Celestron 11055 User Manual

4     •     Assembling Your CM-1100

This section covers the assembly instructions for your Celestron CM-1100
telescope.  The Celestron CM-1100 should be set up indoors the first time so
that it is easy to identify the various parts and familiarize yourself with the
correct assembly procedure before attempting it outdoors.

The Celestron CM-1100 is a standard 11" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope on a
heavy-duty German equatorial mount.  The Celestron CM-1100 comes stan-
dard with Starbright ™  enhanced multilayer aluminum coatings on the primary
and secondary mirrors for increased reflectivity.  Also, the corrector plate is
fully coated to allow maximum light transmission.  The Celestron CM-1100 is
shipped in six boxes.  One contains the telescope and is accompanied by a
box that contains most of the standard accessories, which are:

• 26mm Plössl Ocular 1-1/4"
• Visual Back 1-1/4"  (2" Visual Back on the CM-1400)
• Star Diagonal 1-1/4"  (2" Mirror Diagonal for the CM-1400)
• 9x50mm Finderscope with Bracket
• Car Battery Adapter
• Lens Cap

In separate boxes are the following:

• Optical Tube Assembly
• Equatorial Mount and Counterweight Bar
• Tripod
• Central Column, Electronics Module, Polar Axis Finder and Hand Control
• One 23 Pound Counterweight  (The CM-1400 come with two 25 lb.
   counterweights)

      • Accessories for Optical Tube

Included is all the hardware needed to assemble the telescope.

Use the diagram on the following page (see Figure 2-1) to familiarize yourself
with the various parts of your Celestron CM-1100 telescope.

Remove all the pieces from their respective boxes and place on a flat, clear
work area.  A large floor space is ideal.    When setting up your Celestron CM-
1100) you must start with the tripod and work up from there.  These instruc-
tions are laid out in the order each task must be performed.