Instruction Manual

Troubleshooting

Here is a quick reference guide to answer some of the most commonly asked questions and solve the

most common problems for the new Solar observer.

I can’t ﬁ nd the Sun - One of the hardest things to master is lining up your telescope on the Sun. You

can use a technique based on minimizing the shadow on the ground. This method will work by standing

in front of and to the side of your set up. You can see the SolarMax casts a shadow onto the lip of the

T-Max™, once you get rid of this shadow you should be on the Sun. Also try and use a 25mm to 30mm

eyepiece to lower the magniﬁ cation. However, by far the easiest way of lining up the sun is to use one of

our Sol Ranger™ Sun ﬁ nders. Using a mount with a Meade Autostar can be helpful in locating the Sun,

especially when used in conjunction with the Sol Ranger.

I found the Sun but it won’t focus. - Make sure that the drawtube or tubes have been extended. If you

still can’t achieve focus you may be looking at a ghost image or reﬂ ection of the Sun. Move the telescope’s

FOV around slightly and you will ﬁ nd the actual image. If this doesn’t work then you should contact

customer service.

I don’t see any detail. - H-a light is very far into the red end of the spectrum and our eyes are not,

initially, very sensitive to this. The more you view the more detail you will pick up. The average observer

takes around 3 months to become fully accustomed to viewing subtle detail in H-a light . Another

important factor is the weather, bad seeing conditions will limit the amount of detail you can see.