Tele vue – Tele Vue Gibraltar 5 Sky Tour Mount User Manual

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7) Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment

Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment

Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment – The Sky

Tour Caddy Plate attaches to either the left or right eyepiece caddy using the
two supplied button head screws and Allen wrench. Keep the two halves
of the Velcro strip together and stick one side on the back of your Sky Tour
computer as shown. Peel the remaining backing off of the Velcro and stick
the Sky Tour computer onto the Mounting Bracket.
8) Sky Tour Wiring Connections

Sky Tour Wiring Connections

a) If the Sky Tour Caddy Plate is attached to the right Caddy, use the Velcro to
stick the Harness Junction Box to the back of the plate, in the lower right hand
corner. Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness plugs straight in from the
left end of the box. The Pigtail Harness will then plug in from the front. Loop the
Pigtail around and plug it into the Sky Tour Computer.

b) If the Plate is attached to the left Caddy, use the Velcro to stick the Harness
Junction Box to the underside of the mount head, in the left corner, against
the left side Caddy Bracket. Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness
plugs straight in from the right end of the box. The Pigtail Harness will then
plug into the Box directly toward you. Plug the other end into the Sky Tour
Computer.
9) Adjust the azimuth tension knob

Adjust the azimuth tension knob

Adjust the azimuth tension knob until there is a slight amount of tension.

Place the cradle in approximately level position as indicated by the altitude
alignment marks (drilled hole on one of the side altitude bearings, forming
two semi-circles). Tighten the vertical tension knobs.
Telescope Attachment
1a) Remove the Mounting Plate

Remove the Mounting Plate

Remove the Mounting Plate supplied with the Tele Vue-NP127 from the

Mount Ring Set. Fasten the Mounting Plate to the underside of the Cradle Base
Plate using the four ¼-20 button head screws supplied. Place the NP127 so the
studs and guide pins in the rings insert into the corresponding holes in the
mounting plate. Fasten with two Wing Nuts.
1b) Mounting other Tele Vue Telescopes

Mounting other Tele Vue Telescopes

Mounting other Tele Vue Telescopes - If you own an NP127, leave the

Mounting Plate attached to the Gibraltar5 Cradle Base Plate. Thread the
supplied longer 1¼" studs into the telescope's ring mount. (If you do not own an
NP127, use the shorter 3/4" long studs.) Place the telescope down in the Cradle
so the studs go through the cradle holes. Note: orient telescope so Vertical
Tension Knobs are closer to the telescope's eyepiece end. Fasten in place with
plastic Wing Nuts.
Telescope Use
1) Place eyepiece in scope.
2) Apply slight and equal tension to altitude bearings using the altitude
bearing tension knobs.
3) Swing the scope up approximately 45° and check balance. If the scope
wants to swing back down, slide the scope back in the mount ring until
balance is achieved. If the scope wants to swing up, push it forward until
balance is achieved.
4) Apply more tension to achieve the desired feel. Extra tension can be used
to overcome a minor out-of-balance condition. However, excessive tension
will cause the movement to be “jerky.” Severe overtightening could strip the
threads in the mount head. Azimuth tension is pre-set at the factory and
should not be adjusted.
5) The most stable way of slewing your scope is by grasping a fixed part of the
telescope, (i.e., focuser body), mount head or (optional) mount handle. Slewing
the scope by holding the diagonal could cause slight image shift when you
release.
Computer Alignment
Please follow the alignment instructions on page 11 in the yellow Sky Tour
Operating Guide. Though the guide was originally written for the Gibraltar
Mount, all aspects of Sky Tour use apply to Gibraltar5 mounts.

Close-up of junction box
location and orientation

Right handed instal-
lation on Sky Tour
Caddy Plate as
viewed from in front
of the mount

Pigtail

Main Wiring Harness

2" Eyepiece Caddy

1¼" Removable Insert

1¼" Eyepiece Caddy

Yoke Arm

Sky Tour
Bracket Holes

Velcro location on
back of Sky Tour.

Left handed
installation on Sky
Tour Caddy Plate
as viewed from
behind the mount

Close-up of
j u n c t i o n
box loca-
tion and
orientation

Altitude
Encoder
Jack

Altitude Tension
Knobs