Bushnell 78-7880 80MM REFRACTOR - Manuals

78-7860 60mm Refractor 78-7880 80mm Refractor Quick Assembly Diagram 6.

Detailed Assembly No tools are required for assembly of your telescope. Remove all components from the carton and identify all components. It is a good idea to lay all the parts out in front ofyou before assembly. Since your telescope is a precision optical system the parts require careful handling—...

M ALIGNING FINDERSCOPE Look through Main Telescope Tube and establish a well-defined target. (see focusing telescope section) Looking through Wide Field Finderscope, alternate tightening each Finderscope Adjustment Screw until crosshairs of Wi d eField Finderscope are precisely centered on the same ...

M ENJOYING YOUR NEW TELESCOPE 1. First determine your targeted object. Any bright object in the night sky is a good starting point.One of the favorite starting points in astronomy is the moon. This is an object sure to please anybudding astronomer or experienced veteran. When you have developed prof...

M HELPFUL HINTS 1 . Your telescope is a very sensitive instrument. For best results and fewer vibrations set your telescope up on a level location on the ground rather than your concrete driveway oryour wooden deck. This will provide a more stable foundation for viewing, especially ifyou’ve drawn a ...

Button Functions LCD DISPLAY 1. Computer Link 2. Scroll Up Button 3. Scroll Down Button 4. Back Button 5. Enter Button 6. LCD Display 7. On/Off/Dim Button 8. Battery Cover Door 9. Battery Cover Set Screw Northstar Computer Interface Diagram The Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is a two-line, sixteen cha...

M MODE OVERVIEW OF PR ODUCT Explore: The Explore Mode of Northstar provides the ability to explore various astronomical objectscategorized by object type. These objects would fall under one or more of the following types of objects:Deep Sky, Planets, Constellations, and Stars. Each of these subheadi...

M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME When you turn the telescope on a scrolling message will appear: The first display will then prompt you to level the telescope tube. The display will read: The display will alternate to: After the tube is leveled and ENTER is pressed, the display will briefly r...

M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) S T E P 3: SET THE LOCAT I O N The next screen will display: C I T Y will be flashing. By pressing the ENTER button, the display will change to: The country will be flashing. Again by using the SCROLL U P and SCROLLDOWN buttons and the ENTER button...

M ALIGNING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) NOTE: THE USER WOULD JUST H AVE TO GET THE TELESCOPE POINTED RELAT I V E LY CLOSE TON O RTH. THE A L I G N M E N T W I L L BE REFINED AS WE PROGRESS. HOWEVER, IF YOU CAN FIND T H EBIG DIPPER AND USE THE "POINTER STARS", FOLLOW THE ARROW ON ...

M USING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME After EARTH ALIGN, the display will then read: EXPLORE will be flashing. This indicates that you could choose other options by pressing theUP and DOWN buttons. However, let’s look at EXPLORE first. This is the default menu at thispoint because, this will most lik...

M USING NORTHSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME (Continued) The TELESCOPE mode gives you dynamic real-time information on your telescope’s current position in termsof astronomical coordinates. Play around with this mode by moving the telescope around. Notice the three letterabbreviation in the lower right port...

20. The following appendix information is more thorough information than that listedin the main instruction manual. For sake of space, the complete 20,000 objectcatalog is not listed. However, we have included the entire star list and the entireMessier object lists for your information. In addition,...

22. NAME - NAMERA - RIGHT ASCENSION (hours min.min)DEC - DECLINATION (degrees)MAG - MAGNITUDESIZE - SIZECON - CONSTELLATION Messier C atalog Catalog Index MESSIER CATALOG NAME RA DEC MAG SIZE CON DESCRIPTION M001 Crab nebula supernova remnant NGC 1952 05 34.5 +22.0 8.4 6' Tau nebula M002 NGC 7089 21...

M048 NGC 2548 08 13.8 -5.8 5.8 40' Hya open cluster rich M049 NGC 4472 12 29.8 +08.0 8.4 8' Vir round galaxy with bright core M050 NGC 2323 07 03.2 -8.3 6 20' Mon open cluster rich M051 Whirlpool NGC 5194 13 29.9 +47.2 8.1 11' Cvn spiral galaxy structure attached companion M052 NGC 7654 23 24.2 +61....

36. NORTHSTAR COMPUTERIZED STAR LOCATOR SPECIFICATIONS Dimensions 3.5 X 4.7 X 1.8 Weight 10 oz including 9V battery Operating Temperature 10ºC à + 50ºC Telescope Mounting Altitude / Azimuth Display Dot Matrix LCD, 2x16 character Alphanumeric Display Backlight Blue-Green Electroluminescent, 5-brightn...

quick reference card SCROLLUP or SCROLLDOWNuntil the display reads: PRESS ENTER SCROLLUP or SCROLLDOWN Choose option PRESS ENTER PRESS ENTER PRESS BACK button until you getback to the main menu: SCROLLUP/ DOWN PRESS ENTER The TELESCOPE mode gives you dynamicreal-time information on your telescope's ...

warranty / repair 39. TELESCOPE LIFETIME LIMITED WARRANTY Your Bushnell ® telescope is warranted to be free of defects in materials and workmanship for the lifetime of the original owner. The Lifetime Limited Warranty is an expression of our confidence in the materials and mechanical workmanship of ...