Omegon AC 50, AC 500 AZ Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual

Omegon AC 50/500 AZ

English version 2.2015 Rev A

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The Omegon® AC 50/500 AZ

Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® AC 50/500 AZ. This small telescope will give
you hours of fun. With this telescope, you will be able to see the craters on the Moon and much
more.

1. Included parts.

We have included
several accessories, which will make the use of the telescope easier and fun. Please take a look at
the list of the parts, so you can identify them in the future.

1. & 2. Two eyepieces 0.965” (24.5mm); an H20mm and an H12.5mm eyepiece;

3. 14x microscope/erecting eyepiece;

4. 6x finderscope;

2. Parts list description.

1- Diagonal mirror; 6- Tripod leg;
2- Eyepiece; 7- Azimuth locking thumbscrew;
3- Finderscope; 8- Altitude adjustment;
4- Optical tube; 9- Fixing knob;
5- Azimuth adjustment; 10- Focuser.

3. Getting started.

Extend the tripod as shown in figure 3. Insert the finderscope in bracket as shown in figure 4. Use
the three finderscope screws to fix the finderscope tube. Place the tube on the tripod (figure 5). Use
the supplied fixing knob to secure the tube. The mount has two precision adjustments: an altitude
(figure 6) and an azimuth adjustment. When the altitude adjustment is rotated, the mount tilts in
altitude (figure 7). The azimuth adjustment allows adjusting the mount in azimuth (figure 8). Both
adjustments are used when pointing to an object to precisely center it in the field of view. To lock
the azimuth adjustment, use the fixing knob (figure 9). It is important to align the finderscope with
the telescope, so whenever you point the telescope, the image seen through the finderscope
matches the one in the telescope’s eyepiece. Additional instructions on how to align the
finderscope can be found on the next pages.

Figure 1. Parts list.

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Figure 2. Tripod assembly.

Figure 3. Extended tripod..

Figure 4. Insert finderscope.

Figure 5. Place the tube and fix it.
Figure 6. Altitude adjustment.

Figure 7. Tilt the mount by turning the altitude adjustment.