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  • Page 1 HEQ5/EQ6 MOUNT SLOW GUIDE FAST SLOW GUIDE FAST 130405V1...
  • Page 2 HEQ5 REFRACTOR REFRACTOR SLOW GUIDE FAST HEQ5 Dust Cap/Mask Dust Cap/Mask (Remove before Viewing) (Remove before Viewing) Sun Shade/Dew Cap Sun Shade/Dew Cap Objective Lens Location Objective Lens Location Adjustable Lens Cell Adjustable Lens Cell Telescope Main Body Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Piggyback Bracket Tube Ring...
  • Page 3 HEQ5 REFRACTOR REFRACTOR SLOW GUIDE FAST HEQ5 Dust Cap/Mask Dust Cap/Mask (Remove before Viewing) (Remove before Viewing) Sun Shade/Dew Cap Sun Shade/Dew Cap Objective Lens Location Objective Lens Location Adjustable Lens Cell Adjustable Lens Cell Telescope Main Body Telescope Main Body Piggyback Bracket Piggyback Bracket Tube Ring...
  • Page 4 REFLECTOR REFLECTOR HEQ5 SLOW GUIDE FAST HEQ5 Eyepiece Eyepiece Focus Tube Focus Tube Focus Knob Focus Knob Dust Cap/Mask Dust Cap/Mask (Remove before viewing) (Remove before viewing) Finderscope Finderscope Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Bracket Alignment Screw Alignment Screw Tension Adjustment Screw Tension Adjustment Screw Piggyback Bracket Piggyback Bracket...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSEMBLING YOUR TELESCOPE Tripod Set Up Mount Assembly Telescope Assembly Finderscope Assembly Eyepiece Assembly Hand Control Holder Installation (For SynScan Only) OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE Aligning the Finderscope Balancing the Telescope Operating the Mount Manually Using the Optional Barlow Lens Focusing Polar Alignment Pointing Your Telescope...

  • Page 6: Assembling Your Telescope

    ASSEMBLING YOUR TELESCOPE TRIPOD SET UP Fig. 1 ASSEMBLING THE TRIPOD LEGS (Fig.1) 1) Slowly loosen the height adjustment clamp Fig. 2. and gently pull out the lower section of each tripod leg. Tighten the clamps to hold the legs in place. 2) Spread the tripod legs apart to stand the tripod upright.

  • Page 7: Telescope Assembly

    TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY Fig. 7 ATTACHING THE MOUNTING PLATE (Fig.6) Fig. 6 1) Position the mounting plate on the mounting bracket. 2) Secure by tightening the two locking screws. ATTACHING THE TUBE RINGS (Fig.7) 1) Remove the telescope tube assembly from its plastic packaging.

  • Page 8: Eyepiece Assembly

    EYEPIECE ASSEMBLY (for reflectors) Fig.15 Fig.16 INSERTING THE EYEPIECE (Fig.15, 16) 1) Unscrew the thumbscrews on the end of the focus tube to remove the black plastic end-cap. 2) Insert the desired eyepiece and secure it by retightening the thumbscrews. EYEPIECE ASSEMBLY (for refractors) INSERTING THE EYEPIECE (Fig.17)

  • Page 9: Operating Your Telescope

    OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE These fixed magnification scopes mounted on the optical tube are very useful accessories. When they are correctly aligned with the telescope, objects can Fig.a be quickly located and brought to the centre of the field. Alignment is best done outdoors in day light when it's easier to locate objects.

  • Page 10: Operating The Mount Manually

    The HEQ5 and EQ6 mount have controls for both conventional altitude (up-down) and Fig.c azimuthal (left-right) directions of motion. Use the altitude adjustment T-bolts for altitude Altitude adjustment adjustments. These allow fine-adjustment for setting the mount to your local latitude. The...

  • Page 11: Using The Optional Barlow Lens

    If you have already prepared your mount then you can skip to the final section entitled "Procedure for Precise Polar Alignment of the HEQ5/EQ6 Mount". If not, follow the steps to prepare your mount for precise polar (Diagram applicable to both mounts)
  • Page 12 23. On the HEQ5 it is directly above Marker the Date/Longitude Scale. On the EQ6 it is opposite the end where the polar scope eyepiece is located. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere you will be using the upper scale on the RA Setting Circle.
  • Page 13 Step 1: Orienting the Polar Scope Reticule Follow the steps as outlined below to properly orient the reticule inside the polar scope. Unlock the RA axis and rotate it until the reticule pattern shows the Polaris Location Indicator at the very bottom (i.e., the 6 o'clock position - See Figure h-2).
  • Page 14 Procedure for Precise Polar Alignment of the HEQ5/EQ6 Mount. Preliminary Step: Determining the Zero Point on the Longitude Scale The alignment procedure requires that you set the Longitude scale to "Zero". Depending on where you live, "Zero" can be anyplace between the E and the W on longitude scale, so first you need to determine where zero is for your location.

  • Page 15: Pointing Your Telescope

    A German Equatorial mount has an adjustment, sometimes called a wedge, which tilts the mount's polar axis so that it points at the appropriate Celestial Pole (NCP or SCP). Once the mount has been polar aligned, it needs to be rotated around only the polar axis to keep an object centred. Do not reposition the mount base or change the latitude setting.
  • Page 16 Pole rotated around the R.A axis. Fig.i-2 Telescope pointing East Counterweight pointing North (These diagrams applicable to HEQ5 and EQ6 mounts) Rotation of the R.A. axis Rotation of the Dec. axis Telescope pointing West Counterweight pointing North...
  • Page 17 Fig.i-3 Telescopes with long focal lengths often have a "blind spot" when pointing near the zenith, because the eyepiece-end of the optical tube bumps into the mount's legs (Fig.i-3a). To adapt for this, the optical tube can be very carefully slipped up inside the tube rings (Fig.i-3b).

  • Page 18: Choosing The Appropriate Eyepiece

    Calculating the magnification (power) The magnification produced by a telescope is determined by the focal length of the eyepiece that is used with it. To determine a magnification for your telescope, divide its focal length by the focal length of the eyepieces you are going to use.

  • Page 19: Observing The Sky

    OBSERVING THE SKY Sky conditions are usually defined by two atmospheric characteristics, seeing, or the steadiness of the air, and transparency, light scattering due to the amount of water vapour and particulate material in the air. When you observe the Moon and the planets, and they appear as though water is running over them, you probably have bad "seeing"...

  • Page 20: Proper Care For Your Telescope

    PROPER CARE FOR YOUR TELESCOPE Fig. Collimation is the process of aligning the mirrors of your telescope so that they work in concert with each other to deliver properly focused light to your eyepiece. By observing out-of-focus star images, you can test Correctly aligned Needs collimation whether your telescope's optics are aligned.
  • Page 21 alternately loosen one and then compensate for the slack by tightening the other two. Stop when you see all three mirror clips (Fig.j-4). Make sure that all three small alignment screws are tightened to secure the secondary mirror in place. Aligning the Primary Mirror Find the three locking screws at the back of your telescope and loosen them by a few turns.

  • Page 22: Collimating A Refractor With The Adjustable Objective-Lens Cell

    Collimation is the process of aligning the lenses of your telescope so that the light they collect will focus at the right spot Fig.k at the back of your telescope for your eyepieces to work. Collimation is a simple process and works like this: Pull off the dew cap at the front of your telescope and look into the scope.

  • Page 24: Appendix B - Optional Accessories

    APPENDIX B - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES LONG EYE-RELIEF EYEPIECES These multi-coated eyepieces provide a generous 20mm eye relief, and all focal lengths including the 2mm model feature particularly wide diameter eye lenses maximum viewing comfort. These eyepieces are especially valuable for spectacle wearers, as the long eye relief allows the entire field to be viewed whilst spectacles are being worn.
  • Page 25 Battery included. EQ6 MOUNT EXTENSION The EQ6 extension tube extends the height of the EQ6 mount so it is easier for observer to look into a long refractor. Installed between the tripod and the mount head, this heavy-duty metal tube gives about 8"...

  • Page 26: Appendix C - Recommended Reading

    APPENDIX C - RECOMMENDED READING Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: An The Great Atlas of the Stars by Serge Brunier, Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. Constellation photography by Akira Fujii Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach (Firefly Books; Willowdale, ON, Canada 2001). Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993).

  • Page 27: Appendix D - Glossary

    APPENDIX D - GLOSSARY Eyepiece bsolute Magnitude Also called an ocular. This is a small tube that contains the lenses needed to bring a telescope's The apparent brightness a star would have if placed focus to a final image in the eye. Telescopes usually at a distance of 10 parsecs from the earth.
  • Page 28 agnifying Power etting Circles The amount by which a system increases the Circular scales attached to the telescope. They are apparent size of objects. Magnification is determined marked off in degrees of Declination and hours of by dividing the Focal Length of the telescope by the Right Ascension.
  • Page 29 NEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN. PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE WILL RESULT. USE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER FIRMLY MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE TELESCOPE FOR VIEWING THE SUN. WHEN OBSERVING THE SUN, PLACE A DUST CAP OVER YOUR FINDERSCOPE OR REMOVE IT TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE.

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