Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 80ED Celestron
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8 8 0 0 E E D D S S p p o o t t t t i i n n g g S S c c o o p p e e ( ( # # 5 5 2 2 2 2 8 8 0 0 ) ) I I N N S S T T R R U U C C T T I I O O N N M M A A N N U U A A L L.
2 INTRODUCTIO N A spotting scope is no thin g more th an a t elescope that is desig ned to look arou nd the Ea rth. Unlik e astronom ical telesc opes, which produce invert ed or reverted im ages, spot ting scopes produc e correctly orien ted im ages.
3 GETTING ST A RTED The high m agnifica tion of y our spotting scope m ak es it very difficu lt to handho ld and, as a resul t, it must be at tached to a stab le platfo rm. The 80ED has a tr ipod adap ter, which is locate d on the bottom of the spo tting sco pe' s tube ring .
4 80ED Spotting Scope 25mm Plossl Eyepiece 1 1 / 4 ” (24x) 45° Erect I mage Diag onal – 1 1 / 4 ” 6x30 Erect I mage Finders cope Lens Caps ¼ x 20 Doveta il Mounti ng Adapter Take a few m inutes to study the diagram below to he lp fam iliariz e yourself with the v arious part s of your spotting scope for set up and ongoing us e.
5 6. Insert the chrom e barrel o f the ey epiece in to the 45 º Erect I mage D iagonal. 7. Tighten th e thum bscrew on the 45° Erect I mage D iagonal to ho ld the ey epiece in place.
6 4. Tighten e ach screw a qua rter turn so the find er does n ot come loo se. Using Your Spotting Scope Visual ly With the s tandard accessori es atta ched, you are ready for your f irst look . 1. Point the f ront end o f the spotting scope a t a distan t object.
7 Attaching a Camer a To attach a camera to your 80ED spotte r: 1. Rem ove all visu al accesso ries. 2. Thread th e proper T-Ring onto the bu ilt- in T-Adapter thread s at the end of the 1.25" ey epiece adapter. 3. Mount y our camera bo dy onto the T-Ring the same as you would any other lens.
8 Technical Specificati ons Below is pert inent techn ical in formati on on your 8 0ED spot ting scope t hat you may find useful. 80ED Optical Sy stem Refracto r Aperture : 80mm (3.
9 VISUA L OBSER VING INFORMA TION Focusing When work ing w ith any op tical ins trument, there are sev eral focu sing hin ts that w ill ensure that y ou get the sh arpest po ssible im age. The hints li sted here a re for v isual observ ing and photog raphy.
10 Field of View Determ ining th e field of v iew is im portant if you w ant to get an idea of the size of th e object y ou are observing. To cal culate the actual fi eld of view, div ide the apparent fie ld of the eyepiece (sup plied by the eyep iece m anufacture r) by the ma gnification.
11 A STRONOMY WITH YOUR SPOTTING SCOPE A spotting scope is no thin g more th an a t elescope that p roduces co rrect ly orien ted im ages. That is why all Cele stron telescop es and spo tting scope s are so well- suited fo r looking around the Ear th.
12 Photographing the Moon After look ing at the n ight s ky for awhile y ou m ay want to try photog raphing it. I f you do, start with a nice, bright objec t like the Moon. To photograph the Moon: 1. Attach y our spotting scop e to a s table pla tform like the Celes tron Photog raphic Tripod (#93596) .
13 OPTIONA L A CCESSORIES You will find that additional accessories enhance your vie w ing pleasure and expa nd the usefulness of your spotting scope. For ease o f reference, all th e accessories are listed in alp habetical order.
14 • Axiom – As an extension of the Ultima line, a new wide angle series is offered – called the Axio m series. All units are seven element designs and feature a 70º extra wide f ield of view (except the 50mm). All are fully multicoated and contain all the features of the Ultimas.
CELESTRON TWO YEAR WARRANTY A. Cel estr on war rants this tele sco pe to be f ree f rom de fects in m ater ials an d w orkmans hip f or tw o ye ars. Cele stro n will repa ir or repl ace such pr oduc t or part the reo f which, upo n ins pect ion by Cele stro n, is found to be de fectiv e in m aterial s o r wor kmanshi p .
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