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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART ONE: The Basics

Lesson 1: Unpacking and Assembly ....................................................................5

How to Assemble Your Telescope ......................................................................8

Lesson 2: Balancing the Telescope ....................................................................10

Lesson 3: Aligning the Viewfinder ......................................................................10

Lesson 4: Observing by Moving the Telescope Manually ..................................11

Observe the World Around You........................................................................13

Lesson 5: Using Starfinder's Arrow Keys ............................................................13

Motor Drive System and Starfinder Handbox Installation ................................13

Activate the Arrow Keys ..................................................................................14

Slew Speeds ....................................................................................................14

Observe the Moon............................................................................................15

Lesson 6: Tracking Objects ................................................................................15

To Polar Align the Telescope ............................................................................15

Observe a Star Using the Automatic Tracking Feature....................................16

Lesson 7: Using Starfinder's GO TO Capabilities ..............................................16

Moving Through Starfinder's Menus ................................................................16

Initializing Starfinder ........................................................................................17

Training the Drive ............................................................................................19

Align Your Telescope Using Starfinder ............................................................20

Check Mount ....................................................................................................20

Go To Saturn ....................................................................................................21

Using the Guided Tour ....................................................................................21

Some Observation Tips....................................................................................22

PART TWO: Starfinder Controls and Menus

Starfinder Controls ..............................................................................................23

How Starfinder's Menus Work ............................................................................26

Starfinder Navigation Exercise ............................................................................26

Starfinder Menus..................................................................................................28

Object Menu ....................................................................................................28

Event Menu ......................................................................................................29

Glossary Menu ................................................................................................29

Utilities Menu....................................................................................................30

Setup Menu......................................................................................................31

PART THREE: Caring for Your Telescope

Cleaning ..............................................................................................................33

Mount and Tripod Adjustments............................................................................33

Collimation (Alignment) of the Optics..................................................................34

Specifications ....................................................................................................37

Appendix A: Calculating Eyepiece Power ..........................................................38

Appendix B:Terrestrial Viewing, Celestial Movement, & Polar Alignment ..........39

Appendix C: Using Starfinder to Enter Celestial Coordinates ............................42

Appendix D: Helpful Charts ................................................................................43

Appendix E: Basic Astronomy ............................................................................44

Objects in Space ............................................................................................44

A Roadmap to the Stars ..................................................................................46

Star Locator ....................................................................................................46

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