Celestron 52291 Telescope User Manual


 
power and has a 30mm objective lens. Incidentally, power is always compared to
the unaided human eye. So an 8 power finder magnifies images eight times more
than the human eye.
To make the alignment process a little easier, you should perform this task in the
daytime when it is easier to locate objects in the spotting scope without the
finder. To align the finder:
1. Choose a conspicuous object that is in excess of one mile away. This will
eliminate any possible parallax effect.
2. Point your spotting scope at the object you selected and center it in the
main optics of the spotting scope.
3. Check the finder to see where your alignment target is located in the
field of view.
4. Adjust the screws on the finder bracket, tightening one while loosening
another, until the cross hairs are centered on the target.
5. Tighten each set screw a quarter of a turn to ensure that they will not come
loose easily.
With the spotting scope fully assembled and all the accessories attached, you are