I can’t find anything with my StarPointer-equipped telescope

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	I can’t find anything with my StarPointer-equipped telescope - help!

Answer If you can’t find anything with your telescope, you may need to try aiming the telescope and aligning the StarPointer in daylight. This is best done when the scope is first set up.

Take the scope out in the daytime and point the scope down the street towards the top of a telephone pole, street sign, or license plate on a car (or any SMALL target that's easily recognizable and a few hundred yards away). Using your lowest power eyepiece (the one with the highest focal length number printed on it), look into the eyepiece of the main scope and center it on the target.

Now look through the StarPointer from approximately 6 inches behind it and the first thing you'll notice is that the red dot is most likely not aimed at the same target. Adjust the small round thumbscrews on the star pointer to adjust the position of the red dot until it lies on top of the same object you are viewing through the eyepiece. Once this is done, you are ready to view.

Now anything you point the red dot star pointer at will ALSO appear in your eyepiece. The StarPointer should remain in alignment unless the finder is bumped into something, like when you move the scope in and out of the house. If this happens, simply realign it. This can also be done at night using a distant streetlight or a star.

For more on this topic refer to the section on StarPointer operation of your user's manual.

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Dec 04 2008 10:02 AM