Tasco 10TE-5 - Page 5

STAT
DIAGONAL
PRISU
The
stor diosonol
p.ism
is o device
conioining
o
right
onsle
prism. h bends
rhe
lisht
gothered bv
rhe
obiective
lens
ot righr onsle
and
provides
more com-
fo oble
viewing. When
the
prism is used,
the imoge
moy be onywhere
lrom right
side up
but revers€d
from left lo
risht 10 completely
upside down,
depend-
ing upon
the ongle io
which it is turned.
Thh imoge
ottitude
produces
no
problems
when
moking ostrono'
micol obse
otions since
it motters linle
whether o
stor or
plonet is viewed
upside down or right
side up.
ECIUATORIAL
ADJUSTMENTS
SE?TINS
UT THE
EQUATORIAI
MOUXT.
OtE:
THESE
ADJUSTMENTS
ARE NOr
DIFFICULT
!U?
ARE YERY
IMPORTANT.
Derermine
thot
the top of
the hjpod
is level
in oll
directions.
Sel
the teles.ope
iube
ver'icollv
obove
the Dolor
oxis bcdv
ond os neorlv
porollel
to
the
Polor
oxi; os
possible
(iisure
3)
Next,
loosen ihe
ozimlth
clomo
sirew
(poa
36)
ond swins
the nountins
right
or
lefr
rSee
"A"
figure 3)
ro set
the
Polor
dxis
reosonoblv
correct in ozimuth
bv
direcling
the
polor
o{s
bodvioword
the rrue
north
pole
which
lies obout
l" from
Piloris or use
o compos
ond
moke ollowonces
tor conposs
deviotion
or
ihe
poini oI obse
otion.
Lock ozimuth
clomp screw.
Adiust
the loriiude
ongle of
the
polor
oxis
bodv
,l'sure
3,
Ansle
Bl ro conlorm
w,lh lhe
geogroPhicol
ldrilude oosilion ol
lhe
oloce
of
obseaolion
Use
the
lotitude scole ond
indicotor on
polor
oxis
clomp
soew
(Dort
32).
lf
you
live in one of
ihe cilies
listed
in chort
"A"
you con eosily
find
your locorion.
lt your
city
is nor included
in the cho
then check
your
locolion
in on Ailos or coll
your
counry
surueyor's
It
.eosonoble
<ore hos been
lokon
{or oligning
the finderscope,
vou
should
be oble
ro locore o stor
or
plonet
in rhe field
o{ view of
the finderscope-
Us€
the flexible
conrrcls
to
bring
the obiecr
lo rhe
inter'
section ol
the cross-hons
of
the
findersope.
Tfie
some obiect
will be in ihe wide
view
(60X)
eyepiece
Move
rhe hles.ope by
odiusring hour
ond declino-
rion ongles
to center
stor. DO
NOT CHANGE
AZIMUTH
OR POLAR
AXIS
(LATITUDE)
POSITION.
Assuming
rhol fia lolilude ongie o{
lhe
Polor
oxis
is correct,
here is o simple rule
to rerine
the setting
C€nler o
sro' in
lhe lield of
view
of
the
wide
view
(60X)
eyepiece.
lf ihe
polor oxis is
nor set in ozimurh
corecllv,
ii will be
necessdry io
move rhe de.linotlon
ond
ho;r odiustments
to keep
the stor centered
ll
the
declinotion
wos ioword
rhe north
(ossuming
you
ore
locoied
in the no hern
hemisphere),
the upper
end of the
polor
oxis
(ligure
3, Cl, is
pointins too
for wsslword-
lf the co.rection
i5 in
ihe oPposite
direclion,
rhe polor oxis
is pointing
loo lor eostwo.d
Loosen ozimuih
clomp screw,
shifl lhe
polor
oxis in
Figure 3
ozimuth
(fioure
3,
A, in
rhe
di'e(lion
ndi(ored
ond
-"k. o hesh htol.
Twc
or
th,ee such
lriols
should
DUi
the
polor
oth
in correct
odiusrment
Use siors
in widelv seporoied
ports
of
rhe sky
for eoch
rriol
NOTE,
BECAUSE
OF ITS
RAPID
MOTION
lN DE-
CLINATION,
THE MOON
DOES
NOT
MAKE
A
PRACTICAL OBJECT
FOR THESE
ADJUSTMENTS'
When
the ozimuth,
laritude,
ond declinqtion
set'
rrnos
hove
been
properly
cdjusted,
o sror
wtll temo
n
in ih" {ield ot view
ior o consideroble
lenslh ot
rime
For conri.uous
nocking
it is only
necesn/
10 od_
vonce hour oxis
with Jlexible
conrrol
When
the
DroDor
seh,.qs
hove been och'eved,
i! re suggesred
ihi o mo'r
be scribed
on
,he
rripod flonse ond
the
mounting
pillor of
fie
Polor
oxis
body, opPosile
the ozimulh clomp
screw.
To sove
set up
rime for
future obseruoiions,
} is
suggested
ihot rhree
stdne
or
concrete
blocks
whh bross
ploss inserted
in them
be
plqced
in o triongle
so os
to occommodore
eoch
tripod
leg. The
hetol poinls on
the nipod
legs con
be inserted
into
rhe
pluss,
thus
ossuring
correct
plocement of
lhe telescope
eoch time.