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\nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nThe Basic Celestron..….....…    ….........................  .                    4Optional Special Coatings…....  .........................   .      .…………4Basic Assembly of Your Telescope.................  ……......       ……....  ...  4Setting Up Your Tripod          ...........   .     …  ..............  …....4The Equatoria!Wedge.....   ................….......  ......  …  ..  4Attaching the Drive Base..  …….....……….    …     .  …………     .  5Installing the Tube Assembly....…...................         ……      …...5The Finderscope/Optional Finderscopes  .....  ...       ….          …   ....  5The Star Diagonal   …...   …........      .....  .....    .………6Your First Look.      …..........…………….......        …       ..…   …   6Hints for the Casual Observer.....…    …..........................         ……  ..  7Magnification...…  .........…............................      ………  7Multiple Ocular Holder...........…    ………    ....  ..........   …   …  …      7The Barlow Lenses.....……........………...............…........    ………  ..7The Most Useful Powers..   ….……………    ….....….........…   ………..  7The RFA/2\"Oculars....…............….................……….......       …  ..8The Electric Clock Drive      …...........................…......  …………   …8The C14 Electric Slow-Motion Controls   ........   .  ...............  ......…       …  8Setting Your Dec.Setting Circles..........   .......................9The Celestial Coordinate System...........................................    …9Lining Up on the Pole      ..      …...................….........      ..…...9Precise Polar Alignment for Astrophotography....….…..…………        ……    ……..10Using Your Setting Circles....          ...…..........    ….        …   …..10Using Your Celestron/Temperature Ditferences.................…...    .  …     .11Using the Counterweights      ..     ......…    .     ........…….…  …12Observing With Your Celestron..    .…...............……           …………12Observing the Sun    …          ..…  ….......…    …      ……   …   14Eyepiece Thread-In Filters   ...       …..    .....      ..       .…  …14Fiter Adapters/Adapter Bushings..     ….............…  …        …       …14LPR Filters/Polarizing Filters..   …….........…....…   …       ………….15Photography With Your Celestron...      ..............  .....   …..    ..15Solar Photography/Lunar Photography...…......…....……         ……    …….15Terrestrial Photography  …  …       .  .  ...…         ……   ……16Lunar and Planetary Photography..    ……        .......                  ..……  .17Deep Sky Photography         ....……............   …              ....     .17Constellation(\"Piggyback\")Photography...............................    ………    17The Off-Axis Guiding System.      …..…............                  …..  18Photographic Guide Scopes/Celestron Tangent Assembly..........          ...…  ...19Drive Correctors/DC Inverter....       ..        ....                      ……..20The C11 Optional Declination Motor/Dual-Axis...…….....…    …   ……………    .20The Tele-Compressor......……   .  .…………....……….               …    …20The Cold Camera............…......……........………  .           …   …   …20Large Aperture Telescopes and Electronic Image Intensifiers/Schmidt Cameras......       …   …21The Permanent Pier      ……….  ..……   .....…                   ……  ..22The T-C Video/Movie Camera Adapter  ……………....…....         ………    …22Caring for Your Celestron/Collimation.    ………  ...…….....….     ……………22Lens Care and Cleaning......…..……    ...….....         ………….23Demounting the Optics.........  .....….…….......................…            ..24Adjustng the R.A.Clamp/Dec.Clamp.....      …...........     .….  ..24Adjusting the Dec.Slow-Motion     ..            .      …            24Adjusting Worm Gear Drives........  .......…    .   ..................  .       ..25Returning Your Instrument for Service   .......… ","cbCaifBOJu1M8OoW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifBOJu1M8OoW","pdf",2370426,16,"English","# The Basic Celestron\n## Basic Assembly of Your Telescope\n## Setting Up Your Tripod\n## The Equatorial Wedge\n## Attaching the Drive Base\n## Installing the Tube Assembly\n## The Finderscope/Optional Finderscopes\n## The Star Diagonal\n## Your First Look\n## Hints for the Casual Observer\n## Magnification\n## Multiple Ocular Holder\n## The Barlow Lenses\n## The Most Useful Powers\n## The RFA/2\" Oculars\n## The Electric Clock Drive\n## The C14 Electric Slow-Motion Controls\n## Setting Your Dec. Setting Circles\n## The Celestial Coordinate System\n## Lining Up on the Pole\n## Precise Polar Alignment for Astrophotography\n## Using Your Setting Circles\n## Using Your Celestron/Temperature Differences\n## Using the Counterweights\n## Observing With Your Celestron\n## Observing the Sun\n## Eyepiece Thread-In Filters\n## Filter Adapters/Adapter Bushings\n## LPR Filters/Polarizing Filters\n## Photography With Your Celestron","[{\"question\":\"Does the manual cover both C11 and C14 telescopes?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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