SKY-WATCHER EQ6 User Manual

Tripod Set Up
Mount Assembly
Telescope Assembly
Finderscope Assembly
Eyepiece Assembly
Hand Control Holder Installation (For SynScan
TM
Only)
ASSEMBLING YOUR TELESCOPE
Aligning the Finderscope
Balancing the Telescope
Operating the Mount Manually
Using the Optional Barlow Lens
Focusing
Polar Alignment
Pointing Your Telescope
Choosing the Appropriate Eyepiece
OPERATING YOUR TELESCOPE
8
8
9
10
10
10
14
17
Collimating a Newtonian Reflector
Collimating a Refractor with the Adjustable Objective-Lens Cell
Cleaning Your Telescope
19
21
21
5
8
5
5
6
6
7
7
OBSERVING THE SKY
18
PROPER CARE FOR YOUR TELESCOPE
19
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEVER USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN.
PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE WILL RESULT. USE A PROPER SOLAR FILTER
FIRMLY MOUNTED ON THE FRONT OF THE TELESCOPE FOR VIEWING
THE SUN. WHEN OBSERVING THE SUN, PLACE A DUST CAP OVER YOUR
FINDERSCOPE OR REMOVE IT TO PROTECT YOU FROM ACCIDENTAL
EXPOSURE. NEVER USE AN EYEPIECE-TYPE SOLAR FILTER AND NEVER
USE YOUR TELESCOPE TO PROJECT SUNLIGHT ONTO ANOTHER
SURFACE, THE INTERNAL HEAT BUILD-UP WILL DAMAGE THE
TELESCOPE OPTICAL ELEMENTS.
APPENDIX A - STANDARD TIME ZONES OF THE WORLD
APPENDIX B - OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
I
II
IV
V
APPENDIX C - RECOMMENDED READING
APPENDIX D - GLOSSARY

SKY-WATCHER EQ6 Specifications

General

Brand	SKY-WATCHER
Model	EQ6
Category	Accessories
Language	English