Bushnell skytour 78-9931 how do i put it together

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Nov 30, 2009

SOURCE: i got a telescope for bushnell it has the skytour

Do you have the manual? Most GOTO scopes have an alignment procedure that must be followed. For example_

Train the drives

Level the tripod

Set telescope into the "home" position

Align and center on two stars.

Here is the web site where you can find all the manuals and also get customer service.

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bushnell-warranty.html

Joe Lalumia aka TelescopeMan

• 3186 Answers
• Posted on Apr 10, 2010

SOURCE: i am wondering how good you should be able to see

No -- just remember that your scope is only 60mm wide. This is almost the same size lens as a pair of 10x50mm binoculars. About the most usable magnification for any telescope is 50 times aperture. So your scope is probably around 120 power. Yes I know the box said 500 power or 675 power or some number that you can never achieve in that size telescope.

All objects in the sky are very small because they are very far away. It does not look like the PHOTOS taken by the Hubble Space telescope.

Read my tips on my profile page.

Clear Skies- and read these:

http://www.texasastro.org/telescope.php

http://www.texasastro.org/mounts.php