Celestron StarSense Explorer 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Telescope - Manual (Page 8)

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FOCUSING
The SSE Dobs come with a 2” Crayford focuser, a 2”
extension tube, and a 2”-to-1.25” eyepiece adapter.
With these three items, you can use virtually any telescope
eyepiece with the SSE Dob.
For most eyepieces, make sure the 2” extension tube is in
place in the focuser. If it’s not, the eyepiece will not reach
focus. If you’re using an eyepiece that requires a lot of inward
focus travel, remove the 2” extension tube. You may need
to remove the tube if attempting to use your Dob with an
astronomical imaging camera.
If you wish to use a 1.25” format eyepiece, you’ll need to
use the 2”-to-1.25” eyepiece adapter. Simply place it in the
focuser (with 2” extension tube attached), and then place
the 1.25” eyepiece in the adapter. Tighten the thumbscrew
on the adapter to secure the eyepiece in place. The adapter
uses an internal brass compression ring so your eyepiece
barrel won’t be scratched or marred.
To focus, turn the focus knobs clockwise or counterclockwise
until the object in the telescope eyepiece is in sharp focus.
To lock the focuser position in place once you have achieved
sharp focus, tighten the focus lock thumbscrew (Figure
5). If you need to adjust the focus knob’s tension, you can
tighten or loosen the focuser tensioning set screw using the
provided hex key.
FOCUS LOCK
THUMBSCREW
FOCUSER
TENSIONING
SET SCREW
Figure 5: The focus lock thumbscrew locks the focuser in place once focus
has been achieved. The focus tensioning set screw adjusts the tension of
the focusing knobs.
Since the SSE Dob is a Newtonian refl ector, the images
you’ll see will appear upside-down as compared to the naked
eye (Figure 6). While this has little impact on astronomical
observing, it can be a bit confusing when you are viewing
land-based objects.
Figure 6: Like all Newtonian refl ectors, the SSE Dobs produce images that
appear upside-down as compared to the naked eye.
VIEW THROUGH NEWTONIAN REFLECTOR TELESCOPE
NAKED EYE VIEW