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With the Moon visible in the sky, set up your telescope
with the 20mm eyepiece installed.
Look through the telescope’s 20mm eyepiece.
Gently turn the focus knobs to adjust the sharpness
of the image.
You can view many other celestial objects, such as
planets, star clusters and nebulae using this same
technique if you know where to find them in the
night sky.
Celestron’s free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android can
help you locate and identify a wide array of celestial
objects quickly and easily.
The best and easiest target for you to try to view first is the Moon. Try
observing the Moon at different points in its phase cycle. The best time
to view the Moon is from two days after a New Moon up to a few days
before a Full Moon. During this period, you will be able to see the most
detail in the craters and lunar mountain ranges.
To get a closer view of the Moon, loosen the set
screws on the focuser and remove the 20mm eyepiece.
Replace it with your 10mm eyepiece and tighten the
set screws to secure it in place. The 10mm eyepiece
will give you significantly more magnification, making
the Moon appear much larger.
NOTE: You may need to adjust the focus
knobs when you change eyepieces, to
make sure you are getting the sharpest
image possible.
Move the telescope so that it is roughly pointing
toward the Moon.
Turn on and look through the finderscope and locate
the red dot. Continue moving the telescope until the
red dot appears over the Moon.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU HAVE NOW OBSERVED YOUR
FIRST CELESTIAL OBJECT!
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YOUR FIRST NIGHT OUT-
THE MOON
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