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Figure 6. Install Altitude adjustment rod
7. Retract the Altitude locking knob (#12) so the hole is clear in the eyebolt on the mount (see Figure 7).
Put the OTA inside the yoke (altazimuth) mount so that the Altitude adjustment rod (#7) is on the same side
as the Altitude locking knob (see Figure 1). Put the Altitude adjustment rod (#7) through the eyebolt, as
shown in Figure 8.
Figure 7. Retract the Altitude locking knob
Figure 8. Put the rod through the eyebolt on mount
8. Thread the two knobs (one on either side of the mount) through the top of the mount into the threaded
holes on the OTA and tighten (see Figure 9).
Figure 9. Secure the OTA
9. Slide the finderscope (#2) into OTA’s finderscope socket (#3) near the focuser drawtube.
Altitude locking
knob #12
eyebolt