Saxon Mini Dob Manuals

Instruction Manual Sections Page Setting up your Saxon Mini Dob 2 Caring for and cleaning your telescope 4 Saxon Mini Dob Accessory Pack 5 Saxon Mini Dob features 1 Operating your Saxon Mini Dob 2 Saxon Mini Dob Specifications 5 WARNING! • Do not use the telescope to look at the sun without an appropriate solar filter. Looking at or near the sun can result in irreversible eye damage. • Do not use your telescope to project an image of the sun onto any surface. The internal heat build-up from the projection can damage the telescope and any accessories attached to it. • Your telescope is a precision optical instrument and should be handled with care at all times. • Make sure no screws are loose before using your telescope. • Do not drop or shake your telescope as such impacts may damage or misalign the optics in your instrument. • Children should always have adult supervision when using the telescope. SAXON MINI DOB INSTRUCTION MANUAL | 1 Saxon Mini Dob features Eyepiece Focusing wheel Base Optical tube Focuser Secondary (Diagonal) Mirror – inside Arm Lock nut Tube end Primary Mirror – inside 2 | SAXON MINI DOB INSTRUCTION MANUAL Setting up your Saxon Mini Dob 1. Remove the telescope and accessories from the box. Set the assembled telescope and base on a stable surface. 2. Locate the eyepiece. Loosen the eyepiece lock screws and slide the chrome barrel of the eyepiece into the focus tube. Tighten the screws to hold the eyepiece in place. 3. Remove the dust cap on the optical tube before viewing. Operating your Saxon Mini Dob Positioning your telescope You can position your telescope to your desired angle by moving the optical tube up and down in altitude, or by swiveling the telescope around the base in azimuth. To do so: 1. Make sure that the Lock Nut is loosen by turning it counter- clockwise and holding the Tube End. 2. Adjust the optical tube to point towards your desired object by moving the Tube End. 3. Tighten the Lock Nut to ensure the telescope stays in position. It may be necessary to readjust the Lock Nut when accessories are added to, or removed from the optical tube.