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- Page 1 OWNER’S MANUAL Z114, Z130 TELESCOPE ZHUMELL 114 MM PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE #ZHUS002-1 ZHUMELL 130 MM PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE #ZHUS003-1...
- Page 2 With Zhumell, you get field-tested, precision-crafted optics at the best possible value. So even if you’re just starting out as an amateur birder or astronomer, you don’t have to settle for entry-level products. Zhumell customers enjoy life’s pursuits, hobbies, and adventures in rich, colorful detail- the kind of detail that only high-performance optics can produce.
- Page 3 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE Caring For Your Telescope ......• Warnings •...
- Page 4 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE CARING FOR YOUR TELESCOPE SPECIFICATIONS WARNINGS Z114 Z130 • Do not use telescope or finderscope to look at the sun without an appropriate solar filter. Doing so will cause permanent and irreversible eye damage. Objective/Aperture 114 mm / 4.5”...
- Page 5 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE OVERVIEW Eyepiece Focus Knobs Eyepiece Focuser Focus Knobs Optical tube Focuser assembly (OTA) Tube clamp Tube ring clamping screw screw Tube clamp Tube rings Optical tube assembly (OTA) Base Base Red-Dot Finder Red-Dot Finder Altitude tension...
- Page 6 Thumb Nut Z114 TUBE ORIENTATION The Z114 has a tube clamp to allow the eyepiece to be positioned at the most comfortable viewing angle. rotate the tube, loosen the tube clamp screw on the tube clamp slightly, then rotate the optical tube so the eyepiece is positioned around a 45º...
- Page 7 ALTITUDE AND AZIMUTH The Z130 has a dovetail rail and adjustable tube rings to Your Zhumell portable reflector is adjustable along two allow the eyepiece to be positioned at the most comfortable axes - altitude (up/down) and azimuth (left/right). You viewing angle.
- Page 8 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE ALIGNING YOUR RED DOT FINDER OPTICAL ALIGNMENT (COLLIMATION) You need to align your finderscope so you can easily You should occasionally check and adjust the optical find objects in the sky. The finder must be pointing at the alignment of your telescope.
- Page 9 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE ADJUSTING THE COLLIMATION This is a quick reference to collimating your Zhumell B) PRIMARY MIRROR ADJUSTMENT Portable Reflector. We recommend using a collimation If the reflection of the secondary mirror does eyepiece (sold separately) for best results, but this...
- Page 10 LED lights are best. Zhumell telescope. The best place to start is with the included 9mm and 32mm Plossl eyepieces for SEEING AND TRANSPARENCY higher and lower magnifications, respectively.
- Page 11 Two popular targets are the “Double- With dark skies, ideal viewing conditions, and a large Double” in the constellation Lyra and the two-color telescope like your Zhumell Dobsonian, you can double star Albireo in Cygnus. observe a huge number of amazing objects outside our solar system - commonly referred to as “deep-...
- Page 12 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE ASTRONOMY CELESTIAL EQUATOR The celestial equator is the line of declination which lies FORMULAS directly above the Earth’s equator. The celestial equator lies halfway between the north and south celestial poles and MAGNIFICATION serves as the 0° point in measuring declination.
- Page 13 Z114, Z130 PORTABLE REFLECTOR TELESCOPE TELESCOPE RESOLVING POWER TERMINOLOGY The resolving power, or Dawes’ Limit, of a telescope is the ability to view closely spaced objects through OBJECTIVE a telescope. The resolving power of a telescope is The objective is the front lens of a telescope. The listed measured in seconds of arc.
- Page 14 FCC NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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