Celestron FIRSTSCOPE 70EQ User Manual

Use the three tightening screws located at the
bottom of each leg to secure the extended legs
in place.

To set up the tripod, spread the legs outward
until they are fully extended. Extend the center
portion of each of the three tripod legs down 6­8".

Item #31132

Quick Set-up Guide

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All three legs should be the same length to
provide a level platform for the telescope.

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Locate the equatorial mount and place the
base of the mount through the hole in the
center of the tripod mounting platform.

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Properly assembled, the accessory tray should
appear as pictured above.

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From underneath the tripod mounting platform,
thread the mounting bolt with washer into the
threaded hole on the bottom of the equatorial
mount.

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Thread the latitude adjustment screw into the
equatorial mount until it is touching the inside
of the mount.

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FirstScope 70EQ

Your FirstScope 70EQ includes: optical tube w/tube
ring attached; tripod with center support bracket;
equatorial mount; latitude adjustment screw; two
eyepieces; StarPointer finderscope; counterweight;
counterweight bar; star diagonal; two slow motion
cables; eyepiece accessory tray;The Sky™ CD
software; documentation including owner’s manual.

Item# 21076

Place the accessory tray on top of the tripod's
center leg brace. Thread the tray into the
threaded hole in the center of the leg brace.

Questions or Problems with Set-up?

CONTACT:

Celestron Technical Support: 310.803.5955

Quick Set-up Guide [cont]

Locate the counterweight bar and
counterweight. Slide the counterweight half
way down the counterweight bar and tighten
the locking screw to secure in place.

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Thread the threaded end of the counterweight

bar into the Dec axis of the equatorial mount.

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The longer cable should attach to the Right
Ascension axis and the shorter cable attaches
to the Declination axis as shown above.

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Before mounting the tube, remove the two
wingnuts on the tube rings.

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Place the tube on the mount by lining up the
screws with the mounting holes on the mount.
The dec cable should be extending towards
the focuser end of the telescope tube.

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Reattach both wingnuts and tighten to secure
in place.

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Orient the finderscope so that the glass
window is facing towards the front of the tube.
Place finderscope over the posts on the tube
and tighten it down with the knurled nuts.

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Insert the chrome barrel of the 20mm eyepiece
into the focuser and tighten the set screw.

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Remove the lens cap from the front of the
telescope. To observe, look through the
eyepiece as shown above.

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Locate the finderscope. Remove the knurled
nuts on the threaded posts at the focuser end
of the telescope tube.

Slide the chrome end of the slow motion
control cables onto equatorial mount gear shaft
and tighten set screw to secure in place.

Loosen the set screw on the focuser so that it
does not obstruct the inner diameter of the
focuser. Insert the diagonal and tighten set
screw to secure in place. Remove plastic cap.

For detailed usage information please consult your

owner’s manual.