Using the hand paddle, slew the telescope eastward until you can reach the metal cover that covers the corrector plate at the top end of the telescope. If not, see troubleshooting power problems, below.Ĥ) Remove the Covers: Remove the plastic dust sheet from the telescope.
Note that the telescope should execute some small motions (you can hear the motors whirring), and that the red LED should light. Power on the telescope using the small toggle switch on the telescope “Power Panel” (if you can’t find this switch, see the Celestron manual, Figure 2, for the switch location labelled E). If for some reason you hit the emergency stop button (resist this urge), you must cycle the power on the shutter control box to reset this box, and allow further motions.ģ) Telescope Power: Plug in the telescope. If the object you’re observing is low in the sky, hit the open windscreen button to also lower the windscreen flap. This will only open the shutter, not the windscreen flap. It also has an LED to signal the presence of power.Ģ) Open the shutter: Press the open shutter button. The power switch is located just as the rotation box (that “power on-off” button on the front face of the box with “stop” written above it is the emergency stop, and has nothing to do with the power!). The shutter control box is located near the base of the dome opposite the slit.
The power is the rocker switch on the south side of the box. It has the “dome right”, “dome left” buttons on it. The dome rotation box is by the eastern doorway. South Domeġ) Power on the dome rotation box, and the shutter control box. See the “Observing” section below for alignment procedures. Remove the lens and eyepiece covers from the finderscope. Remove this cover slowly (it sticks partially due to vacuum pressure), and place it out of the way of foot traffic. If not, see troubleshooting power problems, below.ģ) Remove the Covers: Remove the plastic dust sheet from the telescope. Plug the dome rotation power supply cord (hanging from the motor) into the wall.Ģ) Telescope Power: Plug in the telescope. You cannot just show up five minutes ahead of time and expect to get them working in time! Opening the Domes North Domeġ) Open the dome and power the rotation box: Remove the bolt and pull open the dome slit. Note, unless you have used them recently, start setting up these scopes 20 to 30 minutes before the start time of your event. Troubleshooting hints are listed at the end of this document. Note that the 8″ telescopes take much more time to set-up, so start early (and practice before you need to use it!).
There are a few caveats though, one of which is that the Dec/Alt axes of the Meade telescopes have a simple nylon gear, and this can be easily damaged if the telescope is dropped, or someone physically yanks the telescope down. Despite the apparent length of the following directions, our telescopes are rather easy to set-up and to use.
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