Introduction
This guide will show you how to power the telescope. It is important to tie the cable as shown in the guide or it can become tangled as the telescope moves throughout the night. If the cable gets caught it can damage the telescope motors.
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Locate your power adapter.
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Thread one end of the power adpater through the handle on the right side of the telescope fork mount.
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Loop the connector end that goes to the telescope back around and tie a simple overhand knot.
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Gently pull the knot to secure it, ensuring that there is enough cable to for the connector to reach the base of the telescope.
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Plug the telescope connector into the power adapter on the base of the fork mount.
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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.
