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Critical safety advice to prevent visual damage and equipment harm from sun viewing.
Warning against disassembling the telescope to prevent personal injury and equipment malfunction.
Provides phone, fax, email, and web details for user inquiries and assistance.
Lists aperture, focal length, focal ratio, resolution, focuser, and dimensions.
Details available accessories and their prices.
Highlights precision apochromatic objective, retractable baffle, and focuser.
Identifies and describes the main parts of the telescope.
Guide to operating the Feather Touch 3545 focuser for optimal performance.
Details the 9:1 fine focus reduction and dual coarse focus knobs.
Explains how to rotate, lock, and use the focuser, including removing the end cap.
Describes the collet locking mechanism for securing eyepieces.
Critical warnings about securing eyepieces and not pointing at the sun.
Explains how to adjust focuser drag using tension and thumb screws.
Details how to remove the end cap for accessories like field flatteners.
Warning about using correct screw length for finder bracket attachment.
Outlines the 3-year warranty for material and workmanship defects.
Describes the ED glass triplet objective and its color correction.
Details Strehl ratio, wavefront, and RMS values for the objective.
Explains the 7-layer antireflective coating and sealed construction.
Stern warning against disassembling the objective due to potential damage.
Describes CNC machined aluminum tube rings with adjustable latches.
Details the CNC machined TEC Dovetail Plate compatible with various saddle systems.
Describes the bracket for 50mm finders or Red Dot sights with alignment screws.
Presents two types of protective cases: Scopeguard and Aluminum transportation.
Describes the Eyepiece Turret with a Mahogany case for quick eyepiece changes.
Illustrates field dia. at different focuser positions and with accessories.
Guidance on cleaning the telescope tube and careful handling during transportation.
Table detailing updates across different production runs from 2002 to 2005.
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