Trends Audio Discovery 30mm Explorer Telescope Instruction Manual

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Do not view the sun
through the telescope as serious injury to
the eye may occur. To be used under the
direct supervision of an adult.

WARNING!

15X

MAGNIFICATION

30MM OBJECTIVE

LENS

Inspired by

AGES

8+

30mm Explorer Telescope

30mm Explorer Telescope

Instruction Manual

TAKE A

CLOSER LOOK

AT THE WORLD

AROUND

YOU!

a) Remove the plastic dust cap from the
30mm objective lens.

b) Aim the telescope at the subject you
want to see.

c) Place your eye just behind the
eyepiece.

d) To focus, slowly push or pull the
eyepiece until you see your subject
clearly. You will need to hold your
telescope steady, or everything will
look like it is shaking and
make it hard to focus.

Using Your Telescope

2 3

Inspired by

a) Stand the tripod vertically and
spread the three legs fully
apart.

b) Fit the telescope tube to the
tripod bracket and secure it
using the bolt and wing nut
provided.

Assembly

Since your telescope is lightweight it
can be used as hand-held and is
perfect for carrying in your back-pack
and using on trips, holidays and
explorations. It is especially good for
activities like bird-watching!

Your Explorer
Tele scope

YOUR

TELESCOPE

HAS A

15X MAGNIFICATION,

WHICH MEANS YOU

CAN SEE THINGS

15 TIMES CLOSER

THAN WITH THE

NAKED EYE.

Components

30mm Objective

Lens

Optical Tube

Tripod

Dust Cap

Eyepiece

THE FIRST

TELESCOPE IS SAID TO

HAVE BEEN INVENTED BY

A DUTCH MAN CALLED HANS

LIPPERSHEY IN C.1608. HE

WAS A MAKER OF SPECTACLES.

IT WAS GALILEO HOWEVER,

SOON AFTER, WHO MADE

IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS

EARLY CREATION, MAKING

HIS MORE POWERFUL

AND POINTING IT

INTO THE SKY!

YOU HAVE A

‘REFRACTOR’

TELESCOPE, WHICH
MEANS IT HAS A LONG TUBE
WITH A LENS IN FRONT AND

AN EYEPIECE AT THE BACK.

THE FRONT OBJECTIVE LENS

FOCUSES LIGHT TO FORM AN

IMAGE IN THE BACK. THE

EYEPIECE IS A LITTLE

MAGNIFYING GLASS WITH

WHICH YOU LOOK AT

THE IMAGE.