Carson JC-200 User guide

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Carson
Model
JC-200
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Telescopes
Type
User guide

Carson JC-200 is a Newtonian Reflector telescope that allows for astronomical viewing with easy-to-use design and high-performance optics. It is a perfect fit for aspiring astronomers to explore celestial bodies. The telescope features an 76mm (2.99”) aperture and 300mm (11.8”) focal length, providing clear and detailed images of the night sky. It comes with two eyepieces (Huygenian 20mm and 8mm) that offer different magnification options. The Dobsonian mount makes it simple to point and track objects in the sky. The telescope is relatively lightweight (3.7 lbs.

Carson JC-200 is a Newtonian Reflector telescope that allows for astronomical viewing with easy-to-use design and high-performance optics. It is a perfect fit for aspiring astronomers to explore celestial bodies. The telescope features an 76mm (2.99”) aperture and 300mm (11.8”) focal length, providing clear and detailed images of the night sky. It comes with two eyepieces (Huygenian 20mm and 8mm) that offer different magnification options. The Dobsonian mount makes it simple to point and track objects in the sky. The telescope is relatively lightweight (3.7 lbs.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram
Telescope Assembly
•SettingupYourTripod
•AttachingtheEyepieces
•RemovingtheEyepieces
UsingtheTelescope
Calculating Power
CareandMaintenanceofYourTelescope
Specications
Warnings
CustomerService
Warranty Information
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaCarsonJC-200SkySeeker
TM
telescope.This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.Pleasereadthismanualcarefullytoensurethatyouassemble
anduseyourtelescopecorrectly.Whenusedproperly,your
SkySeeker
TM
telescopeshouldprovideyearsofexcitingobservations
oftheuniverse.PleasenotethatthisNewtonianReectortelescope
wasdesignedforastronomicalviewingonly.
IMPORTANT:DONOTUSEYOURSKYSEEKER
TM
TELESCOPETO
LOOKATORNEARTHESUN!DOINGSOWILLCAUSEINSTANT
ANDPERMANENTEYEDAMAGE.
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•CompleteOpticalTubeAssemblyonDobsonianTabletop
Mount
•8mmHuygenianEyepiece(1.25”O.D.).
•20mmHuygenianEyepiece(1.25”O.D.).
Pleaseunpackyourtelescopecarefullyandmakesurethatall
accessoriesareincludedinthebox.
VISUAL KEY DIAGRAM
BOX CONTENTS
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SettingUpYourTelescope:
Themountandopticaltubeassemblycomespreassembledand
ready-to-use.Carefullyremovethetelescopefromthebox.
AttachingtheEyepieces:
InserttheHuygenian20mmeyepieceintothefocuserandrotate
clockwiseintofocuseruntiltight.Becarefulnottoover-tighten
theeyepiece.
RemovingtheEyepieces:
Toremoveeyepieces,holdontothesilvermetalportionofthe
eyepiece,androtatecounter-clockwiseuntilloose,andremove
from focuser.
Onceyouhaveproperlyassembledyourtelescopeyouareready
to start using it.
•First,placeyourtelescopeonastablesurfaceorholdthemount
steadily in your arms.
•Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,rstloosenthealtitude
lockknoballowingthetelescopetorotatefreelyalongbothaxes.
•Aimtheopticaltubeassemblyatyourdesiredtargetbyrotating
theazimuthpositionleftorright.Lookthroughtheeyepieceat
thedesiredtarget,andmakealtitudeadjustmentsbymovingthe
opticaltubeassemblyverticallybyhand.Whenthealtitudedirec-
tionisaligned,youmayre-tightenthealtitudelockknob.
•Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldofview,turnthefocuser
untiltheimageisclearandsharp.
•Itisbesttousethelowestpowereyepiece(theHuygenian20mm
eyepiece)atrst.Thisallowsforawidereldofviewmakingit
easiertolocateobjects.Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldof
viewyoucanswitchtheeyepiecetohighermagnications.
•Youwillnoticethattheviewthroughthetelescopeisinverted
(upside-down).Thisiscommonintelescopesusedforastronomi-
calviewing.Atnightitisbesttostartbylookingatthemoonor
othereasytondcelestialobjects.Asyoubecomemoreexperi-
encedusingyourtelescopeyoucanbegintotrylocatingharder
tondobjects.
TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY
USING THE TELESCOPE
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•Ifyouareviewingcelestialobjects,youwillnoticethattheobjectwill
slowlymoveacrosstheeldofview(causedbytherotationofthe
Earth).Youwillneedtoslowlymovethetelescopeverticallyand/or
horizontallytokeeptheobjectcentered.
Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaffectyourabilitytofocusor
observecelestialobjectsclearly.
•Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdifculttoseefaint
objectsinthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdifcultforyoureyestoadjust
tothedark.Youshouldtryandndadarkareaandallowyoureyes
toadjusttothedarkbeforemakingobservations.Usingaredltered
ashlighttoviewchartsandyourtelescopecomponentsisrecom-
mendedtopreserveyournightsight.Thebestviewingconditionsare
whentheskyisinkyblack.
•Hazyskies,pollution,cloudsandmoisturecanallaffecttheclarityof
yourviewingimage.
•Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticaltubewhilelookingthrough
thetelescope.Thevibrationscausedbythiscontactwillcausethe
objectyouarelookingattomove.You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.
•Youshouldavoidsettingupyourtelescopeinsidearoomlooking
throughanopenwindow.Thedifferenceinairtemperaturesmay
result in a blurry image.
•Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistortedim-
ageduetothevaryingdensitiesofwindowglass.
•Avoidviewingobjectsthatarelowonthehorizon.Objectsthatare
higherupintheskywillappearmuchsharper.
•Suddenchangesintemperaturemaycausecondensationtoappear
ontheopticalcomponentsofthetelescope.It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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Themagnicationofatelescopedependsonboththefocallength
ofyourtelescopeaswellastheeyepieceyouuse.Thereisasimple
formulayoucanusetodeterminethemagnicationyouareusingat
anygiventime.Simplydividethefocallengthofthetelescopebythe
focallengthoftheeyepiece.Forexample,ifyouareusingtheincluded
20mmeyepiecewithyourJC-200telescopethepowerwouldbe:
Power=300mm/20mm=15x
Usinganeyepiecewithasmallerfocallengthwillincreasethemagni-
cationofyourtelescope.Itisalwaysbesttostartatthelowestmagni-
cationconguration.Thewidereldofviewmakesiteasiertospotfar
awayobjects.Onceanobjectiscenteredinyoureldofviewyoucan
switchtothehigherpowercongurations.
•Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscapswhennotinuse.Thiswill
minimizetheamountofdustanddebristhatgetsintoyourtelescope.
•Cleaningshouldbeperformedonlyifabsolutelynecessary.Ifdust
hasbuiltupontheopticsuseasoftcamel’shairbrushorpressurized
airtogentlyremoveit.
•If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.This
shouldhelpeliminatethemoisture.
•Avoidtouchingthesurfaceofthemirror.
•Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.
CALCULATING POWER
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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OpticalDesign: NewtonianReector
Aperture: 76mm(2.99”)
FocalLength: 300mm(11.8”)
FocalRatio: f/3.95
Eyepiece1: Huygenian20mm
Magnication1: 15x
Eyepiece2: Huygenian8mm
Magnication2: 37.5x
Mount: Dobsonian(Alt-azimuthmount)
Weight: 3.7lbs.
•Neverusethistelescopetolookdirectlyatornearthesun.
Viewingthesuncancauseinstantandirreversibleeyedamage.
•Alwayssupervisechildrenwhenusingthistelescope.
•Donotleavetelescopeunattendedatanytime.Untrainedadultsor
childrenmaynotbefamiliarwiththecorrectingoperatingprocedure.
•Donotpointthetelescopeatthesunevenwhenyouarenotlooking
throughit.Thiswillcauseinternaldamagetothetelescope.
•Handlethistelescopewithcare.Roughhandlingmightknockthe
internal optical components out of alignment.
Wewillbehappytohelpyouwithanyproblemsyoumayexperience
whileusingyourtelescope.Pleasecallourtoll-freecustomerservice
lineat1-800-967-8427.
SPECIFICATIONS
WARNINGS
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Carson JC-200 User guide

Carson
Brand
Carson
Model
JC-200
Category
Telescopes
Type
User guide

Carson JC-200 is a Newtonian Reflector telescope that allows for astronomical viewing with easy-to-use design and high-performance optics. It is a perfect fit for aspiring astronomers to explore celestial bodies. The telescope features an 76mm (2.99”) aperture and 300mm (11.8”) focal length, providing clear and detailed images of the night sky. It comes with two eyepieces (Huygenian 20mm and 8mm) that offer different magnification options. The Dobsonian mount makes it simple to point and track objects in the sky. The telescope is relatively lightweight (3.7 lbs.

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