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SKY-WATCHER 1145EQ1 Instruction Manual

Optical tube: 114mm/500mm equatorial mount: eq1
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Optical Tube: 114mm/500mm
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FOR 1145EQ1
Equatorial Mount:
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A.
Dust Cap (not shown)
Remove before Viewing
B.
Focus Tube
C.
Finderscope Bracket
D.
Finderscope
E.
Finderscope Adjustment
1
Screws
F.
Eyepiece
G.
Focus Knob
Telescope Main Body
H.
1.
Dec. Flexible Control Cable
2.
R.A. Control Cable
3.
Altitude Adjustable T-bolt
4.
Azimuth Adjustable Knob
5.
Counterweight
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Counterweight Thumb
screw
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Counterweight Rod
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Hour Axis Scale
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Dec. Scale
10.
Dec. Lock Knob
11.
Tube Rings
a.
Accessory Tray
b.
Tripod Leg
EQ1

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR 1145EQ1 Equatorial Mount: Optical Tube: 114mm/500mm Dust Cap (not shown) Remove before Viewing Focus Tube Finderscope Bracket Finderscope Finderscope Adjustment Screws Eyepiece Focus Knob Telescope Main Body Dec. Flexible Control Cable R.A. Control Cable Altitude Adjustable T-bolt...

  • Page 2: Assembling Your Telescope

    Highest Practical 228x If you are interested in submitting telephotographs taken with Power Fainest Steller Sky-Watcher telescopes, or articles concerning any Sky-Watcher 12.9 Magnitude products, please call us at 604-241-7027. Resolving Power 1.01 (arc sec.) Finderscope 5x24 1.25"...
  • Page 3 ATTACHING MOUNT TO TRIPOD (1) 1) Gently push middle section of each tripod leg at the top so that the pointed foot protrudes below the tripod clamp. 2) Insert tripod lock screws into the thread holes on the side RIPOD of the tripod clamp without over-tightening.
  • Page 4 INSTALLING COUNTERWEIGHT (5) 1) Slide counterweight halfway onto rod. Hold the counterweight with one hand and (long) insert counterweight rod into threaded hole on mount with the other hand. ELESCOPE Tighten counterweight rod onto mount. 2) Tighten thumbscrew to lock ASSEMBLY counterweight in place.
  • Page 5 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE 1) Focus the telescope eyepiece on a distant object. Fig.a 2) Once the object has been centered in the telescope view, ensure the locking screws are tightened. 3) Use the three alignment screws to center the finderscope crosshairs on the object seen in the telescope view (Fig.a).
  • Page 6 OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE Fig.c The equatorial mount has controls for both conventional altitude (up-down) and azimuthal(left-right) directions of motion. These two directions are recommended for large Altitude adjustment direction changes and for terrestial viewing. Use the large (up-down) knurled knob near the base of the mount for azimuthal adjustments, and the altitude adjustment T-bolts for altitude adjustments.
  • Page 7 SUGGESTED READING Beginner's Guide to Amateur Astronomy: Astrophotography for the Amateur by Michael Covington (Cambridge University Press, An Owner's Manual for the Night Sky by David J. Cambridge, UK, 2nd edition,1999). Eicher and, Michael Emmerich (Kalmbach Publishing Co., Books Division, Waukesha, WI, 1993). Splendors of the Universe: A Practical Guide to Photographing the Night Sky by Terence Dickinson NightWatch: A Practical Guide to Viewing the...

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