CELESTRON EQ FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions
1. Replace the lens covers whenever you are not using the telescope. This will keep dust and other contaminants off the lenses. 2. Use a can of compressed air, along with a camel's...
1. Turn the variable control clockwise. Stop when you hear a click. If the red dot is not bright enough, continue to turn the knob 180 degrees until it stops. 2. Use a low-power ey...
1. Secure the flange between the two top portions of the tripod legs on the equatorial mount's tripod head. 2. Put the screw through one of the tripod's legs and flange. The screw ...
1. Locate and unpack the tripod-mounting hardware, tripod accessory tray, German equatorial mount and tripod legs. 2. Hold the center portion of the three tripod legs and extend th...
im not positive how many you can truly see, but i do know that with a celestron 127 eq telescope, one is able to see jupiter, saturn, at times mars, and the phases of venus. pluto ...
1. Point the right-ascension axis to the North Pole. 2. Ensure that the equatorial mount is level. 3. Ensure that your latitude is set. Once polar alignment is achieved, the declin...
1. Take the nuts out of the studs where you will be mounting the finderscope. 2. Put the finderscope's bracket over the studs sticking out of the tube. Make sure the glass window i...
1. Loosen the screws (just slightly) that hold the telescope's mounting rings in place. 2. Move the rings so that each is at the same distance as the mounting platform's holes. 3. ...
This is an EQ mount which must be polar aligned in order to be used: Read This: http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=3050
Only the brightest objects would appear spectacular. If you are deciding on buying it I would wait and pay a little more for something substantially more capable. But if you alread...
See the technical details below. The list price is $199.95 but Amazon has it for $137.42 with Amazon Prime shipping. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WDJE0AYJL._SL500_AA28...
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I believe this scope comes with a red dot finder. You must first align this with the main telescope. Point the telescope at something at least 1/4 mile away, and then lock the tele...
According to info I looked up on the web about that scope, maximum usable power is 200X which would be a 5mm eyepiece. Of the two eyepieces that come with it, however, the 10mm eye...
You can see the rings of Saturn as well as several of it's moons, the atmospheric belts on Jupiter as well as its 4 largest moons, lots of detail on the Moon, The changing phases o...
try amazon.com or contact the company that sold you the scope and ask them. ,,
If this is your first telescope-- you need to learn how to polar align it for visual observing. I would also suggest that you attend a star party at your local Astronomy club-- bri...
By professional reviewer on Oct. 2, 2010. 4 star(s) Celestron AstroMaster 114 EQ Reflector Telescope
By professional reviewer on Oct. 2, 2010. 4 star(s) I fell in love with telescopes in Barbados, when our hotel offered star-gazing on the beach as an attraction for its guests....
All of them. (Not counting Pluto, which isn't considered a planet any more.) Only Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars will show detail however. Jupiter will show its main cloud bands, and ma...
Well, ..., you have a few options when it comes to finder scopes: 1) You could buy a right angle 9x50 Finder scope from Orion: http://www.telescope.com/control/product…. 2) You cou...
If for some reason you didn't get the CD with the scope, ask the retailer were you bought it from. Or, download a free planetarium program - http://freeware.intrastar.net/planetari...
Here is a good place to get eyepieces- http://www.telescope.com/Accessories/Tel… I suggest a 5mm for planetary viewing.That and the 10mm and 20mm that came with the telescope shoul...
I would like to suggest that you join a local astronomy club or astronomical society. If you join a club, the members can also help you and show you how to get the most out of your...
OK but there are better (more importantly, bigger) telescopes out there for the same money or a little more. If you are new, you are best off buying from a telescope dealer (such a...
Unfortunately, this is not a very good telescope for astronomy. Much too small mirror - not lens... Astronomy = large aperature, plain and simple... Look at www.telescope.com. Go f...
. . . http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ycBkC. Rc%2BL.SL500_AA280_jpg. . Product Features and Technical Details. Product Features. Quick and easy no-tool setup. Permanently m...
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