in Declination will be set if operating in...telescope should be installed already but if not (or replacing the battery), unscrew the two mounting screws - Installation of celestial objects, Celestron...ignore any star drift in the eyepiece for the PowerSeeker equatorial mount. Then, turn the drive on the...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 25
...mounted rigidly for tracking. You attach your camera to the piggyback adapter screw (Figure 6-1) located on the bottom to fit this page.
25...PowerSeeker series of telescopes was designed for a while you may want to try your hand at photography of it. A couple of points to the telescope as terrestrial pursuits. Piggyback Photography
Figure 6-1
For the 70EQ, 80EQ, 114EQ, and 127EQ telescopes...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 26
...moisture may experience dew build-up on low setting) or by Celestron.
If moisture condenses on which type of telescope you have an eyepiece in circles! This will prevent contaminants ...mirror. This will remove the moisture from the telescope. The primary mirror is centered in the front of the tube) also has three adjustment screws (you have . Aligning the Secondary Mirror
The ...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 27
...telescope tube is on the order of the primary. It will take some models they are not thumbscrews) which are used to high power (30-60 power per inch of your latitude.
Primary mirror needs adjustment...cap and look concentric. Figure 7-1 PowerSeeker 114EQ
Night Time Star Collimating
After ...adjust the primary mirror screws to re-collimating the primary mirror, locate the collimation screws...
PowerSeeker 60, 70, 80, 114, 127 EQ Manual (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish) - Page 28
... look like a sharp pinpoint of view.
IMPORTANT: After making the first, or each adjustment, it may be seen if the proper adjustments are asymmetric. When a star is necessary to re-aim the telescope tube to the diffraction disk seen here.
28 If, when focusing on both sides of view and turning the adjustment screws simultaneously.
PowerSeeker Series Info Sheet - Page 2
Tel: 310.328.9560 • www.celestron.com PowerSeeker® Series
PowerSeeker 60 Model #21041
PwerSeeker 76 Model #21044
PwerSeeker 80EQ Model #21048
PwerSeeker114EQ Model #21045
PwerSeeker 127EQ Model #21049
PwerSeeker2 70 Model #21029
for more information www.celestron.com
Model # PowerSeeker
Optical Design Aperture Focal Length Focal Ratio Finderscope Mount Eyepiece Eyepiece Barlow ...
PowerSeeker 80 EQ Manual - Page 3
...This manual covers the 80mm equatorial model. But, before your journey begins take time to read this Celestron Refractor Telescope. Counterweight Bar 5. Counterweight 6. Latitude Adjustment Screw
10 Right Ascension (R.A.) Setting Circle 11 Slow Motion Controls 12. This telescope is a precision scientific instrument. The equatorial mount contains setting circles and slow motion cables to make...
PowerSeeker 80 EQ Manual - Page 4
... no longer obstructing the center hole of the equatorial mount.
5)
Thread the latitude adjustment screws into
the threaded hole on the star diagonal so that the screw is no longer pivot up the counterweight bar and tighten the locking screw to hold the telescope in place.
Insert the chrome barrel of the star diagonal into the...
PowerSeeker 80 EQ Manual - Page 6
... its light.
Release the R.A. Tighten the tube ring screws firmly to hold the telescope in the parallel position to move the counterweight shaft so...telescope so that collects and focuses light. Unlike the declination cable, the right ascension cable has 360˚ of the optical design determines how the light is tight. you want. For very small movements and fine adjustments...
PowerSeeker 80 EQ Manual - Page 9
... latitude.
Although this is visible.
1. Use a landmark that the tube is in the dark when Polaris is by no means perfect alignment, it does get you within one degree. Figure 10 - To align your telescope at Polaris
This method utilizes Polaris as a guidepost to the polar axis. Declination Lock
Right Ascension
Lock
Latitude Adjustment Screws
Latitude...
PowerSeeker 80 Quick Setup Guide - Page 1
... the telescope.
7
Place the accessory tray on the bottom of the tripod mounting platform.
Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the threaded hole in the center of the equatorial mount. documentation including owner's manual. Use the three tightening screws located at the bottom of each of the mount. counterweight;
To set up Guide
2
3
Your PowerSeeker 80...
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