Beginner Tutorial
How to Align Your Telescope Finderscope
Master finderscope alignment for accurate stargazing.
Quickly calibrate your scope, locate celestial objects effortlessly.
The Great Hunt (Using Apps to Find Planets) Goal: Turn Your Smartphone into a Digital Star Map. Telling you that your Koolpte 80600 can see Jupiter is one thing; actually finding it in the vast night sky is another. In...
Lesson 4: Capture the Moment (Using the Phone Adapter)
Stargazing is better when shared. Here is the foolproof way to use your included smartphone adapter without losing your mind. The Desk First Method: Do it on a table first: Don't try attaching everything to the telescope right away....
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Lesson 2: The Daytime Secret (Aligning Your Finderscope)
Pay attention: This is the single most important lesson on this website. The finderscope is the mini-telescope riding on top of your main tube. If it’s not perfectly aligned with the main telescope, you won't find anything in the...
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