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Using your finderscope will help you locate celestial objects much more
quickly as the finderscope is equipped with a wider field of view than your
telescope. To simplify focusing while viewing, start with the lowest power
magnification and work up to the desired power.
When viewing faint deep-sky objects, images will not show color. The human
eye is not able to distinguish the differences in color found in such dim
images. The lack of color is due to human anatomy, not any limitations of
telescope construction.
CHECKING AND ALIGNING YOUR FINDERSCOPE
Finderscope alignment is the first step to fine-tuning your Eclipse 114 setup
and viewing celestial objects. Follow these steps to properly set up and align
your finderscope.
1. Insert the lowest-power eyepiece into the Eyepiece Extender. Focus
eyepiece to view an easily recognizable, stationary distant object like a
sign or lightpole.
2. Look through the finderscope, but be careful not to move the
telescope in any way. Adjust the finderscope focus by turning the
eyepiece of the finderscope back and forth until the image is in focus.
Check to see if the object viewed through your telescope eyepiece
is lined up at the center of the finderscope crosshairs. If not, your
finderscope must be re-aligned.
3. To align your finderscope, slightly loosen the thumbscrews which on the
finderscope bracket. Gently move the finderscope until the crosshairs
are centered on your object. Tighten the thumbscrews to secure the
finderscope in this position. It may take many tries to get it exactly right,
but it will make finding objects much, much easier when you’re ready to
use your telescope.
VIEWING THROUGH YOUR
ZHUMELL ECLIPSE TELESCOPE
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