User ManualTable of Contents▲ INTRODUCTION5How to Use This Manual6A Word of Caution6The Newtonian Optical System7▲ ASSEMBLING YOUR NEWTONIAN8Unpacking Your Telescope8Setting Up the Tripod11Adjusting the Tripod Height11Attaching the Accessory Tray12Attaching the Equatorial Mount13Attaching the R.A. Slow Motion Knob14Attaching the Declination Slow Motion Knob15Installing the Counterweight Bar & Counterweights16Attaching the Telescope to the Mount17Balancing the Telescope in R.A.19Balancing the Telescope in DEC20Adjusting the Mount in Altitude21Adjusting the Mount in Azimuth21Disassembling and Transporting Your G-8N22Storing Your Telescope22Installing the Finderscope23Installing the Eyepiece24Technical Specifications25▲ TELESCOPE BASICS26Image Orientation26Focusing27Aligning the Finder28Your First Look29Daytime Observing29Nighttime Observing30Calculating Magnification (Power)31Determining the Field of View31▲ ASTRONOMY BASICS32The Celestial Coordinate System32Motion of the Stars33Polar Alignment34Finding the Pole35Latitude Scales36Pointing at Polaris37Declination Drift38Polar Axis Finder39Aligning the R.A. Setting Circle39▲ CELESTIAL OBSERVING40Observing the Moon40Observing the Planets40Observing the Sun41Observing Deep-Sky Objects41Using the Setting Circles42Star Hopping43Viewing Conditions45Transparency45Sky Illumination45Seeing45▲ CELESTIAL PHOTOGRAPHY47Short Exposure Prime Focus48Piggyback49▲ TELESCOPE MAINTENANCE51Care and Cleaning of the Optics51Collimation51▲ OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES53▲ THE MESSIER CATALOG56▲ LIST OF BRIGHT STARS59▲ FOR FURTHER READING60Size: 2.24 MBPages: 62Language: EnglishOpen manual