Carson SK-100 User guide

Brand: Carson

Model: SK-100

Category: Telescopes

Type: User guide

Carson SK-100: Explore the cosmos with this beginner-friendly reflector telescope. Its 76mm aperture and 360mm focal length gather ample light for observing celestial wonders. Equipped with two Kellner eyepieces (25mm and 10mm), it offers magnifications of 14.4x and 36x, allowing you to explore both deep-sky objects and terrestrial targets. The tabletop tripod provides a stable base for smooth observations.

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SKELESCOPE

REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPOD

SKELESCOPE

REFLECTOR TELESCOPE WITH TABLE TOP TRIPOD

SK-100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Box Contents / Visual Key Diagram

Telescope Assembly

 •SettingupYourTelescope

 •AttachingTripodLegstoMount

 •AttachingTelescopetoMount

 •Attaching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SK-100SkeleScope

TM

telescope.Thistelescopefeaturesaneasy-to-usedesignthatis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Skelescope

TM

telescopeshouldprovideyearsof

excitingobservationsofspaceandterrestrialobjectsalike.

IMPORTANT:DONOTUSEYOURSKELESCOPE

TELESCOPETO

LOOKATORNEARTHESUN!DOINGSOWILLCAUSEINSTANT

ANDPERMANENTEYEDAMAGE.

4-5

5-7

9-10

 •Tubelessopticalassembly

 •Tabletoptripodwithmount

 •10mmKellnereyepiece(1.25”O.D.)

 •25mmKellner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

TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY

Setting Up Your Telescope:

•Carefullyremovethecomponentsfromthebox.

Attaching Tripod Legs To Mount:

•Twisteachtripodlegintocorrespondingholesinmount.

Donotovertighten.

•Rotaterubberfeetsothattheatportionisushtothetable.

Attaching Telescope To Mount:

•Removealtitudelockknob.

•Aligntopholeinmountwithscrewholeinmountingbracket.Make

sure eyepiece is pointing upward.

•Insertaltitudelockknobthroughtopholeinmountandscrewinto

holeinmountingbracketuntilsecure.Donotovertighten.

TELESCOPE ASSEMBLY CONT.

Attaching Eyepieces:

•Loosenthumbscrewinfocuser.

•Selectaneyepieceandinsertintofocuser.

•Tightenthumbscrewtosecureeyepieceinplace.Donotovertighten

as it may damage eyepiece.

•Makesuretoloosenthumbscrewbeforeremovingeyepiecesfrom

focuser.

Onceyouhaveproperlyassembledyourtelescopeyouarereadyto

startusingit.Pleaserefertothevisualkeydiagramwhilereading

theseinstructions.

First,placeyourtelescopeonastablesurface.Makesureallrubber

feetontripodarerotatedsotheatsectionisushtothesurface.

•Removetherubberdustcoverfromtheprimarymirrorandsetaside.

•Insertthedesiredeyepiece.Itisbesttousethelowestpowereye-

piece(theKellner25mmeyepiece)atrst.Thisallowsforawidereld

ofviewmakingiteasiertolocateobjects.Oncetheviewingobjectis

visible,focusedandcenteredintheeldofviewyoucanswitchthe

eyepiecetothehighermagnication.

•Tolocateanobjectusingthetelescope,rstloosenthealtitudelock

knoballowingthetelescopetorotatefreelyalongbothaxes.

USING THE TELESCOPE

•Aimthetubelessoptical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tube-

lessopticalassemblyverticallybyhand.Whenthealtitudedirection

isaligned,youmayretightenthealtitudelockknob.

•Oncetheobjectiscenteredintheeldofview,turnthefocuseruntil

theimageisclearandsharp.

•Forbestresults,positionyoureyeascloseaspossibletotheeyepiece

lens.Thisisespeciallyimportantwhenusingthehigherpower10mm

eyepiece.

•Replacedustcoveronprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.

Therearemanyconditionsthatmayaectyourabilitytofocusor

observecelestialobjectsclearly.

•Brightlylitareas(lightpollution)willmakeitdiculttoseefaint

objectsinthesky.Itwillalsomakeitdi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aecttheclarityof

yourviewingimage.

•Duetothetubelessconstructionofthistelescope,theprimaryand

secondarymirrorsareexposedtopossibledust,debrisandnger-

prints.Becarefultoavoidtouchingthesemirrorsandexposingthem

toexcessivedebris.RefertotheCareandMaintenancesectionof

thismanualforinstructionsonhowtocleanyourtelescope.Always

replacethedustcoveroverprimarymirrorwhennotinuse.

•Avoidtouchingtheeyepieceoropticalassembly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dierenceinairtemperaturesmay

result in a blurry image.

USING THE TELESCOPE CONT.

•Viewingthroughaclosedwindowmightalsoresultinadistorted

image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.stothenewtempera-

turebeforeusingit.

•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.

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.Therearetwopossiblemagnication

settingsforyourSK-100telescope:

Power=360mm/25mm=14.4x

Power=360mm/10mm=36x

CALCULATING POWER

•Theprimarymirrorandsecondarymirrormustremainprecisely

alignedinorderforthistelescopetoworkproperly.Avoiddropping

orjarringthetelescope,ormovingthemirrorsbyhand.

•Alwaysreplacedustcoversandlenscapsandstoreinbox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.Be

carefultoavoidtouchingtheinternalmirrorsandexposingthemto

excessivedebris.Intheeventthatthesemirrorsbecomedirty,rst

usecompressedairtoremovedustanddebris.Ifanydebrisorn-

gerprintsremain,useasoftlensclothorcottonballswithverylight

pressureandwarmwatertoremovethem.Amixtureofwaterand

dishsoapmaybeusedtoremoveanystubborndebris.Becarefulnot

toscrubthesurfaceofthemirrororuseanyabrasivematerial,harsh

chemicalsorsolventasthismaydamagethesurfaceofthemirror.

•Ifdewcollectsontheopticsofyourtelescopeormoisturecondenses

on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.

•Donotattempttotakeapartyourtelescopetocleanit.

OpticalDesign: Reector

Aperture:  76mm

FocalLength:  360mm

Eyepiece1:  Kellner25mm

Magnication1: 14.4x

Eyepiece2:  Kellner10mm

Magnication2: 36x

Weight:  1.3lbs.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

SPECIFICATIONS

•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correct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.

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ofthewarrantyclaim.ToobtainanRAcall631-963-5000,orwriteto

CarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779

withadescriptionoftheproblem.Includeyourname,addressand

telephonenumber.Packagethereturncarefully.Shipperswillnot

reimbursefordamagesduetoinsucientpackaging,evenifthe

merchandiseisinsured.PrinttheRAnumberprominentlyonthe

topofthepackage.Prepayshipping.Insurethepackage.Senditto

CarsonWarrantyService,20705thAvenue,RonkonkomaNY,11779.

Merchandisemustbeshippedprepaid.Carsonwillnotacceptmer-

chandiseC.O.D.

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Carson SK-100 User guide

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Model: SK-100

Category: Telescopes

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