Vixen SKYPOD Altazimuth Mount - Manual (Page 25)

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Hint 3
When you use the telescope for terrestrial
viewing, leveling the telescope tube by pressing
the keys may make it easier to
find your target object.
Views produced by reflectors
Views produced by refractors
Hint 4
Inverted view
Tilted inverted view,
depending on a rotation
of the optical tube.
Inverted view Erect view with Amici prism
(roof prism)
Focus Knob Focus Knob
Focus Knob
Press the keys (the
upper four buttons on the STAR BOOK-S) to
point the telescope’s front end toward the target
object you choose. (Targets should be in excess
of 200m/660ft away: a building, antenna, tower,
electric pole, etc.) Refer to
Hint 4 and Hint 5 .
Look into the eyepiece.
The image will likely be
out of focus at first. Turn
the focus knob slowly
clockwise or counter-
clockwise to find a point
where the image in the
field of view of the eye-
piece becomes sharpest.
How will the image appear in the eyepiece?
The image orientation of the target object differs
depending on what type of telescope and visual
accessories are used. The image may be
inverted or tilted but this does not mean the
telescope is out of order. There is no up or
down in space so image orientation is not so
important. Refer to
Hint 4 & Hint 5 .
Refractor Telescope Catadioptric Telescope
(VMC110L)
Reflector Telescope
Focus Knob Focus Knob
Focus Knob
Refractor Telescope Catadioptric Telescope
(VMC110L)
Reflector Telescope
Focus Knob Focus Knob
Focus Knob
Refractor Telescope Catadioptric Telescope
(VMC110L)
Reflector Telescope
BASIC OPERATION