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PANORAMICTM/SKY TOUR MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS
Parts Check List Parts Check List
Parts Check List (please check various bags for small parts)
Parts Check List Parts Check List
•Panoramic Mount Head (with Panoramic Post & altitude/azimuth encoders)
•Wood Tripod •Tray •Mount Handle
•Eyepiece Caddy Set [with (4) ¼"-20 button head screws & (4) Thumb Knobs
attached and (2) 2"-1¼" Caddy Inserts installed]
•Sky Tour Caddy Plate
•Sky Tour Computer [with (1) 9V Battery]
•Sky Tour Operating Guide, Sky Tour Database, & Harrington Field Guide
•Small-Parts Bags include: (1) Pigtail Wiring Harness, (1) Wiring Harness Junction
box, (1) Velcro strip for Junction box, (3) Rubber Tipped Studs for tripod legs, (2) Studs
for scope attachment, (1) 1/8" Allen Key, (1) 5/64" Allen Key, (5) Plastic Wing
Knobs for scope and tray attachments, (4) Leg Extension and Mount head Lock
Knobs, (2) #10-32 button head screws for Sky Tour Caddy Plate attachment, (1) 1/
8" Allen for Caddy Plate attachment, (2) Velcro strips for Sky Tour attachment
Introduction & Use
The alt-azimuth PanoramicTM Mount with Sky Tour computer will give you years of
observing challenges and pleasures. This system is easy to set-up and requires little
maintenance so you can spend your time where it counts: at the eyepiece.
The Panoramic Mount Head cradles the telescope at its center of gravity, to make
operation smooth and easy. Brass bearings with tension adjustments provide a smooth
vertical motion from about 17° below the horizon to almost Zenith (85°).
To achieve smoothest operation it is important to have the telescope properly balanced
in its mount ring, with the altitude tension knobs providing minimal drag.
The tripod legs are crafted from solid wood and can position the cradle height from 38"
to 62". The legs are tied together by either a powder coated cast aluminum head or solid
brass head. The triangular accessory tray adds extra stability to the tripod.
The Panoramic Mount is ideal for terrestrial and astronomical viewing.
Tripod, Head and Sky Tour Set-up
Installing Foot StudsInstalling Foot Studs
1)
Installing Foot Studs - After removing all packaging material screw the Foot Studs
Installing Foot StudsInstalling Foot Studs
into the bottom of the Leg Extensions.
Installing Leg Extension Lock KnobsInstalling Leg Extension Lock Knobs
2)
Installing Leg Extension Lock Knobs - Screw Leg Extension Lock Knobs into the
Installing Leg Extension Lock KnobsInstalling Leg Extension Lock Knobs
metal Leg Clamp bands.
Setting-up on level groundSetting-up on level ground
3a)
Setting-up on level ground - With the tripod upside down, pull the 3 Leg
Setting-up on level groundSetting-up on level ground
Extensions to the same height and lock in place with Leg Extension Lock Knobs.
Setting-up on uneven terrainSetting-up on uneven terrain
3b)
Setting-up on uneven terrain - Proceed as above, then install Tray (step 4).
Setting-up on uneven terrainSetting-up on uneven terrain
Extend remaining legs until head is approximately level. Lock Leg Extension Lock
Knobs. Move on to step 5.
NOTE: The mount only needs to be sufficiently levelled so the telescope swings
smoothly in any azimuth orientation.
Installing TrayInstalling Tray
4)
Installing Tray - With tripod right side up, spread apart tripod legs. Install Tray
Installing TrayInstalling Tray
by inserting the stud from one of the hinged Tray Supports through the hole in one
corner of the Tray. Secure Tray using one of the plastic Wing Nuts. (Leave Wing
Nut slightly loose to ease installation of the remaining Tray Support screws.) Mount
Tray on the remaining two supports. Tighten all three Wing Nuts after Tray is in
position.
Installing Panoramic Mount Head Installing Panoramic Mount Head
5)
Installing Panoramic Mount Head - Set the Panoramic Mount Head into the
Installing Panoramic Mount Head Installing Panoramic Mount Head
Bushing in the Tripod Head. Screw the Lock Knob into the hole in the side of the
Tripod Head and tighten enough so the head cannot be pulled out. Swing the
Cradle until approximately level and tighten the Vertical Tension Knobs.
Mount head can be moved to other Tele Vue tripods or camera tripods by removing
the Panoramic Post. Use 5/64" Allen to loosen
lower set screw on Azimuth bearing
plate, then unscrew the post. Normally this set screw is tight to prevent Panoramic
Post from unscrewing from the head as mount is turned in azimuth.
NoteNote
Note:
NoteNote
Loose Parts in BagsLoose Parts in Bags
Loose Parts in Bags
Loose Parts in BagsLoose Parts in Bags
Plastic Wing
Knobs for
scope & tray
attachments
5/64"
Leg Extension & Mount
head Lock Knobs
Velcro strips for Sky Tour
attachment
BUSHING
TRAY
LEG EXTENSION
LOCK KNOB
LEG EXTENSION
WITH TELESCOPE
OBJECTIVE FACING LEFT
VERTICAL
TENSION KNOB
PANORAMIC
MOUNT HEAD
AZIMUTH
BEARING
PLATE
PANORAMIC
POST
Studs for scope
attachment
VERTICAL TENSION
KNOBS
CRADLE
RUBBER TIPPED STUDS
WING NUTS
Rubber tipped
studs for
tripod legs
Allen
Key
1/8"
Allen
Key
1/8"
Allen
Key
#10-32 button head
screws for Sky Tour
Caddy Plate
Packed with Caddy Plate
LEG
CLAMP
STUDS
CRADLE
LOCK KNOB
TRIPOD HEAD
Wiring
Junction
Box
Vel cro
strips for
Junction
box
Pigtail Wiring
Harness
PANORAMIC
MOUNT HEAD
LOCK KNOB
TRIPOD HEAD
TRAY
SUPPORT
Rotating the Tele-Pod head
:
G
IN
RN
hile the azimuth tension knob is tight-
WA
w
ened could cause the azimuth bearing to
unscrew and separate.
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Installing Mount HandleInstalling Mount Handle
6)
Installing Mount Handle - Follow instructions packaged with handle.
Installing Mount HandleInstalling Mount Handle
Caddy Set InstallationCaddy Set Installation
7)
Caddy Set Installation - Attach each Caddy bracket by passing the screws
Caddy Set InstallationCaddy Set Installation
through the clearance holes in the yoke arms and fixing the thumb knob tight. The
angled edge will match the arms, so that when viewing from the telescope eyepiece
position, the three 1¼" holes will be on the left side, while the two 2" holes with
removable 1¼" plastic plugs will be to your right.
Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer AttachmentSky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment
8)
Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment - The Sky Tour
Sky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer AttachmentSky Tour Caddy Plate Installation and Computer Attachment
Caddy Plate attaches to either the left or right eyepiece caddy using the two
supplied button head screws and Allen wrench. Keep the two halves of the Velcro
strip together and stick one side on the back of your Sky Tour computer as shown.
Peel the remaining backing off of the Velcro and stick the Sky Tour computer onto
the Mounting Bracket. When using shorter scopes like our Tele Vue-76 or Tele Vue85, make sure you leave enough finger room between the computer and the
focuser knob.
Sky Tour Wiring ConnectionsSky Tour Wiring Connections
9)
Sky Tour Wiring Connections
Sky Tour Wiring ConnectionsSky Tour Wiring Connections
a) If the Sky Tour Caddy Plate is attached to the right Caddy, use the Velcro to stick
the Harness Junction Box to the back of the plate, in the lower right hand corner.
Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness plugs straight in from the left end of
the box. The Pigtail Harness will then plug in from the front. Loop the Pigtail around
and plug it into the Sky Tour Computer.
or
b) If the Plate is attached to the left Caddy, use the Velcro to stick the Harness
Junction Box to the underside of the mount head, in the left corner, against the left
side Caddy Bracket. Orient the Box so that the Main Wiring Harness plugs straight
in from the right end of the box. The Pigtail Harness will then plug into the Box
directly toward you. Plug the other end into the Sky Tour Computer.
Telescope Attachment
1) Thread the two studs into the two end holes on the bottom of your telescope
mount ring. Snug tight using the supplied 1/8" Allen key.
2) With the cradle approximately level, set the scope down within it so that the
studs pass through the clearance holes and the telescope's eyepiece end is
closer to the Altitude Tension Knobs.
3) Lock the scope down with the supplied wing nuts.
Telescope Use
1) Place eyepiece in scope.
2) Apply slight and equal tension to altitude bearings using the altitude bearing
tension knobs.
3) Swing the scope up approximately 45° and check balance. If the scope wants
to swing back down, slide the scope back in the mount ring until balance is
achieved. If the scope wants to swing up, push it forward until balance is
achieved.
4) Apply more tension to achieve the desired feel. Extra tension can be used to
overcome a minor out-of-balance condition. However, excessive tension will
cause the movement to be “jerky.” Severe overtightening could strip the threads in
the mount head. Azimuth tension is pre-set at the factory and should not be
adjusted.
5) The most stable way of slewing your scope is by grasping a fixed part of the
telescope, (i.e., focuser body), mount head or (optional) mount handle. Slewing the
scope by holding the diagonal could cause slight image shift when you release.
Computer Alignment
Please follow the alignment instructions on page 11 in the yellow Sky Tour
Operating Guide. Though the guide was originally written for the Gibraltar
Mount, all aspects of Sky Tour use apply to Tele-Pod and Panoramic mounts.
Yok e Ar m
Sky Tour
Bracket Holes
1¼" Eyepiece Caddy
Right handed installation on Sky Tour
Caddy Plate as
viewed from in front
of the mount
Pigtail
Close-up of junction box
location and orientation
Altitude Tension
Knobs
Left handed
installation on Sky
Tour Caddy Plate
as viewed from
behind the mount
Close-up of
junction
box location and
orientation
2" Eyepiece Caddy
1¼" Removable Insert
Yoke A r m
Velcro location on
back of Sky Tour.
Main Wiring Harness
Sky Tour
Bracket Holes
Altitude
Encoder
Jack
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