Introduction
This guide will show you how to mount your telescope onto the tripod. Be sure that you have setup and leveled your tripod correctly before you place the telescope on the tripod. It may be helpful to have two people carry the telescope, as it is large and very fragile.
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Make sure that the tripod is level before you mount the telescope.
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If you need to level your tripod, check out this guide for tips and instructions.
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Locate the three screws on the tripod. These screws will align with holes on the telescope to hold the telescope into place.
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Locate the center pin on the tripod. There is a hole on the telescope where this pin will rest.
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Firmly grasp the handle on the right side of the fork mount.
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Place your other hand in the hand-hold beneath the hand paddle mount on the left side of the telescope fork mount.
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Lift the telescope with your center of mass always at the level of the telescope. Do not bend over and try to lift the telescope with your back, it is heavy and you may hurt yourself or the telescope.
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Carefully lift the telescope and carry it to the tripod.
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You may want to have two people carry the telescope.
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Rotate the telescope on the tripod until it seats onto the three attachment bolts.
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Tighten these three screws to secure the telescope to the tripod.
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1212159. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1212159. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.
