How do I assemble the Celestron NexStar 102SLT Computerized Telescope? (Celestron NexStar 102SLT Computerized Telescope User Guide)

Answer

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Jan 27, 2025 - 04:59 AM


To assemble the Celestron NexStar 102SLT Computerized Telescope, follow these steps:

1. Remove all accessories from their individual boxes.
2. Attach the accessory tray to the tripod legs by placing it on top of the tripod center support brace and rotating it until it snaps into place.
3. Level the tripod and adjust the height of the tripod legs.
4. Attach the hand control holder to any of the tripod legs by positioning it with the square plastic tab facing up and pushing it against the tripod leg until it snaps into place.
5. Attach the fork arm to the tripod by placing the fork arm base inside the tripod mounting platform and threading the coupling  xxxx  into the hole at the bottom of the fork arm base.
6. Attach the telescope tube to the fork arm by loosening the tube clamp tightening  xxxx , sliding the dovetail mounting bar of the telescope tube into the fork arm clamp, and tightening the tube clamp  xxxx  by hand.
7. Attach the star diagonal (if applicable) by turning the thumbscrew on the eyepiece adapter at the end of the focuser barrel until it no longer extends into the inner diameter of the focus barrel, sliding the chrome portion of the star diagonal into the eyepiece adapter, and tightening the thumbscrew to hold the star diagonal in place.
8. Install the eyepiece by loosening the thumbscrew on the star diagonal (if applicable) or the eyepiece adapter at the end of the focuser barrel, sliding the chrome portion of the eyepiece into the star diagonal or eyepiece adapter, and tightening the thumbscrew to hold the eyepiece in place.
9. Focus the telescope by turning either of the focus knobs at the eyepiece end of the optical tube.
10. Attach the Star Pointer finderscope by sliding it onto the dovetail mounting platform on top of the focuser assembly and tightening the mounting  xxxx  to secure it in place.
11. Attach the hand control by plugging the phone jack connector at the end of its cord into the outlet at the base of the telescope's fork arm and placing the hand control into its holder.

Please refer to the Celestron NexStar 102SLT Computerized Telescope user guide for more detailed instructions and illustrations.