Moving The Mount; The Telescope Tube - Celestron ASTROMASTER 70AZ Mode D'emploi

MOVING THE MOUNT

The AstroMaster AZ mount can be moved by hand using
the panning handle To adjust the up and down angle of
the mount, loosen the altitude clutch by turning the entire
panning handle counterclockwise Move the mount to the
desired position and lock the clutch to secure the mount in
place by turning the entire panning handle clockwise
The left and right axis is free spinning and does not
lock down, but the tension can be adjusted to suit your
preference by using the azimuth tension knob on top of the
mount Turn the knob clockwise to increase the tension and
counterclockwise to loosen it

THE TELESCOPE TUBE

To attach the telescope tube to your tripod and mount:
1 . Move the mount so that the telescope mounting platform
is parallel to the ground Lock the altitude clutch to
prevent it from moving
2 . Locate the dovetail bar mounted on the bottom of the
telescope tube
3 . olding the telescope tube above to the mount, slide
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the dovetail bar into the telescope clamp at the top
of the mount
4 . Tighten both the large hand knob on the mounting
screw and the smaller silver safety screw to secure the
telescope in place
NOTE: The 90mm refractor is shown, but the 70mm and 102mm refractors
attach to the mount in the same way.
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