Takahashi TSA-102 Instruction Manual

TAKAHASHI

Super

Apochromat

TSA-1D2

INSTRUCTION

MANUAL

TAKAHASHI

Thank you very much

for

your purchase

oltha

Takahashi T5A-l02 apochro-

matic refractor. Your first view

will

show

II

color·frae, high contrllst

image

with pin potnt stars.

You

arll

now

ready

to

use your

TSA

bolh Yisually and for

Imagmg.

In

order

to

use

your TSA.l02

to

the limit of

itl

capabilitilll, plll8se read this

instruction manual carefulty

and

familiarize yourself with

all

the features

and

functions

of

this

instrument.

The TSA-l02

has

been

inspected

by factory

technicians before shipment.

If the instrument should

need

service. please

contact your local Tllkahashi distributor for authorized service.

it.

WARNING

I

I

NEVER

TRY

TO

OBSERVE THE

SUN

THROUGH

THIS

TELESCOPE

WITHOUT

THE

PROFESSIONALLY

L!'.DAN~

DESIGNED

FILTER FOR

THE

PURPOSE

OF

SOLAR

OBSERVING.

DIRECT

VIEWING

OF

THE

SUN

WILL

li§)I'

CAUSE

INSTANT

BLINDNESS.

KEEP

THIS

TElE.

SCOPE

OUT

OF

THE

REACH

OF

CHILDREN.

COVER

FINDERS

WITH A SMALL

SUN

FILTER

IF IT

IS

USED.

&

CAUTION

• The TSA-102 has been collimated

by

highly trained technicians. If you feel

your instrument

is

out

of

collimation. please contact your local distri bulor

for

SIIlVice.

• l(eep the lens cap on the

TSA

when not

in

use. Thil

WIll

help prevent dust

from

collecting on the surfce

of

the lenl.

• Should cleaning

be

necessary, please contact

y()Ur

local distributor before

proceeding lor the correct procedure

for

cleanmg the len. lurf&ce.

• Never remove the lens celilrom the

TSA.

Doing

10 will void the 5-yell'

war_

ranly.

If

SIllVice;s needed, please

COl1l3Ct

yOU!

local diSlributor.

- 2 -

Table

of

Contents

Warning & Caution ....·,..· · ····················2

Specifieations ···················· · · 3

Tube Assembly Layout

..·..

· ·

.. ··..

· ·

····4

What is

the

TSA-102 ················ ..··..·,..·..··..··..,5

Attaching Finder & Tube

Assembly

6 - 9
Finder Alignment 10·11
Observation , , ··12-13

Accessorie5

fOf

PhotoNlSUal Application

14-1

9

Care & Maintenance 20
System

Chan

············..···························21-23

SPECIFICATIONS

II

II

========:!

Effective Aperture _ 102mm
Focal Lenglh

816mm

Focal Ratio 1:

8.0

Focal Lenglh'wtth

reducer

610mm

Focal RaIla wilh

reducer

_............

I:

6.0

AesovlngPower

1.14

w

Limiting Magnitude 12.0
Light Gathering Power 212X

Image

Circle with 35Flallerlflr

til

40mm

Photogr.phic

"'",Id with 35Flattener 2.S"

Im.ge

Circle with Reducer

dJ

50mm

Pholographic Field with Reducer 4.7"
Diameter

of

M.in

Tube 114mm

Total Length of

M.ln

Tube

890mm

(When

Ihe

lenl

shade

is

relf.cted]

790mm

Weight

of

Main Tube

Assembly

·....

.bl.

5.4kg

Finder

Scope

7KSO

6.3'

-

3-

'ow.i

....

Knob--_~

~Iinc($)

711

25-])

~

____

Findo. Brocket

,::::j~-Drnt"'"

lock

Kob

~---Ocul.r

Adopter

(50,

B{2-]l

Tube

Assembly

Layout

II

II

=======!I

•

TSA-l02S

0..

Shi.ld

Cove,

!leo

Shield

___

/Dn

Shlold

Loel<

Ser

..

~

LOllI

Sh8ClI

Rilll

AI ~ '

....

'1M

Ocul., AdIPtor(31

-.

Fig. 1

-

--

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TlIkllhuhi

hll5

designed

II

new

triplet

apochromllL This design

pI3ce,

the

ED

ele-

menl

in

the middle position. The TSA de·

sign reduces color lIberrlltionHhe halo in F

and 9 lines)

10

l/Jrd

that

of

II

Iluorite

:

:::::

.

llpochrom81.

The TSA

has

been

de$igned

10

ill'lltging

ap-

plication. using

1I

ceo.

OSLR

cameral when

used

with the

TOA

reducer

and

35-Flanener.

The 35·Flllnener

produces

10

mk:ron

mrs

•

-

•

-

.-

laota.

35mm photographic field, while the

reducer

P4'oduees.

nit

field with

10

micron

Spot

0--

....

loy

photol

........~ ..,.10

118r.

in

the middle.

........_-""'~-

The TSA-102

lIthe

first

in

1I

series

of

com-

..

-

PIlCI,

Colof.Ifea light

wieghlllpochrOffilltic

~

•

refractor

•.

Spot

o..v-

by

ohotov

.,.10

..............

__

.......

.-

-,-

,ei

-er

mb'y

eA

rf

you

have purchased

the

TSA-1

02

as a set

or

purchased

the

finder

and

brBlcket,

the

finder nd bracket Ihave been

shipped

unat-

tached.

Use the allowing instructions

to

at

tach and align the finder.

Attac ing

he

Fnder

Place

the

fi

der

bracke

over

the

two

holes

Fig.2

o:n

the

left

side

of

he focus,e

lmd

attach

the

bracket

with

he Allen

screws

supp

'ed

with

the

finder

bracket. M ke certain

that

Lock

Nu

the

screws are

fghtened

sufficiently

to

keep

the

fi

ndar

bracket

hom

moving

the

reby

7

misaligning

the

finde

.

Be

ore

il1sertinge

111

der

in 0 e

finde

bracket,

using standi;! rd

cellopha

e

tape,

place a

double

layer

of

this tape

around

the

Fig,3

finder

where

the

three

set

screws

located

AI

Ien

wrencn

in

the

front

of

the

finder

bracket

wll

com

.

Tube holder

con

ae

with the finder. This

wTl

help

pre-

i

to

r

C.pBo~

vent

the

mder tube

from

eing schra ched

by

the

screws. Loos·en

the f om

and

rear

:/

finder

bracket screws. Loosen

the

front

and

rear find

er

bra ckat scraws. Carefu

IIy'

se

the

finder

intol e

racket

alnd

hold

the

finder

as par lIel

as

possible

to

the

tube as-

sembly

when

the

finder

bracket

screws

are

tightened a:round

hefindar.

This wil make

alignment

easier.

If

ill,

finder iliumin:ator will

be

used.

remove

the

chromed

cap

screw

located

in

fran

of

eyepiece. Refer to Fig. 2 &

3.
Fig.4

A 19nment Screw

/

-6-

• Attaching Ihe Tube

Assembly

to

the

Mounl

Attach

the

tube

holder to the

mount

using

the

Bmm Allen

screws

supplied

with

the

tube

holder

as

shown

in Fig. 4. The

lube

assembly can lhen be placed ;nlo the lUbe

holder

and

secured

with the lock nut after

the clam shell has been closed over the tube
assembly. This tube holder can be used with
all

Takahashi moonlS.1f astro imaging

Is

one

oflha

uses. then the heavier duty the

moolr1.

Ihe better.

In

the case

of

the T5A·1025, this

woold be the Takahashi EM-200 mount.

The

correct

way

to

altach the lUbe holder

to the moonl

is

to use the Allen screws pro-

vided with Ihe

rube holder. After

placing

the

It.Jbe

assembly into Ihe tube holder, the next

step

ill balancing. Refer 10 fig.

5.

Now

that the Insuument has been attached

to

the

mount,

it

will be

necessary

10 bal·

ance

the

load

in

the

R.A.

and

Ihe Dec.

The

'irll

IIep

is

to

clamp

the

R.A.

and

unclamp the Dec. Hold the tube

01

the tele-

scope

in

the event

It

is

oot

of

balance. Then,

loosen

the

tube

clamp slightly

so

that

the

tube

can

be

moved in either direction. Move

the tuba

In

either direction until

it

balances.

When

the

tube

is

balanced,

tighten

the

clamp.
Nexl,.loosen

the

R.A.

clamp, and tlghtllflthe
Dec. clamp. Unclamp the counter·weightlll
and

slide them

in

either direction until

the

package

is

balanced.

o

..

•

How

To

Retract

The

Lens

Shade

The Lens

Shade

of the TSA-102S

i'

rellaet-

able. When

the

TSA·102S

is

to

be

Ilani'

ported. retract

the

lens

shade

until

it

resla

on

the

ring installed

in

the

tube

assembly

for

that

purpose.

The

shade

can

be

Ill·

tended

when

the

TSA-l02S

Is

used,

1.

Remove the

«Ip

Of

the

dew

Ihield.

2.

Loosen

the

two

lock

Ic,eWl.

J.

Extend

the

daw Ihleld.

•.

Turn

the

mung

SCr,WI

until

they

mak,

Conl8Ct.

Fil.6

[Caut ion)

Remove the

lenl

shade

cap before moving

the Lens $hade. The

fit

is tight

enough

to

blow

the

lens

shade

cap

off of

the

Lens

shade

and

it

allows the lens shade to move

easier.

-

7-

• Compression Ring

Remove the ocular

adapter

cover after the

locking ring

has

been

loosened

by turning

It

counter clockwise. Then, insert

the

de-

sired ocular or

31.7 diagonal into Ihe adapter

and

tighten

the

ocular

rrng

by

tuming

it

clockwise.

• Connection the System Parts

The

adapters

and

the rings ere provided

00

the

visual back to

connect

various

system

parts. Carefully

study

the

&ystem

chert

in

this

book

before

connecting

any

system

parts. Connectioo

of

the

incorrect parts may

prevent

the

telelcope

from

coming

to

I

sharp

focUI

Of

any focus at

all.

Refer to the

Fig. 8

for e lIandard

connection.

/ll.1U

1.0

ee.-

......

Rifle

/

Fie 7

-,

-

• 'ocus'ng

Atter 'nsertingl

the

ocular in

o'e

te'leco

e,

it

is necessary

to

ach"eve

the

best

possible

foe

I

s.

Remember t e atomsphere

willlimiit

the 'g e magnifica ion that can be used

on

any given nig . Us'ng

the

lowest

power

oCliJla

; focliJs

the

image

and

then

"ncrease

th,e

maglnifica'o

by

using

shorter

and

shorterfoca'llength OClI ars I n

II

the desired

magnifica

ion

is reae ed.

This

procedure

all.ows

the

cen erin

of

an

object

at

high

magnification.

Please familiarize

yourself

with

the

following.

IFocusing

System

The

TSA-l

02

uses iii rack-a

nd-pinion

fo-

cuser. This focuser enables e observer to
focus rapidly. TlIfntng

thefocuser

clockvv'se

w'lI

move

the

drawtube

out,

while

turning

the counter-clockwise

will

move

the

draw-

tube·

. Refer

to

IFig.

9,

The

optional

Mic

0

E ge Focuser

[MEF-1]

adds

1'0

0 1

fine

fo~

eus

for

fine

focusing

at

high

magnification

or

for

'ma,gi g,

Focus r Clamp

Focuser

Remove he lens shade cover and the alu"
min

plug

from

the 31,7 m compression

ri

-9 ada,pet. I

se

he

diagonal

i to . e

compression ing adapter. Carefully ig'h

en

the

co

pression ring until

it

begins

to

rna e

contact

wi

h the barre

o,f

dIagonal. It

'sot

nec,essary 0

overtighten

the

ringl

to

hold

e diagonal.

Then

insert

the

ocular

in 0 th e

com

pres·

sion

ri

9

of

t e diagonal, repeating previ-

ous

process.

Be

ca,retul

otto

overti'ghten

the

compression

r'ng.

Begin the

focusing

p ocess

by

cl100sig

a

brig t star in a

covenient

position.

When

you

hink

that

you

have

achieved the

best

focus,

move

_he

focuser inside and outside

of

w a

you

hink

is

the

bes focUis.

This

will

conti m

the

critica procedure.

Begin

with a low

power

ocular

and

then

proceed

"'gher

and h'gher until

the

desired

magnification

has been achieved.

When

the

best

focus

at.

igh m gnificaticn

has been achieved, yo

may

no ice a

brigh

and

d'm

ring

around

the star.

This"s

not a

de

act bu rather a diffractio pattern which

,

IS

an

ind"ca

ion

of

diffraction Ii 'ted

,opt.ics,

fig.9

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g

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tr::::_::-

umnnnnmn_n_m:Cr-"':c-~

BeIDl"

Ihe

finder

is

placed

in

the

finder

holder,

use

plastic clee,

tape

lind

tape

the

finder

with

two

layers

10

prevent

the

lube

from being scratched

by

the

',onl

finde,

set

screws.

A finder is 8 useful tool.

1\

permits

the

pre-

cise

centering

of

an

object

in

the

field

of

view. The 6.3' field

of

villW

allows

the easy

centering

of

an

object

to

be

viewed

Of

pho-

tographed.

The TaKahashi

finder

uses en

interrupted

crosshair

which

is

designed

10

allow

the

easy centering

olin

objecllo

be photo-

graphed or observed. The

wide

field

of

the

finder makes tlla finding

of

an object easier,

therefore,

it

il

impofl1nt mat !he finder lind

Ihe lelescoep

be

in

alignment. The follow·

ing

procedure

can

be

used

to align

the

finder.

• Alignment

Procedure

1.

Plllce

II

low power

eyepiece

in

the

tele·

1COpe

lind

center

a bfight

'tar

in a con-

venient

part of

the

sky.

00

not forget to

engage

!Ile motor drive to keep

the

Il8r

centered.

If this procedure

il

done

in

day-

light,

use

an

object

that

II

lit lellst

one

mile

i1wilY.

Loosen the lock nuts

on

the

finder brllCkelllnd lIightly move the

'Iar

to

the

center

of

the

field using

the

ad·

justing IIlignment screws.

FiC.IO

2.

Then

use 8 higher

msgnific81ion

.'1'11-

pieee

and

repeallhe

procedure

by

cen-

tering

the

object

in

the

field

01

view

01

the telescope

end

then the finder.

Con'

tinue this

p.oeets

untillhe

hlghes'

pos.

sible megnifiealioo has

been

used.

•

Adjusting

Screw

Procedure

1.

Tum

1111

the

lock

nutl

until they rellch the

head

01

thlllllignment

screwl.

Fi

I.

11

v

....

F..ld

of

F..-

FiC.12

-

10-

2.In

orde'

to

move

the

crosshllir

In

the di-

rection

01

the arrow, first 100Mn

Ia_

(al

and

lighten

(pushl

the

finder wIth

iCfew

Ie).

This procedure

wiI

mOVil

the

cronhIiI

in

the desire cWecbOfl. TM

lOP

of

the

tinder WIll

move

in

the

~I.

dit"ectlOn

iIOd

the

obtect

wiI

rnooq

in

!he

di'eetlon

of

the

slMOer

errow

Refer

10

Fig.12.

3.ln e Slmililr

felhion

the

direction of

the

mo

....

m.nt

of

th.

linder

tI

made

by

ed-

hlsling

the

Ihr

..

Krewa.

Le.m

Ih.

r.lationship

b.tween

the mo...

e-

m.nt

olth.

three

.djulling

scr.WI.

II

the

linde'

c.nnot

be

moved

In

the

dlli"d

di-

reetion,

1000n

th.

kN;;king

nUll.

• RetIcle Illuminator [Optionall

Thl1x50

finder

!NIs

provision

lor

.n

OJ)-

tion.l

ret>dl~.

If

an illuminator will be installed.

"move

the

elP

ecrew"

the

end

of

the finder

and

instllN

the rebCle illuminator. The illumina-

10' mak

..

the

centering

of

dim

obj.cts

elSiet'.

In

order to Ium Ihe iIIuminetor on. turn the

knob

clockwill.

Th.

knob

will

click

when

the

illumInator

turns

on.

As

the

knob

is

turned,

the

r.licle

wi.

brighten. Adjust the

knob

to

the

delH'ed

brightness.

Turn

the

knob

countef-dockwlH

past

the cltck to

tum

the

-..ninator

off. Refer

to

Rg.13.

• Replacing The Battery

Before ch8nging the baneries in

the

~lumi-

nator.

please

be

certain

to

turn

it

off.

Un-

lICfew

the banery

holdef-

as

shown

in

F'rg.14.

Remo....

the

old balteries

and

insert

new

one

after they

hr.ie

been

wiped

with.

clean

dry

cloth.

Check the poI;,rity of

the

ban".

ies

belore

inlMlrtiflll

them into

the

holder.

Use

IWO

silv...

(V76-PKI

or equIValent bal·

teries

.

HoW

__

_

-Mtt.y_

, .

Fia.

13

-11-

Vis a

lApp

.icatio

IS

'.

Determining

Magnification

The

magnification

of

any

ocular

used

wit

the teIescope

c-a

n be caleu!a ed by

us'

9 the

fol

owing

tomura.

Therefore,

sharterfocal

leng h eyepieces

wil

produce

the

highe

magnification. On a

night

()

very

good

seeing

'he

TSA-102

telescopes

can be used a 100X

per

inch

,of

aperture,

and

on

some

nights,

of

exceptional

seeing,

120X

more.

T ese rare

nights

of

exceptional seeing

will

reveal

fine

planetary

filaments

and

small crater ets

on

the

moon.

At

the

lowBr

end,

about

OX

per

inch

or

so

wil

produce

breathtaking

wide

field

view

of

nebulae

and

comets.

• Compression Ring Star DiagiOnal

The

31.7 ( 1/4

m

l

di

gon I prism is inserted

into

he

compression

rin.g

adapter

,at

the end

o

the

facuse

a d

tightened

ntil i holds

t e

diagonal

in

place. Then

the

acullar can

be

inserted

into,

he

compression

ring

adapter

of

the

diagonal

and

tighte

ing

te

compression

to

hold

he

ocular.

Lunar observation

The

moon

iis

an exceillen 0

ject

for

begi

-

ners and advanced amateur astronomers as

well.

The

entire

Moon

Gan

be

viewed

at

about

50X,

but

on

cle r night near full 'Moon,

it

is best

to

use a

58

glreel1, 3N5 0

va

jab'le

palar"zingl

filter

to

view

he

ef!ire

dis

.

Using

higher

mag

iflcartfon on

the

Moon

is

any

phase 0 ee

detail

will

al

ow

t e

ob-

serve

to

see

smaller

and

smaller

detal

ay

structures, and

rilles. For

this

type

of

,ob-

servation

he

filter

is

normally

removed

be-

e use as

the

magnification

'goes

up,

the

image

brigh

ness decreases.

The

ul

ra

high

co

ntra

st

irnages

prod

uced

by

th

e TSA-102

will

amaze

the

observe.

In

order

for

the

observer

to

enjoy

a va

iili-

ion

of

magnified

observation

without

troubllesome

attaching

and

detaching

oc

Irs,

5'-\lJr

et

ocular

holder

is opHonally

available,. Refer

to

the

system chart.

Plan

etary

observation

he

TSA-l

02 ·s pa

,icularly

suited

for

plan-

etary

observation.

The-

high

cont' ast,

very

sharp

images

will reveal a wealth

of

pl:an-

e ary detail.

In

order

to

see

his

f"ne

deai

the

nigh

S!

ouild be

very

steady.

If

the stars

at

the

ze·

nith

twfnkle a good

bi,

he

e

planets

wm

Ilook

sharp

at

low

m'agnifica1:ion.

When

the

star a

he

zenlith

is

steady hen high

magni-

-12

-

Seeing

fica

ion

ca

n be used a reveal a wea I

the

detail. Magnifica io s of 100x per inch can

be

used.

These nights

of

steady seein will also

pro-

duce

fine

images

using a digital

SLR

or

a

35mm

camera using Fuji Velvia slide

film.

Effective focal ratios in excess 0

f/l00

can

be used.

• Observation

of

deep sky objects

In gene

aI, obse

v'ng

deep sky objects re-

qu'res

a

low

power,

w"defield

ocular

whic

produces the maKimum rightness. On he

o her

'h

nd,

observing g'lobular clusters and

small neburae requires high magnification,

his is particularly true in ci ies

with

high
sky brightness, High magntfication will help
reduce

the

sky background and hence

im-

prove

th

contrast

necessary

to

view

the

object(sl,

Astra Imaging

Focusing

is he

mos

critical

elemen

of

making great

as

0 images. Once critical

fo-

cus habe been Ichieved, then outstanding

imagies can be made. It is a

good

practice

to

recheck

critical

focus

before

'mage

is

made.

Eyepiece P

ojection

ImBging

When

you

want

to

make lunar

or

planetary

images the TCA-4 is designed

to

make eye-

piece

projection

images easier.

The

TCA-4

will

accept

any

Takahashi

LE

31.7

(1

11

")

ocular and variable

ea

ure sli ing tube gives

the

imager

la

itude in de

ermining

he size

of

he Inal image.

It

is

important

hat

high

magnification

im-

ages

of

the

00

and lanats require good

seeing. The

method

for

determining

the

qu

lity

of

seeing on a scale

of 1 to

10,

wi

h

10 being perfectly steady seeing is

to

look

to

the zeni h at a brig ht star. If

it

is

twin

ling

rapidlYI

he

seeing is

between 1to

4. If

the

twinkling

is

moderate

this is 5-6.

If

the star

twines

slowly

to

no twinkling,

we

have the

7

to

10

night. The

I.ess

twinkle'

he better.

Ll

Cautions

When taking high m gnification photo­graphs

of

the

Moon

and planetsl pay

careful attention 0

blance.

Rebalance

the telescope w e

the. object is placed

in the center

of

the camera.

If the

telescope

is

moved

to

another

object, then rebalance

it

in the position

in

which

the

photos

will

be taken. Do

not

use the camera shutter; use

the

~hat

trick-

a.

blac

card place

over

the

lens

shade before the shutter is

set

on bulb,

After

he

vibr,ion

has stopped; remove

th

black

card

fa

'he

duration

of

he

photo,

which

will

normal,ly

be'

sec-

onds.

-

3-

I

Accessories for Photo/Visual Application

.31.7

Compression

Ring

Diagonal

and

Mirror

Diagonal

Both

of

Ihese diagonals take up different

back focus. This

is

noted on the diagram.

The 31.7 prism diagonal

will

require the fo-

euser

10

be racked

out

fUrlhe

•.

FIt:.

16

311_~

Fi,.IS

•

2X

Barlow

lens

This Barlow

lens

was

originally d81iigned

for

the FS

Series

and

it

can

be

used

lor

the

1SA

fOfvisual

use.

This

short

BarloW

can

be used

with the

11/4"

diagonal or

2~

mirror diego-

MI.

-am

3110..-.

AdoQt

..

","-'0

so

..

En-

T-OO

-,

Fit:_

17

- 14 -

• 5-Turret

Ocular

Holder

5-turret Ocular Holder

is a unique

ocular

holder

Ihal can

attach

live dilferenl 31.7

ocular5 to view an object with live dille,ent

magnifications quickly

by turning lhe hokle,.

Rele, to

FIg.

18,19.

}J-'

--10

Fie.

18

........

• Twin Viewer Binocular Viewer

Tl>e

Twin

Vlewer is a

45"

b1noc:ul., viewer.

The

two

compression

ring ocular adapters

insure

thaI

me

optical

axes

are

all

coinci-

dental

for

the

best

possible. The buih

in

2x

barlow lens

and lE oculars

will

provide ex·

cellent

views

ollhe

Moon

and

planelS

and

when

Ihe

ba,low

is

"moved,

wide

field

views

of

deep

space

objeClS.

Fie

19

-

-

15

-

•

35

Flattener

This flattener is specially

designed

10

pro-

duce

a flal field for

U511

with a

36mm

SLA,

DSLR,

and

CCO

Cilmllfil

or

visually. It is nec-

essary

due

10

Ihe

generous

back

locus

10

use

lhe

CA-35 (50.8IfT).

Focal Lenglh

SOOmm

Focal Ratio

F:

7.8

Image Circle

~

40mm r60%

illuminated]

""

•

SO,I

0.0..--

........

r'

Fle.21

•

Reducer

Thil newly

developed

reducer U5IIS 2 multJ.

coaled

elements

to

produce a Rat

fillld wilh

a fasler focal ratio than

the

f18.0

10

116.0.

The

sterl

Itill

remain

under

20 microns,

which

mike

it

useful

fOf

CCO

cameras

with smaller

chips.

Focallenglh

,

6tOmm

Focal Ralio ,

F:

6,0

lmlge

Circle

I/J

50mm

[60%

illuminated]

,

....

•

Camera

Angle

Adjusler

(CAA)

The

Camera

Angle

Adjusler

allows a

cam·

era

or

ocular

and

diagonal

10

be

totated

360

wilhout

loss

of

focus.

It

allows

the

ocular

10

be

placed in a

conve·

nient position

or

il allows Ihe

camera

to

be

-

16

Fi,l.

22

10lated

10

properly

Irame

an

image

wilhout

loss

01

locul.

Thil

model

will

IiI

the

Takahashi refractors

with

the

2.1' locuser.

-

• CA·35

Th"e

are

IWO

dillerenl

35mm

camela

adapter

availabla

lhat

will allOw an SLR/

OSLR

and

CCO

camera

to

be

anached

to

DO

B m

the TSA-l02.

a. CA-35tSO.8l

101

prime locoa.

Refer to

Fig.

23

b. CA-3S(TSA-l02l

101

redocer loco•.

Relelto

Fig.

24

""

Fie

23

[]J-

""

Fie

2•

•

T·Moont

& Wide

Moont

T·Adapters

The T-Moont

isosed

to

c:onnee:t

to

the

TeA-

4 eyepiece projectioo &dapter lor high mag-

nification

photos

and

CCO

images

01

the

Moon

and

p1anels. Relel

10

Fig

25

The

Wide

T-Mounl

can

be

used

lor prime

Fie

25

locus,

reducer, 35·flattener photography.

Rerer to Fig.

26.

Fie

26

-11-

.TCA·4

This variable eyepiece device attaches

eel-

ily

to

the

TSA

fO' high quality high magnifl-

Cltion

photol

01

the

lurface

of

lhe

Moon

end

plenell.

It

can

be

used

with e

film

or

ceo

camera. Refer

to

Fig 27.

III-f

• MEF-l

The

Mic.o

Edge FoeuMr

it

en

ot)tton"ly

eveiteb'e

10

10

1 fine

locus

enaenm.,t

thM

,.mIits

10

to

1

rone

focus

for

Cf~

foeus.

log

fl)(

~lf"Ig

I)(

Ngh

m.gnmbOn.

• FOR-l

FOR-1

is

very

wnventent

device

to

enach

end

6etadl the rmdeo quickly.

Onee

it is

set

on

the

focuSlf

housiog, you can a"ecto and

dellch

the

linde,

quickly by

thumb

turn

screw

The

linder alignment

'lIJfIIinulmost

the

lime

in doing so.

FIe

28

Fie_29

-

11-

Sun Projection Screen

The hIgh quali optics

of

the

TSA-102 will

provide oUitstanding

images

of

the

Su

,It

is

best

to ;se

hig

h quality 9

lass

filters

or

H-

alpha

filter.

ever

ob

e e

the

sun

directly.

This

will

ca use insta nt

bli

dness.

Cover

your

finder with

two

layers

of

al:uminlzed - y ar,

or

an

Dpaque

coVer

mder

to

allow

t e

ob-

server

to

can

_e

the

sun.

Sun

Projection

Observation

Sys

-em

Sun

Projection

Screen

Accessory Holder

Ring

ig.30

-

19-

Ca

·ance

Before A

empf, 9 To

Clea Your

Opfcs,

Contact

Your

ocal Distr"bu

or

F,or

Pre-

cis,e

Inst

l1ction Or Advice

On

How

To

Proceed.

If

the

front

ens

of

the objec ive as d'

st

or

di

particles

on

it, use a

large

hand

powered

blower

to

remove

tine

particles.

Under

0 circumst nees

should

dust

be

removed

by

any

other

means,

rubbing

the

surf,ace

will

cause scratches.

If

the

lens

must

be

cleaned, be certai

that

a I

d s

and

dirt

par

ides

have

been

r'e-

moved

by

using a blower.

Then,

using

cotton

sws,bs s'ig htly

mots

ened

with

lens cleaner, gently clean t e particles off.

• REM

EMBER,

DO

NIDT USE A

_'

FORM

OF

,CANNED

AIR

TO

REMOVE

T E PART CLES.

This predue is

v,ery

cold and 'could harm

the

front

lens

of

the' obje,ctive. Be cer-

taill

tna

ta

dew

cap

is

removed

before

atlemp, ·ng

to

clean the objective. Use

the

following procedure,

if

he

front

and rear

s'u

races

0

the

objective

mus

be

,cleaned.

Dew

Shield

Fig.31

1.

Remove t e

dew

shield

'fl'O

the

cell

by

turning

i counte

-c

ockwise. In case

of

the

dew

shield is retractab

e.

loosen the

lock screws and

remove

it.

2,

IRemove he

sc

ews

tha

a,

ach

the

ob-

jac

'fve

to

the celli. These

,are

he shorter

Screws

with

the

la

9€ltheads.

Alw·

ys

kieep

one ha d on he objective

as

hese

screws

are remove 0 eep

it

from

fal'l-

ing.

As

you

emove

the

objecfve

cell,

ma e two

marks

on

he

cell and base so

that

i

will

be

placed

back in its original

position after cleaning.

In

the diagram the

s,crews

r,emoved

re

calJ,e,d

"pulling

5,crews".

3.

After cle ning,

an

eh

the

objec ive

again

to

the

base,

aligning

the

marks madle

on

both

when,

he

objecive

cell

w.as

re-

moved.

lif

thi is

ot

done,

the telescope

win

not

be properly col imated. I

you

feel

that

you

do

n01

w'shto

do

this

proce-

dure,

contact

yom

distributor.

They can

do·

is

procedure

and

re

ur the

inst

u-

mentto

yo

.

Do

notry

to

disassemble

the

lens cell

fo

·he lens c

€lan"

9,.

It will be impossible

to

collimate

the

objec

've

without

the

specia

Ico

iiimatar.

If

the

telescope

is

used

in

conditiolllof

high l.Jmidity, b

ee

,sin

ha,

it'

ta e

indoms

and

dr'ed

out

before it is sto ed.

It

the

dew

has

no

been

dried

and

the

ins

rument

is stored,

there

will

be

a

halrm~

ful

:residue left

on

the surfaces

ofthe

tele-

scope.

Leave

the

I,ens

cap

off

until

the

objective lens

i's

totally

died.

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