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SKELESCOPETM
REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPOD
SKELESCOPETM
REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPODSK-100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionBox Contents / Visual Key DiagramTelescope Assembly •SettingupYourTelescope •AttachingTripodLegstoMount •AttachingTelescopetoMount •AttachingEyepiecesUsingtheTelescopeCalculating Power CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescopeSpecificationsWarningsCustomerServiceWarrantyInformation
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaCarsonSK-100SkeleScopeTM
telescope.Thistelescopefeaturesaneasy-to-usedesignthatisperfectforbeginningastronomerslookingtoexplorethewondersofouterspaceandtheworldaroundthem.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullytoensurethatyouassembleanduseyourtelescopecorrectly.Whenusedproperly,yourSkelescopeTMtelescopeshouldprovideyearsofexcitingobservationsofspaceandterrestrialobjectsalike.
IMPORTANT:DONOTUSEYOURSKELESCOPETMTELESCOPETO LOOKATORNEARTHESUN!DOINGSOWILLCAUSEINSTANT ANDPERMANENTEYEDAMAGE.
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•Tubelessopticalassembly •Tabletoptripodwithmount •10mmKellnereyepiece(1.25”O.D.) •25mmKellnereyepiece(1.25”O.D.)
Pleaseunpackyourtelescopecarefullyandmakesurethatall accessoriesareincludedinthebox.
VISUAL KEY DIAGRAM
BOX CONTENTS
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TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
Setting Up Your Telescope:•Carefullyremovethecomponentsfromthebox. Attaching Tripod Legs To Mount:•Twisteachtripodlegintocorrespondingholesinmount. Donotovertighten.•Rotaterubberfeetsothattheflatportionisflushtothetable.
Attaching Telescope To Mount:•Removealtitudelockknob.•Aligntopholeinmountwithscrewholeinmountingbracket.Make
sure eyepiece is pointing upward.•Insertaltitudelockknobthroughtopholeinmountandscrewintoholeinmountingbracketuntilsecure.Donotovertighten.
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TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY CONT.
Attaching Eyepieces:•Loosenthumbscrewinfocuser.•Selectaneyepieceandinsertintofocuser.•Tightenthumbscrewtosecureeyepieceinplace.Donotovertighten
as it may damage eyepiece.•Makesuretoloosenthumbscrewbeforeremovingeyepiecesfromfocuser.
Onceyouhaveproperlyassembledyourtelescopeyouarereadytostartusingit.Pleaserefertothevisualkeydiagramwhilereadingtheseinstructions.
First,placeyourtelescopeonastablesurface.Makesureallrubberfeetontripodarerotatedsotheflatsectionisflushtothesurface.
•Removetherubberdustcoverfromtheprimarymirrorandsetaside.•Insertthedesiredeyepiece.Itisbesttousethelowestpowereye-piece(theKellner25mmeyepiece)atfirst.Thisallowsforawiderfieldofviewmakingiteasiertolocateobjects.Oncetheviewingobjectisvisible,focusedandcenteredinthefieldofviewyoucanswitchtheeyepiecetothehighermagnification.•Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,firstloosenthealtitudelockknoballowingthetelescopetorotatefreelyalongbothaxes.
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USING THE TELESCOPE
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•Aimthetubelessopticalassemblyatyourdesiredtargetbyrotatingtheazimuthpositionleftorright.Lookthroughtheeyepieceatthedesiredtarget,andmakealtitudeadjustmentsbymovingthetube-lessopticalassemblyverticallybyhand.Whenthealtitudedirection isaligned,youmayretightenthealtitudelockknob.•Oncetheobjectiscenteredinthefieldofview,turnthefocuseruntiltheimageisclearandsharp.•Forbestresults,positionyoureyeascloseaspossibletotheeyepiecelens.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenusingthehigherpower10mmeyepiece.•Replacedustcoveronprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.
Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaffectyourabilitytofocusor observecelestialobjectsclearly.
•Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdifficulttoseefaintobjectsinthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdifficultforyoureyestoadjusttothedark.Youshouldtryandfindadarkareaandallowyoureyestoadjusttothedarkbeforemakingobservations.Usingaredfilteredflashlighttoviewchartsandyourtelescopecomponentsisrecom-mendedtopreserveyournightsight.Thebestviewingconditionsarewhentheskyisinkyblack.•Hazyskies,pollution,cloudsandmoisturecanallaffecttheclarityofyourviewingimage.•Duetothetubelessconstructionofthistelescope,theprimaryandsecondarymirrorsareexposedtopossibledust,debrisandfinger-prints.Becarefultoavoidtouchingthesemirrorsandexposingthemtoexcessivedebris.RefertotheCareandMaintenancesectionofthismanualforinstructionsonhowtocleanyourtelescope.Alwaysreplacethedustcoveroverprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.•Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticalassemblywhilelookingthroughthetelescope.Thevibrationscausedbythiscontactwillcausetheobjectyouarelookingattomove.Youshouldalsomakesurethatthesurfaceyouplaceyourtelescopeondoesnotvibrateormoveasthiswillalsocauseyourviewingobjecttomove.•Youshouldavoidsettingupyourtelescopeinsidearoomlookingthroughanopenwindow.Thedifferenceinairtemperaturesmayresult in a blurry image.
USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.
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•Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistorted imageduetothevaryingdensitiesofwindowglass.•Avoidviewingobjectsthatarelowonthehorizon.Objectsthatarehigherupintheskywillappearmuchsharper.stothenewtempera-turebeforeusingit.•Suddenchangesintemperaturemaycausecondensationtoappearontheopticalcomponentsofthetelescope.Itisbesttosetupyourtelescopeaheadoftimeandthenwaitwhilethetelescopeadjuststothenewtemperaturebeforeusingit.
USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.
Themagnificationofatelescopedependsonboththefocallength ofyourtelescopeaswellastheeyepieceyouuse.Thereisasimple formulayoucanusetodeterminethemagnificationyouareusingatanygiventime.Simplydividethefocallengthofthetelescopebythefocallengthoftheeyepiece.Therearetwopossiblemagnification settingsforyourSK-100telescope: Power=360mm/25mm=14.4xPower=360mm/10mm=36x
CALCULATING POWER
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•Theprimarymirrorandsecondarymirrormustremainpreciselyalignedinorderforthistelescopetoworkproperly.Avoiddroppingorjarringthetelescope,ormovingthemirrorsbyhand.•Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscapsandstoreinboxwhennotinuse.Thiswillminimizetheamountofdustanddebristhatgetsinto your telescope.•Cleaningshouldbeperformedonlyifabsolutelynecessary.Becarefultoavoidtouchingtheinternalmirrorsandexposingthemtoexcessivedebris.Intheeventthatthesemirrorsbecomedirty,firstusecompressedairtoremovedustanddebris.Ifanydebrisorfin-gerprintsremain,useasoftlensclothorcottonballswithverylightpressureandwarmwatertoremovethem.Amixtureofwateranddishsoapmaybeusedtoremoveanystubborndebris.Becarefulnottoscrubthesurfaceofthemirrororuseanyabrasivematerial,harshchemicalsorsolventasthismaydamagethesurfaceofthemirror.•Ifdewcollectsontheopticsofyourtelescopeormoisturecondensesontheoptics,removeallaccessoriesandplacethetelescopeinadry,dustfreeenvironmentandpointthetelescopedownward.Thisshouldhelpeliminatethemoisture.•Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.
OpticalDesign: ReflectorAperture: 76mmFocalLength: 360mmEyepiece1: Kellner25mmMagnification1: 14.4xEyepiece2: Kellner10mmMagnification2: 36xWeight: 1.3lbs.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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SPECIFICATIONS
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•Neverusethistelescopetolookdirectlyatornearthesun. Viewingthesuncancauseinstantandirreversibleeyedamage.•Alwayssupervisechildrenwhenusingthistelescope.•Donotleavetelescopeunattendedatanytime.Untrainedadultsorchildrenmaynotbefamiliarwiththecorrectoperatingprocedure.•Donotpointthetelescopeatthesunevenwhenyouarenotlookingthroughit.Thiswillcauseinternaldamagetothetelescope.•Handlethistelescopewithcare.Roughhandlingmightknocktheinternalopticalcomponentsoutofalignment.
Wewillbehappytohelpyouwithanyproblemsyoumay experiencewhileusingyourtelescope. Pleasecallourtoll-freecustomerservicelineat1-800-967-8427.
•ThisCarsonproductiswarrantedtobefreefromdefectsinmaterialandworkmanshipforaperiodofoneyearfromdateofpurchase.DuringthisperiodCarsonwill,atitsoptionandwithoutcharge,eitherrepairanypartorassemblyofpartsfoundtobedefectiveinmate-rialorworkmanship,orreplacethisCarsonproductwithaCarsonproductofcomparablevalueandcondition,subjecttothelimitationsandexclusionsnotedherein.Thiswarrantyextendstotheoriginalpurchaseronlyandisnotassignableortransferable.Itshallnotapplytoanyproductthathasbeensubjecttomisuse,abuse,negligenceoraccident,ortoanydefectsordamagedirectlyorindirectlycausedbytheuseofunauthorizedreplacementpartsand/orserviceperformedbyunauthorizedpersonnel.Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayalsohaveotherrightswhichcouldvaryfromstatetostate.Somestatesdonotallowlimitationsonthelifeofanimplied warranty and/or do not allow excluding or limiting incidental orconsequentialdamages.Ifso,theabovelimitationsorexclusionsmay not apply to you.
WARNINGS
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CUSTOMER SERVICE
WARRANTY INFORMATION
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WARRANTY INFORMATION CONT.
•Provideproofofpurchase.Areceiptorotherdatedproofofpurchasemustbeincludedwithmerchandisebeingreturnedforawarrantyclaimtobeprocessed.Callorwriteforauthorization.Beforereturn-inganyproductforawarrantyclaim,aReturnAuthorization(RA)numbermustbeobtained.NomerchandisewillbeacceptedwithoutanRA,andfailuretoobtainanRAwillpreventordelayprocessingofthewarrantyclaim.ToobtainanRAcall631-963-5000,orwritetoCarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779withadescriptionoftheproblem.Includeyourname,addressandtelephonenumber.Packagethereturncarefully.Shipperswillnotreimbursefordamagesduetoinsufficientpackaging,evenifthemerchandiseisinsured.PrinttheRAnumberprominentlyonthetopofthepackage.Prepayshipping.Insurethepackage.SendittoCarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779.Merchandisemustbeshippedprepaid.Carsonwillnotacceptmer-chandiseC.O.D.
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