Tal 1m
Tal 1m
Tal 1m
Service manual
CONTENTS
Page
1. General directions 3
2. Specifications 4
3. Standard equipment 5
4. Telescope design and Principle of Operation 7
5. Preparation for Operation 15
5.1. Telescope Assembling 15
5.2. Telescope Balancing 18
5.3. Precautionary Measures 18
6. Order of Operation 19
6.1. Operation with Telescope 19
6.2. Photographic Observations 21
6.3. Telescope and Atmospheric Conditions 22
7. Maintenance 23
8. Possible Derangements and Methods of Their
Elimination 24
9. Rules of Storage 26
10. Acceptance Certificate 26
Supplement. Table of Close stellar pairs for testing
image quality of the telescope 27
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1. GENERAL DIRECTIONS
2. SPECIFICATIONS
3. standarD equipment
Name Qty
Telescope 1
Supply unit 1
Eyepiece of f'=25mm 1
Support 3*
Telescope of 6x magnification 1
Pier 1*
Tripod 1*
Equatorial mounting 1
Bundled conductors 1
Bracket 2
Control panel 1**
Cable for car mains 1**
Accessories and Parts
Barlow lens 1
Reticle 1
Eyepiece of f'=10mm 1
Yellow light filter 1
Black light filter (solar) 1
Blue light filter 1
Red light filter 1
Green light filter 1
Neutral light filter (grey, lunar) 1
Blind 1
Holder 1
Stoper 1
Brush 1
Cap diaphragm 1
Screwdriver 1
Napkin 1
Screen (for observation of the Sun) 1
Cover 1
Fuse link ВПТ19-0.16А(220V) 2
Fuse link ВПТ19-0.32А(110V) 2
Market Container
Parking case 1
Service Documents
Service manual 1
4.TELESCOPE DESIGN and
principle of OPERATION
The telescope consists of four basic units: the telescope tube, equato-
rial mounting and pier with supports, supply unit.
Tube I (fig. 1) is the basic part of the telescope which embodies the
optical pieces: a primary mirror, a diagonal mirror, finderscope 3 fixed
in the locating rings 2, eyepieces and Barlow lens which are inserted in
the focusing mechanism 4.
The primary mirror (fig. 3) is mounted in the cell and can be adjusted
by means of the screws I and 2.
The diagonal mirror. (fig. 4) is cemented to the cell and fixed in the
telescope tube by means of a spider.The inlet hole of the tube is covered
with the cap 3 (fig.9) after operation.
Finderscope 3 (fig.1) is a telescope wiht 6x magnification and field of
view of 8°.
The focusing mechanism 4 (fig.1)iscomposedofarackandpinion.
The pinion axle carries the handwheels which help to move the eyepiece
tube. The smoothness of the tube movement can be controlled. For this
purpose the left handwheel is held by one hand and the right handwheel
is rotated clockwise with some effort relative to the left handwheel by the
other hand. The chosen position of the tube can be fixed by the denoted
method if necessary.
The telescope is completed with six light filters 7 (fig. 9).
The equatorialmounting(fig.5)consistsofpolaraxis2anddeclination
axis 6 perpendicular to the polar axis.
Fastenend on end of the declinahion axis is a saddle with himged clips 4
in which the telescope tube is mounted, fastened on the order end ofthe axis
are counterweghts 8 which can move along the axis by thread for balancing
the telescope tube. Screen 1 (fig.9) and holder 4 for a camera can be fastened
on the same axis as well.
The casing of the polar axis is fastened on bracked 10 (fig.5) providid
with a scale of latitudes by whith the polar axis is set to the latitude of
the observer's site.
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4
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7
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Fig.1. General view or telescope with metal pier:
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3
The southern (lower) end of the polar axis embodies electric watch
drive 11, the northen (upper) end embodies the casing of declination
axis 6.
Each axis is provided wiht a position circle which shows an hour angle
and declination of the objiect visible in the telescope field of view. Posi-
tion circle 7 on the declination axis which shows the object declination
is figured from 0 to 90° wich division value of 2°. Circle 1 positioned
on the polar axis (the circle of hour angles) is figured from 0 to 24 hours
wiht a division value of 10 min.
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key. If the control panel is provided the car’s mains or storage battery
12V can be used through the car’s cable.
The control panel (fig.6) is designed to select modes of watch drive
by means of buttons 2. The watch drive provides the sun, celestial and
moon speed modes. The control panel is equipped with the local lighting
which can be switched on by button 4.
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2 7
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12
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11 10
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ThereflectingtelescopeisprovidedwiththeNewtonopticalsystem
(fig.7). A parallel beam of rays enters the telescope tube, falls on primary mir-
ror 1 with a focal length of 805.85mm and, after reflecting from it in diagonal
mirror 3, reflacts at 90° and is viewed with the help of eyepiece 2.
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Focusing mount
Eyepiece
Focusing mount
Eyepiece
Barlow lens
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Before assembling the units and parts schould be cleaned from the
slushing compound of the plant.
The telescope is assembled in the following way.
Three supports provided with captive screws are fixed to the lower end
of the pier through holes. The equatorial mounting is set on the upper
end of the pier. At the same way it is fixed on the tripod.
In order to aim the polar axis turn the equatorial mounting by the value
of the observation site latitude by means of elevation gear and latitude
scale. Lock the direction adjusted with the lock handle.
Mount the axle with the counterweight 5 (fig. 5) on the declination
axis unit and fasten it with the nut. Mount the clips 4 on the bracket and
then the telescope 1 in them (fig.1).
The telescope tube is mounted on the supports of the saddle and fixed
by means of two clips with the help of hinged screws.
The finderscope is mounted on the tube in two rings and fixed with
six screws available on the saddle.
In transportation and storage a hole on the eyepiece tube is plugged
with a stopper which should be removed and put in the case in prepara-
tion for operation.
For obtaining the required magnification of the telescoped the re-
spective eyepiece or the eyepiece with Barlow lens 5 (fig. 9) is inserted
in the eyepiece tube.
A toggle switch of the supply unit is to be set in position "0".
Connect bundled conductors 10 (fig.1) to the watch drive and to the
supply unit throught a socket designated , connect a plug of cord 8 of
the supply unit to the main of 220/110V. Set the toggle switch of the sup-
plyunit in position "I". A light indicator on the watch driver must light.
The control panel if provided is connected to the mounting by means
of the plug 5 (fig. 6).
Set the switch of control panel operation on the mounting into “I”
position. The watch drive is activated by one of the buttons 3. When it
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1 2 3 4
11 10 9 8 7 6 5
1 - solar screen; 2 - cap-diaphragm; 3 - cap; 4 - holder for camera; 5 - Barlow lens; 6 - eyepiece;
7 - light filters; 8 - screwdriver; 9 - napkin; 10 - blind; 11 - reticle
1 13
12
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3 11
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5
6
9
7 8
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operates the indicator lights. The switch of autonomous operation on
the mounting and the key of supply unit must be set into “I” position
previously.
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6. ORDER OF OPERATION
6.1.Operationwithtelescope
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speed of the watch drive relative to the nominal providing the correction
of right ascension angle. The correction modes are activated when one
of the buttons 3 is pressed continuously and the indicator 1 blinks. If the
button 3 is released the tracking speed returns to the nominal.
The telescope has hight magnification and, hence, small fields of view,
therefore it os provided with a finderscope.
After mounting the telescope it is neccessary to set parallel of the optical
axis of the telescope tube and finderscope. For this purpose one should
mount a reticle with cross into the eyepiece f'=25 mm. One should make
an adjustment by remoted object.
By operating with the set screws of rings 2 (fig.1) of the finderscope one
brings the chosen remote object to the centre of the finderscope field of
view. This operation is performed once. In the future before observation
only a check-up of parallelism of the telescope and finderscope optical
axes is needed.
In order to avoid correction of the declination axis during operation
of the watch mechanism it is required to set the telescope polar axis in
parallel to the celestial axis. In this case the morthern (upper) end of
the polar axis faces the celestial pole positioned near Polaris (α Ursae
Minoris).For visual observation it is enought to incline the polar axis at
an angle equal to the latitude of the observaib\ng site and direct it ap-
proximately along the line South-the North. With such coarse setting
of the telescope the object will “deviate” step by step in declination (it
is lifted or lowered in the field view). This error is corrected at times by
means of the micrometer screw of the declination axis.
For photographic operations and in the cases when the telescope can
be set stationary, the polar axis of the telescope should be set precisely.
For this purpose one observes any bright star in the East, then in the
South and makes notice of the direction of the star displacement.
If in observation of the star in the East, it is displaced in the telescope
field of view so that in its tracking the upper end of the telescope tube
sinks slowly, the north end of the polar axis should be somewhat
lifted.
If the upper end of the tube is lifted step by step, the north (upper)
end of the polar axis should be lowered.
For precise setting of the axis by azimuth one observes the star near
the meridian circle (above the South point) in the same way. If in the
star tracking one has to lower slowly the upper end of the telescope
tube, the north end of the polar axis should be displaced to the West.
If in the process of the star tracking the upper end of the telescope tube is
lifted, the north end of the polar axis should be displaced to the East.
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In 20-30 minutes of such observations one can set the polar axis so
that the star will remain on the cross-hairs for 10-15 minutes without
correction in declination.
After precise setting of, the polar axis one can set the declination and
hour circles which must help to search the objects invisible with a naked
eye or even through the finderscope.
First of all one should set the hour circle which is fixed on the polar axis.
After fine setting of the polar axis set the declination axis horizontally.
The horizontal setting should be checked with the aid of a level. After
setting of the axis one sets the hour circle so that “0” is found against
the index. Fix the circle by means of screws.
For setting the declination circle fixed on the declination axis one
should find the declination of two-three bright stars in the star cata-
logue or make use of the declinations of the planets. With thee help of
the finderscope one brings the star or the planet to the centre of the
field of the telescope at maximum magnification. After that one sets
the declination of the required star against the index. The circle is to
be fastened with a screw. Then one makes attempt to find the second
star by its declination. For this purpose one slackens the screws of the
axis brake and adjusts the telescope so that the declination of the star
to be sought is set on the declination circle. Fix the declination axis by
rotating the telescope tube slowly clockwise around the polar axis, brings
the star to the centre of the telescope field of view. After checking of the
circle setting one tightens it with a nut.
In order to avoid resetting of tile polar axis and circles one should
choose the solid horizontal site. Best of all, it is made of same concrete
of 1.5x1.5 m size. The position of three supports of the telescope pier
should be marked on this site. The telescope is mounted according to
the marks on the concrete site.
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of exposure. As the cross-hairs of the telescope is not illuminated, the
image of the guide star should be somewhat defocused in order to cross
a light circle of the unsharp image of the star by the cross-hairs and to
keep the star in this position for the period of exposure.
One applies minor corrections for a clock-work drive with the help
of handwheel 12 (fig.5) keeping the star on the crosshairs for the whole
period of exposure. One corrects the position of the guide star with
the micrometer screw of the declination axis if necessary. To obtain
the minimum corrections in declination the polar axis should be set as
precisely as possible to the celestial pole. One should remember that
if the polar axis is set incorrectly, even in the case when the star image
is kept on the cross-hairs, the image of the stars at the edges of the field
of view appear as dashes.
The holder makes it possible to use a camera with changeable objec-
tives, if their mass is not too heavy.
8. POSSIBLE DERANGE-
MENTS AND METHODS
OF THEIR ELIMINATION
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Fig. 11. Setting concentricly of mirrors:
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diagonal mirror mast be concentric relative to the brim of the focusing
mount. The reflection of the primary mirror in the diagonal one must be
concentric as well. The reflection of the diagonal mirror with the in the
primary mirror. The image of the diagonal mirror must be positioned
precisely in the middle of the primary. The reflection of an observer’s eye
(fig. 11) must be seen at the centre of the diagonal mirror reflection.
In adjustment it is required to correct the position of the diagonal
mirror or primary one. If the image of the primary mirror in the di-
agonal one is non-concentric, it is neccessary to change the position
of the diagonal mirror. For this purpose one unscrews the screw 2 of
the cell of the diagonal mirror (fig. 4) and, operating with one of three
screws 1, brings the reflection of the primary mirror in the diagonal one
to the centre of the diagonal mirror.
If the position of the primary mirror is disturbed, the reflection of the
diagonal mirror with the spider in it is seen not at the centre. In this case
one unscrews the screws 2 of the cell of the primary mirror and, by
operating with three screws 1 (fig. 3), sets the primary mirror so that
the reflection of the diagonal mirror in it is found at the centre (it
becomes concentric). After setting the mirror in the correct position, one
fixes the cell in position by means of the screws 2.
The adjustment of the telescope is delicate and is carried out only
in case of emergency, when it is clear that tile telescope Is misadjusted
and its mirrors and reflections from them are not concentric.
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9. RULES OF STORAGE
It is recommended practice to store the telescope in tile case in
the hearted premises with relative humidity of maximum 80%, at air
temperature from 5 to 40° C.
The impacts and sharp shaking should be avoided.
It is forbidden to store the telescope together with acids, alkalies,
materials which liberate moisture or chemically-active gases and va-
pours.
10. ACCEPTANCE CERTIFICATE
The amateur astronomer telescope, serial No . . . . . . is found fit
for service
Signatures ___________________
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SUPPLEMENT
Coordinates
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