Celestron 21028 User Manual

To extend tripod legs, open each tightening clip
to release the tripod leg.

To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward
until they are fully extended and push down
center locking brace.

Item #31132

Quick Set-up Guide

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2

3

Extend each of the three tripod legs down 6-8".
All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.

4

7

Thread the tray into the threaded hole in the
center of the leg brace.

5

Place the accessory tray on top of tripod's
center leg brace.

6

Place optical tube on mount as shown above.
Line up hole on tube with the mounting screw
on the tripod head.

8

To attach the tube to the mount, thread the
screw into the mount using the threaded
adapter on the bottom of the tube.

9

PowerSeeker260

Your PowerSeeker 60 includes: optical tube; tripod
with center support bracket ; three eyepieces; a 3x
barlow lens, finderscope and bracket; eyepiece
accessory tray; telescope carrying case; accessory
case; The Sky™ CD software; owner’s manual.

Item# 21028

Use the three tightening clips located on each
leg to secure the extended legs in place.

Questions or Problems with Set-up?

CONTACT:

Celestron Technical Support: 310.803.5955

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]

Locate the finderscope. Remove the rubber
ring around the finderscope.

11

Slide finderscope into bracket as shown above.

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13

Place mounting bracket over rubber ring and
tighten set screw to secure in place.

14

The finderscope mounts onto the tube by
sliding the tab on the bottom of the
finderscope into the groove on the side of the
optical tube.

15

Once you locate the groove on the optical
tube, slide the finderscope into the groove. The
finderscope should be oriented so that the
large lens faces the front of the tube.

16

Pivot finderscope to desired angle and tighten
locking bolt to secure in place.

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18

Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the eyepiece holder.

10

Before attaching eyepieces to the tri-ocular
holder, remove the plastic eyepiece holder
caps.

Place the rubber ring over the eyepeice end of
the finderscope. Slide ring about halfway down
the finderscope tube.

For detailed usage

information please

consult your owner’s

manual.

19

Tighten set screw to secure in place. Repeat
steps 18 and 19 using other two eyepieces.

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21

Remove the lens cap from the front of the
telescope.

For additional magnification, you can use the
included 3x barlow. Place the barlow in the
tri-ocular holder in place of any eyepiece and
tighten set screw. Put desired eyepiece in barlow.

22

To observe, look through the eyepiece as
shown above.

23

To change the magnification, simply rotate the
tri-ocular holder so that a different eyepiece is
at the top.