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Lorraine, join a club or get instruction book. An optical telescope which uses lenses is known as a refracting telescope or a refractor; one which uses a mirror is known as a reflecting telescope or a reflector. Besides optical telescopes, astronomers also use telescopes that focus radio waves, X-rays, and other forms of electromagnetic radiation.
DO NOT buy a Bushnell telescope! These are considered "toy" telescopes and are usually not suitable for Astronomy.
Instead buy a Dobsonian telescope like this one: http://www.telescope.com/control/product/~category_id=classicdobs/~pcategory=dobsonians/~product_id=08942
You cannot buy a useable telescope for less than about $200.
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You will not find a manual for that small REFLECTOR style telescope. However the picture above-- that you show in your question shows the telescope mounted BACKWARDS actually pointed toward the ground!
Apparently FIXYA also does not know how to set up a reflector style telescope. The eyepiece and focuser end is on the UP end of the telescope with the mirror on the bottom end of the telescope.
Here is a manual for a MEADE brand telescope probably very similar to your telescope.
You can build a Dobsonian style telescope -- look here- http://pages.sbcglobal.net/raycash/manualv2.pdf
Building a refractor would be lots more expensive! for the optics-- however you can buy this small refractor being sold now for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 -- and see how they are constructed--
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