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Orion ARISTOCRAT 9800 Manual

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orion
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aristocrat
60mm
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#9800 Brass Altazimuth Refractor Telescope
customer support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
corporate offices (831) 763-7000
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
IN 198 Rev. B 4/04

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  • Page 1 Manual orion ® aristocrat 60mm ™ #9800 Brass Altazimuth Refractor Telescope customer support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com corporate offices (831) 763-7000 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 198 Rev. B 4/04...
  • Page 2 Optical tube Finder scope Altitude tension Finder scope brackets discs (2) Altitude lock lever (opposite side) Eyepiece Azimuth lock knob Correct image diagonal Focus wheel Tripod leg Leg chain plate Tripod leg lock Tripod leg lock knob Leg chain Figure 1. Aristocrat 60mm Brass Refractor...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Orion Aristocrat 60mm. Your Aristocrat 60mm was hand crafted out of brass and African mahogany. It is a sophisticated instrument that not only looks great, but also performs well with its quality optics. The Aristocrat is great for a bay window, or any place you need that “touch of class”...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Washers Acorn nuts Figure 4. Figure 2. Attaching the finder scope brackets to the optical tube. Attaching the tripod legs to the mount. nal into the focuser of the telescope and tighten it with the 3. Tighten the acorn nuts with the wrench. Be very careful thumbscrew.

  • Page 5: Focusing The Telescope

    Focusing the telescope With the 25mm eyepiece securely inserted into the correct- image diagonal, aim the optical tube so the front (open) end is Altitude pointing in the general direction of an object at least 1/4 mile away. With your fingers, slowly rotate the focus wheel until the object comes into sharp focus.

  • Page 6: Terrestrial Viewing

    36x magnification. The Aristocrat can brightest ones. accept any 1.25" eyepiece (the most common eyepiece bar- rell diameter). Orion also makes several brass eyepieces that What about tracking? will provide different magnifications for your Aristocrat 60mm. As you view objects in the night sky, you will notice that they To calculate magnification, or power, of a telescope-eyepiece slowly move out of the telescope’s field of view.

  • Page 7: Care And Maintenance

    B. The Planets are faint, so it is important that you allow plenty of time for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. Do not expect these to The planets don’t stay put like the stars, so to find them you look like the photographs you see in books and magazines.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Weight: 22lbs. 13oz. one-Year limited Warranty This Orion Aristocrat 60mm is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only.

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