Cahill Rooftop Observatory

Overview: Questar

This quick guide is intended as a reference for users who are already familiar with the telescope's operation. You are responsible for following all warnings and instructions described in the full manual.

Major Warnings

Do not point this telescope at the Sun unless you have been trained and authorized with the solar filter – the telescope will focus the sunlight intensely enough to cause blindness and burns. Even observing by projection is unsafe.
Don't take the scope's small size as a license to fling it about wildly. Make sure it's well protected in the trunk or your car, or rides on the rear floor in the cabin, so it won't tumble off the seat if you stop suddenly.
Make sure the declination brake is off before trying to move in dec.
If you find that one of the eyepieces is dirty, please don't try to clean it yourself. Let us know and we'll take care of it.

Quick Start

Remove from Case

Release Dec brake

Tip tube

Side legs in holes

Extendable leg in base

Adjust latitude

RA knob

Dec knob

Dec brake

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