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- Page 1 With sky tour™ InstructIon Manual 789961 700x60mm refractor 789971 800x70mm refractor 789931 700x76mm reflector 789946 900x114mm reflector Lit.#: 98-0822/10-10...
- Page 2 Congratulations on the purchase of your Bushnell Voyager Telescope with Sky Tour! This telescope truly is the ultimate first telescope. The Sky Tour handset will actually speak, giving you a personal real-time tour of the night sky each and every night. Each tour object will include directions associated with it to allow you to quickly find the object with your telescope.
- Page 3 sky tour HanDset Interface key 1. constellation Mode Button (also turns unit On by depressing and holding) 2. Mythology Mode Button (also places unit into SETup mode from the off position when depressed and held) 3. amazing facts Mode Button 4.
- Page 4 Parts PackIng lIst-all MoDels Red Dot Finderscope 1.25” Format Eyepieces Illuminated Telescope Mount with attached Adjustable Aluminum Tripod Diagonal Mirror (Refractors Only) 1.5x Erecting Eyepiece (Select Models Only) Sky Tour Handset Main Telescope Tube Compass Barlow Lens (Select Models Only) telescope Mount Parts key Illuminated Altitude Dial Azimuth Lock Knob...
- Page 5 MaIn telescoPe coMPonents 789931 / 789946 789961 / 789971 telescope components key Tripod Leg Adjust Red Dot Finderscope Quick-Release Accessory Tray 1.25" Format Eyepiece Main Telescope Tube Rack and pinion Focusing Adjustable Aluminum Tripod Accessory Tray Brace...
- Page 6 DetaIleD asseMBly no tools are required for assembly of your telescope. Remove all components from the carton and identify all parts It is a good idea to lay all the parts out in front of you before assembly. Since your telescope is a precision optical system, the components require careful handling—particularly the Sky Tour Handset, Telescope, Eyepieces and various accessories.
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Page 7: Focusing The Telescope
DetaIleD asseMBly (cONTINUED) focusIng tHe telescoPe 1. After selecting the desired Eyepiece, aim Main Telescope Tube at a land-based target at least 200 yards away (e.g. A telephone pole or building). Fully extend focusing tube by turning Rack and pinion Focusing Mechanism. - Page 8 InItIal setuP anD BasIc oPeratIon setuP Set up your assembled telescope on a stable level surface. Your back yard is preferred to your back deck. Turn on the altitude and azimuth dial light switches to illuminate your telescope mount. Refer to the direction indicated by "0" on the included compass to align your telescope properly (Zero degrees=north).
- Page 9 BasIc oPeratIon / aBout latItuDe/longItuDe coorDInates Next button to hear more information for that tour mode until the facts are starting Continue pressing the to repeat, then select a different mode. You don’t have to listen to all items in each mode, you can jump from mode to mode if you choose. Each time you choose a new mode, directions are given for the first object in each mode.
- Page 10 usIng your telescoPe 1. First choose a target to view. Any bright object in the night sky is a good starting point. One of the favorite starting points in astronomy is the moon. This is an object sure to please any budding astronomer or experienced veteran.
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Page 11: Helpful Hints
usIng your telescoPe / HelPful HInts 4. The recurring astronomical theater we call the night sky is an ever-changing billboard. In other words, not the same movie plays all the time. Rather, the positions of the stars change not only hourly as they seem to rise and set, but also throughout the year. - Page 12 trouBLeshootiNg power up problems: The handset uses a special low power consumption circuit designed to maximize battery life. Because of this, the handset may have difficulty powering up especially if the batteries are low, or if the batteries are removed and replaced immediately.
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