20 Most Recent Konustart 700 (120 x 60mm) Telescope Questions & Answers

Only a dealer that handles this scope will have a manual. This dealer sells Konus scopes:

http://www.opticsplanet.net/konus-telescopes.html?gclid=CKH9n5zFtqsCFYoP2godcz3cdw

This is a very simple REFRACTOR style telescope. Put the diagonal into the focuser. Then put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal. DO NOT USE the 2x barlow if you have one. Practice focusing on a distant object during the day time like a building off in the distance.

This is a small refractor style telescope.

Put the diagonal into the focuser at the back of the scope, and then put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal. Practice focusing on a distant object during the day time. TAKE the lens cap off !

Read my tips on my profile page. By the way-- THIS is a diagonal--

http://www.amazon.com/Orion-45-degree-Correct-Telescope-Diagonal/dp/B0000XMYEW

Stars are so far away that you cannot see a disk. They look just like they do without a telescope.

Try to find the Orion Nebula and Saturn in the night sky. Also look at the moon.

Contact a local Astronomy club and they will help you use the scope.

This is a small 70mm refractor on an simple alt az mount (up-down & left right).

Put the diagonal into the focuser and then put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal. Go outside during the day time and practice focusing with this eyepiece on a distant object. Line up the crosshairs in the finder scope with the same object that you are practicing on.

The image will be upside down -- this is not a problem no up or down in space.

Point the scope at the moon.

This is a diagonal--
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Read my TIPS on my profile page and read this:
http://www.texasastro.org/telescope.php

During the daytime point the scope at a distant object like the top of a telephone pole. Without moving the scope adjust the small finder scope crosshairs so they point to the same spot.

Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the diagonal. This is your lowest magnification. Practice focusing on a distant object using this low power eyepiece.

If you look at this picture:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/233129-REG/Konus_1736_Konustart_700_2_3_60mm_Refractor_Telescope.html

you should be able to assemble this small refractor very easily. Mount the tube on the tripod. Put the diagonal into the focuser and then put the eyepiece into the diagonal --

This is a diagonal-
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The small finderscope is mounted on the top of the tube.

You probably need to use the same screws that hold on the focuser at the rear of the tube. If they did not send you slightly longer screws you can find replacements at a well stocked hard ware store. Just take one of the screws with you and buy a slightly longer screw.

No manuals for that imported telescope on the internet. Sorry. Try to locate a local Astronomy club. The members will help you with the telescope.

NO, sorry; nothing for these imported scopes on the internet.

You will not find a manual for this small telescope. Even if you did it only contains assembly instructions. It will NOT teach you how to be an amateur astronomer.

Here is a free star chart you can download every month:
http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html

Buy these two books-- Turn Left at Orion and Nightwatch.

Watch these video:
http://vimeo.com/channels/tas

and install this free planetarium software:
www.stellarium.org

You mean everything is upside down. All astronomical telescopes show upside down images. It's how they work. Nothing is wrong with your telescope. Read my Frequently Asked Questions-- TIP on my profile page.

This is a 60mm telescope not much bigger than a 10x50mm pair of binoculars. Your maximum magnification will be about 100 power. Yes I know they said 200-300 power on the box. This was a lie.

Do not use the 2x barlow. Probably be just too much magnification. Put the eyepiece with the largest number written on it into the telescope; then try the same eyepiece with the 1.5x barlow. That is probably all the magnification the scope can handle.

Stars are always pinpoint light sources, no matter how large the telescope. They are hundreds or thousands of light years away.

The "red dot" should be pointed at exactly the same spot as what is in the eyepiece. Center a bright star in the eyepiece, then without moving the telescope... center the red dot on the star. Now you can use the red dot to POINT the telescope exactly to a sky object.

This web site may also help you:
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=810

This may help you:
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=810

Along with this:
http://www.texasastro.org/telescope.php

Contact a local KONUS dealer for a replacement disk.