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How-to
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ASSEMBLING
YOUR
C4.5
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Unpacking
Your
C4.5
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Attaching
the
Mount
to
the
Tripod
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Attaching
the
Accessory
Tray
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Adjusting
the
Mount
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Attaching
the
DEC
Slow
Motion
Knob...
Attaching
the
R.A.
Slow
Motion
Knob
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Attaching
the
Counterweight
Bar
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Attaching
the
Telescope
to
the
Mount
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Installing
the
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Disassembling
and
Transporting
Your
C4.5
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Storing
Your
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BASIC
OPERATION
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Moving
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Telescope
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R.A.
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Balancing
the
Telescope
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Balancing
the
Telescope
In
DEC
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Adjüsting
the
MOUNt
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GETTING
STARTED
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Image
Orientation
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FOCUSING
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Aligring
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Finder
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Our
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LOOK
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Daytime
Observing
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Nighttime
Observing
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Calculating
Magnification
(Power)
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Determining
the
Field
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ASTRONOMY
BASICS
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The
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Motion
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Stars
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Polar
Alignment
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Finding
the
Pole
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The
Latitude
Scale
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Declination
Drift
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Aligning
the
R.A.
Setting
Circle
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CELESTIAL
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Observing
the
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Observing
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Planets
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Observing
the
Sun
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Observing:
Deep-Sky
Objects
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Using
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Setting
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Star
Hopping
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Viewing
Conditions
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Transparency
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Sky
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Seeing
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Short
Exposure
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A
TELESCOPE
MAINTENANCE
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Care
and
Cleaning
of
the
Optics.
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Collimation
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Aligning
the
Secondary
Mirror
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Aligning
the
Primary
Mirror
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