Carson Skyseeker JC-200 User manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram

Telescope Assembly

s3ETTINGUP9OUR4RIPOD

s!TTACHINGTHE%YEPIECES

s2EMOVINGTHE%YEPIECES

5SINGTHE4ELESCOPE

Calculating Power

#AREAND-AINTENANCEOF9OUR4ELESCOPE

3PECIlCATIONS

Warnings

#USTOMER3ERVICE

Warranty Information

#ONGRATULATIONSONYOURPURCHASEOFA#ARSON*#3KY3EEKERTM

TELESCOPE4HISTELESCOPEFEATURESANEASYTOUSEDESIGNANDHIGH

PERFORMANCEOPTICSTHATAREPERFECTFORBEGINNINGASTRONOMERS

LOOKINGTOEXPLORETHEWONDERSOFOUTERSPACEANDTHEWORLDAROUND

THEM0LEASEREADTHISMANUALCAREFULLYTOENSURETHATYOUASSEMBLE

ANDUSEYOURTELESCOPECORRECTLY7HENUSEDPROPERLYYOUR

3KY3EEKERTM TELESCOPESHOULDPROVIDEYEARSOFEXCITINGOBSERVATIONS

OFTHEUNIVERSE0LEASENOTETHATTHIS.EWTONIAN2EmECTORTELESCOPE

WASDESIGNEDFORASTRONOMICALVIEWINGONLY

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Mount

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0LEASEUNPACKYOURTELESCOPECAREFULLYANDMAKESURETHATALL

ACCESSORIESAREINCLUDEDINTHEBOX

VISUAL KEY DIAGRAM

BOX CONTENTS

3ETTING5P9OUR4ELESCOPE

4HEMOUNTANDOPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYCOMESPREASSEMBLEDAND

READYTOUSE#AREFULLYREMOVETHETELESCOPEFROMTHEBOX

!TTACHINGTHE%YEPIECES

)NSERTTHE(UYGENIANMMEYEPIECEINTOTHEFOCUSERANDROTATE

CLOCKWISEINTOFOCUSERUNTILTIGHT"ECAREFULNOTTOOVERTIGHTEN

THEEYEPIECE

2EMOVINGTHE%YEPIECES

4OREMOVEEYEPIECESHOLDONTOTHESILVERMETALPORTIONOFTHE

EYEPIECEANDROTATECOUNTERCLOCKWISEUNTILLOOSEANDREMOVE

from focuser.

/NCEYOUHAVEPROPERLYASSEMBLEDYOURTELESCOPEYOUAREREADY

to start using it.

s&IRSTPLACEYOURTELESCOPEONASTABLESURFACEORHOLDTHEMOUNT

steadily in your arms.

s4OLOCATEANOBJECTUSINGTHETELESCOPElRSTLOOSENTHEALTITUDE

LOCKKNOBALLOWINGTHETELESCOPETOROTATEFREELYALONGBOTHAXES

s!IMTHEOPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYATYOURDESIREDTARGETBYROTATING

THEAZIMUTHPOSITIONLEFTORRIGHT,OOKTHROUGHTHEEYEPIECEAT

THEDESIREDTARGETANDMAKEALTITUDEADJUSTMENTSBYMOVINGTHE

OPTICALTUBEASSEMBLYVERTICALLYBYHAND7HENTHEALTITUDEDIREC

TIONISALIGNEDYOUMAYRETIGHTENTHEALTITUDELOCKKNOB

s/NCETHEOBJECTISCENTEREDINTHElELDOFVIEWTURNTHEFOCUSER

UNTILTHEIMAGEISCLEARANDSHARP

s)TISBESTTOUSETHELOWESTPOWEREYEPIECETHE(UYGENIANMM

EYEPIECEATlRST4HISALLOWSFORAWIDERlELDOFVIEWMAKINGIT

EASIERTOLOCATEOBJECTS/NCETHEOBJECTISCENTEREDINTHElELDOF

VIEWYOUCANSWITCHTHEEYEPIECETOHIGHERMAGNIlCATIONS

s9OUWILLNOTICETHATTHEVIEWTHROUGHTHETELESCOPEISINVERTED

UPSIDEDOWN4HISISCOMMONINTELESCOPESUSEDFORASTRONOMI

CALVIEWING!TNIGHTITISBESTTOSTARTBYLOOKINGATTHEMOONOR

OTHEREASYTOlNDCELESTIALOBJECTS!SYOUBECOMEMOREEXPERI

ENCEDUSINGYOURTELESCOPEYOUCANBEGINTOTRYLOCATINGHARDER

TOlNDOBJECTS

TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY

USING THE TELESCOPE

s)FYOUAREVIEWINGCELESTIALOBJECTSYOUWILLNOTICETHATTHEOBJECTWILL

SLOWLYMOVEACROSSTHElELDOFVIEWCAUSEDBYTHEROTATIONOFTHE

%ARTH9OUWILLNEEDTOSLOWLYMOVETHETELESCOPEVERTICALLYANDOR

HORIZONTALLYTOKEEPTHEOBJECTCENTERED

4HEREAREMANYCONDITIONSTHATMAYAFFECTYOURABILITYTOFOCUSOR

OBSERVECELESTIALOBJECTSCLEARLY

s"RIGHTLYLITAREASLIGHTPOLLUTIONWILLMAKEITDIFlCULTTOSEEFAINT

OBJECTSINTHESKY)TWILLALSOMAKEITDIFlCULTFORYOUREYESTOADJUST

TOTHEDARK9OUSHOULDTRYANDlNDADARKAREAANDALLOWYOUREYES

TOADJUSTTOTHEDARKBEFOREMAKINGOBSERVATIONS5SINGAREDlLTERED

mASHLIGHTTOVIEWCHARTSANDYOURTELESCOPECOMPONENTSISRECOM

MENDEDTOPRESERVEYOURNIGHTSIGHT4HEBESTVIEWINGCONDITIONSARE

WHENTHESKYISINKYBLACK

s(AZYSKIESPOLLUTIONCLOUDSANDMOISTURECANALLAFFECTTHECLARITYOF

YOURVIEWINGIMAGE

s!VOIDTOUCHINGTHEEYEPIECEOROPTICALTUBEWHILELOOKINGTHROUGH

THETELESCOPE4HEVIBRATIONSCAUSEDBYTHISCONTACTWILLCAUSETHE

OBJECTYOUARELOOKINGATTOMOVE9OUSHOULDALSOMAKESURETHAT

THESURFACEYOUPLACEYOURTELESCOPEONDOESNOTVIBRATEORMOVEAS

THISWILLALSOCAUSEYOURVIEWINGOBJECTTOMOVE

s9OUSHOULDAVOIDSETTINGUPYOURTELESCOPEINSIDEAROOMLOOKING

THROUGHANOPENWINDOW4HEDIFFERENCEINAIRTEMPERATURESMAY

result in a blurry image.

s6IEWINGTHROUGHACLOSEDWINDOWMIGHTALSORESULTINADISTORTEDIM

AGEDUETOTHEVARYINGDENSITIESOFWINDOWGLASS

s!VOIDVIEWINGOBJECTSTHATARELOWONTHEHORIZON/BJECTSTHATARE

HIGHERUPINTHESKYWILLAPPEARMUCHSHARPER

s3UDDENCHANGESINTEMPERATUREMAYCAUSECONDENSATIONTOAPPEAR

ONTHEOPTICALCOMPONENTSOFTHETELESCOPE)TISBESTTOSETUPYOUR

TELESCOPEAHEADOFTIMEANDTHENWAITWHILETHETELESCOPEADJUSTSTO

THENEWTEMPERATUREBEFOREUSINGIT

USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.

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4HEMAGNIlCATIONOFATELESCOPEDEPENDSONBOTHTHEFOCALLENGTH

OFYOURTELESCOPEASWELLASTHEEYEPIECEYOUUSE4HEREISASIMPLE

FORMULAYOUCANUSETODETERMINETHEMAGNIlCATIONYOUAREUSINGAT

ANYGIVENTIME3IMPLYDIVIDETHEFOCALLENGTHOFTHETELESCOPEBYTHE

FOCALLENGTHOFTHEEYEPIECE&OREXAMPLEIFYOUAREUSINGTHEINCLUDED

MMEYEPIECEWITHYOUR*#TELESCOPETHEPOWERWOULDBE

0OWERMMMMX

5SINGANEYEPIECEWITHASMALLERFOCALLENGTHWILLINCREASETHEMAGNIl

CATIONOFYOURTELESCOPE)TISALWAYSBESTTOSTARTATTHELOWESTMAGNIl

CATIONCONlGURATION4HEWIDERlELDOFVIEWMAKESITEASIERTOSPOTFAR

AWAYOBJECTS/NCEANOBJECTISCENTEREDINYOURlELDOFVIEWYOUCAN

SWITCHTOTHEHIGHERPOWERCONlGURATIONS

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MINIMIZETHEAMOUNTOFDUSTANDDEBRISTHATGETSINTOYOURTELESCOPE

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HASBUILTUPONTHEOPTICSUSEASOFTCAMELSHAIRBRUSHORPRESSURIZED

AIRTOGENTLYREMOVEIT

s)FDEWCOLLECTSONTHEOPTICSOFYOURTELESCOPEORMOISTURECONDENSES

INSIDETHEOPTICSREMOVEALLACCESSORIESANDPLACETHETELESCOPEINA

DRYDUSTFREEENVIRONMENTANDPOINTTHETELESCOPEDOWNWARD4HIS

SHOULDHELPELIMINATETHEMOISTURE

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s$ONOTATTEMPTTOTAKEAPARTYOURTELESCOPETOCLEANIT

CALCULATING POWER

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%YEPIECE   (UYGENIANMM

-AGNIlCATION  X

%YEPIECE   (UYGENIANMM

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s.EVERUSETHISTELESCOPETOLOOKDIRECTLYATORNEARTHESUN

6IEWINGTHESUNCANCAUSEINSTANTANDIRREVERSIBLEEYEDAMAGE

s!LWAYSSUPERVISECHILDRENWHENUSINGTHISTELESCOPE

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s$ONOTPOINTTHETELESCOPEATTHESUNEVENWHENYOUARENOTLOOKING

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internal optical components out of alignment.

7EWILLBEHAPPYTOHELPYOUWITHANYPROBLEMSYOUMAYEXPERIENCE

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LINEAT

SPECIFICATIONS

WARNINGS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

4HIS#ARSONPRODUCTISWARRANTEDTOBEFREEFROMDEFECTSINMATERIAL

ANDWORKMANSHIPFORAPERIODOFONEYEARFROMDATEOFPURCHASE

$URINGTHISPERIOD#ARSONWILLATITSOPTIONANDWITHOUTCHARGEEITHER

REPAIRANYPARTORASSEMBLYOFPARTSFOUNDTOBEDEFECTIVEINMATERIALOR

WORKMANSHIPORREPLACETHIS#ARSONPRODUCTWITHA#ARSONPRODUCTOF

COMPARABLEVALUEANDCONDITIONSUBJECTTOTHELIMITATIONSANDEXCLUSIONS

NOTEDHEREIN

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