SkyGuider™ Tracking Equatorial Mount Instruction Manual Product #3500 and #3520
WARNING! NEVER USE A TELESCOPE OR CAMERA TO LOOK AT THE SUN WITHOUT A PROPER FILTER! Looking at or near the Sun will cause instant and irreversible damage to your eye. Children should always have adult supervision while observing. 1. SkyGuiderTM Tracking Equatorial Mount Overview Thank you for choosing the new iOptron SkyGuiderTM Tracking equatorial mount for astrophotography. This portable mount makes it easy to take long exposures of the night sky without streaking or star trailing.
2.2. Parts List1 ONLINE CONTENTS (click under “Support” menu) www.iOptron.com The SkyGuiderTM comes with either a mount only (#3520) or as a package (#3500) with mount and a short field tripod. • • • This manual Tips for set up Reviews and feedback from other customers #3520 SkyGuiderTM Mount Includes (Figure 1): 2.3. Assembly Terms • SkyGuiderTM Tracking equatorial mount with AccuAligningTM polar scope • Padded carry bag • Counterweight shaft • One 3.5 lbs (1.
to secure it with tripod. Tighten the Tray Locking Knob to fully spread the tripod legs. Adjust the tripod legs to level the mount using the Level Bubble. STEP 1. Select Mount Latitude Range Carefully remove the mount from the package and familiarize yourself with the components shown in Error! Reference source not found.. Alignment Peg The mount is by default shipped with the Long Latitude Adjustment Knob installed (for 35-60º). At lower latitudes of 0-35º, the Short Latitude Adj. Knob needs to be used.
those in the southern hemisphere, use Sigma Octantis in Octans as the pole star. CAUTION: The mount may swing freely when the Gear Switch is released. Always hold on to the mount before you release the gear switch to prevent it from swinging. Otherwise it may cause personal injury or damage to the equipment. To locate the pole star from the polar scope, take off the Polar Axis Cover and Polar Scope Cover. Look through the polar scope eyepiece to locate Polaris (if you are located in northern hemisphere).
southern hemisphere using Sigma Octantis. Using 0.5X Speed You will need to know where Polaris is in the northern hemisphere. You may find this information via an iPhone/iPad app (iOptron Polar Scope in Apple iTune store). The 0.5X tracking speed evenly divides image blur between the sky and foreground. With wide-angle lenses, it can produce dramatic images of a starry sky suspended above a landscape with everything sharp to the eye. Shown in Figure 11 is a screen shot of an iPhone chart.
3.2. iOptron Customer Service 3.3. Product End of Life Disposal Instructions If you have any question concerning your mount, contact iOptron Customer Service Department. Customer Service hours are 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. In the unlikely event that the mount requires factory servicing or repairing, write or call iOptron Customer Service Department first to receive an RMA# before returning the mount to the factory.
IOPTRON ONE YEAR TELESCOPE, MOUNT, AND CONTROLLER WARRANTY A. iOptron warrants your telescope, mount, or controller to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year. iOptron will repair or replace such product or part which, upon inspection by iOptron, is found to be defective in materials or workmanship. As a condition to the obligation of iOptron to repair or replace such product, the product must be returned to iOptron together with proof-of-purchase satisfactory to iOptron. B.
