Setting Up the Tripod (Under the Mounting Platform of the Tripod Knob has 1/4 inch - 20 Screw that will Securely Attach the Platform to the Telescope Optical Tube, Hold the Optical Tube with One Hand while Threading the Screw Into the Threaded Hold in the Telescope Mounting Bracket Until Tight), Moving and Pointing the Telescope, Installing the Diagonal and Eyepiece, Focusing: Turn the Focusing Knob to Achieve Focus, Attaching the Finderscope (The 3x Finderscope Makes it Easier to Locate Objects), Observing (The Moon, Planets, Deep Sky Objects)