Celestron Travel Scope 60 DX Portable Telescope with Smartphone Adapter Travel - Page 7

YOUR FIRST NIGHT OUT- THE MOON The best and easiest target for you to try to view first is the Moon. Try observing the Moon at different points in its phase cycle. The best time to view the Moon is from two days after a New Moon up to a few days before a Full Moon. During this period, you will be able to see the most detail in the craters and lunar mountain ranges. 1 2 3 With the Moon visible in the sky, set up your telescope with the 20mm eyepiece installed. Move the telescope so that it is roughly pointing toward the Moon. Look through the finderscope and locate the crosshair reticle. Continue moving the telescope until the crosshair appears over the Moon. 4 Low Power Eyepiece 5 6 8mm 20mm Focus Knobs Look through the telescope's 20mm eyepiece. Gently turn the focus knobs to adjust the sharpness of the image. CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE NOW OBSERVED YOUR FIRST CELESTIAL OBJECT! To get a closer view of the Moon, loosen the set screws on the focuser and remove the 20mm eyepiece. Replace it with your 8mm eyepiece and tighten the set screws to secure it in place. The 8mm eyepiece will give you significantly more magnification, making the Moon appear much larger. NOTE: You may need to adjust the focus knobs when you change eyepieces, so make sure you are getting the sharpest image possible. You can view many other celestial objects, such as planets, star clusters and nebulae using this same technique if you know where to find them in the night sky. Celestron's free SkyPortal app for iOS and Android can help you locate and identify a wide array of celestial objects quickly and easily. 6 | ENGLISH