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looking for manual on a simmons 6441 astronomical telescope.we can not see thought it..would love to look at the star and the noon. with my 6 year grand kid name orion..he is excited too!!! help use please!!!!!
Sight??? If the small finderscope feel apart you can buy another one of better quality here: http://www.telescope.com/Accessories/Telescope-Finder-Scopes/pc/3/49.uts
If you mean the eyepiece fell apart then the same Company shown above (Orion) also sells eyepieces.
Any manual for a 70mm (refractor?) style telescope will show you how to set this up. You never said what type of mount the scope is on-- Altitude-Azimuth, up down left right--- or an equatorial mount??
Anyway Meade has manuals for all of their telescopes available for free download. Go to the Meade site listed below and look under the REFRACTOR heading (or the 4.5 inch REFLECTOR) heading for one that is similar to your scope. They are all assembled and used in a similar fashion.
http://www.meade.com/manuals/index.html
and look at my TIPS on my profile page-- and read this web site-- to learn about the types of telescopes and mounts:
What you need to do after the assembly is to get both the telescope and the small sighting scope Calibrated so that they are both looking at the same object.
Start in the daylight and use the main telescope to scan your local landscape. What you are looking for is the likes of the tops of telephone poles, radio towers, or such to lock on to. You may need to use that focus knob down by the eye piece to clear your view. After this is done, adjust the little sighting scope to where it is looking at that same object. You are now ready for some night time viewing.
Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the telescope. DO NOT use the 2x barlow if you have one. Practice focusing on a distant object during the daytime and read my TIPS on my profile page.
Simmons was purchased by Bushnell a few years ago.
Contact Bushnell at:
United States Bushnell Corporation 9200 Cody Overland Park, KS 66214-1734 Kansas City area - (913) 752-3400 Consumers - (800) 423-3537 Dealers - (800) 221-9035 Fax - (913) 752-3550
Your finder is not aligned with your telescope. During the day time focus on a distant small object with the telescope-- then without moving the telescope adjust the crosshairs in the finder to match the telescope.
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