Celestron FirstScope 70EQ Specification sheet

Use the three tightening screws located at the

bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs

in place.

To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward

until they are fully extended. Extend the center

portion of each of the three tripod legs down 6-

8".

Item #31132

Quick Set-up Guide

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All three legs should be the same length to

provide a level platform for the telescope.

Locate the equatorial mount and place the

base of the mount through the hole in the

center of the tripod mounting platform.

Properly assembled, the accessory tray should

appear as pictured above.

From underneath the tripod mounting platform,

thread the mounting bolt with washer into the

threaded hole on the bottom of the equatorial

mount.

Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the

equatorial mount until it is touching the inside

of the mount.

FirstScope 70EQ

Your FirstScope 70EQ includes: optical tube w/tube

ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;

equatorial mount; latitude adjustment screw; two

eyepieces; StarPointer finderscope; counterweight;

counterweight bar; star diagonal; two slow motion

cables; eyepiece accessory tray; The Sky™ CD

software; documentation including owner’s manual.

Item# 21076

Place the accessory tray on top of the tripod's

center leg brace. Thread the tray into the

threaded hole in the center of the leg brace.

Questions or Problems with Set-up?

CONTACT:

Celestron Technical Support: 310.803.5955

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]

Locate the counterweight bar and

counterweight. Slide the counterweight half

way down the counterweight bar and tighten

the locking screw to secure in place.

Thread the threaded end of the counterweight

bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.

The longer cable should attach to the Right

Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches

to the Declination axis as shown above.

Before mounting the tube, remove the two

wingnuts on the tube rings.

Place the tube on the mount by lining up the

screws with the mounting holes on the mount.

The dec cable should be extending towards

the focuser end of the telescope tube.

Reattach both wingnuts and tighten to secure

in place.

17 18

Orient the finderscope so that the glass

window is facing towards the front of the tube.

Place finderscope over the posts on the tube

and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.

19 20

Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece

into the focuser and tighten the set screw.

Remove the lens cap from the front of the

telescope. To observe, look through the

eyepiece as shown above.

Locate the finderscope. Remove the knurled

nuts on the threaded posts at the focuser end

of the telescope tube.

Slide the chrome end of the slow motion

control cables onto equatorial mount gear shaft

and tighten set screw to secure in place.

Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it

does not obstruct the inner diameter of the

focuser. Insert the diagonal and tighten set

screw to secure in place. Remove plastic cap.

For detailed usage information please consult your

owner’s manual.

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