Operating The Ez Finder Ii Reflex Sight - Orion StarMax 90 Instruction Manual

movement. The telescope was designed
specifically for visual observation of astronomical
objects in the night sky.
4. Pull the Telescope up and out by grasping
the 90º Diagonal and place the telescope
on a sturdy table. It should look like
Illustration 3.
Placing the TableTop
One of the great assets of the TableTop Telescope
is its extremely portable size. Due to its overall
short length, you will find that viewing while
sitting down on the ground next to the telescope is
the most comfortable. If you wish to raise the
telescope off the ground so that it can be used
while standing or sitting in a chair, then a
platform, such as a milk crate or table can be
used.
Altitude and Azimuth (Aiming the
Telescope)
The TableTop altazimuth base permits motion
along two axes: altitude (up/down) and azimuth
(left/right). Moving the telescope up/down and
right/left is the "natural" way people search for
objects; which makes pointing the telescope
intuitive and easy.
Simply take hold of the 90º Diagonal and move it
left or right so that the base rotates. Move it up or
down in the same manner. Both motions can be
made simultaneously and in a continuous manner
for easy aiming. This way you can point to any
position in the night sky,from horizon to horizon.
Altitude Tension Adjustment
When aiming the telescope in altitude, you may
find that the optical tube is either too hard to
move or does not stay in place. Use the altitude
adjustment tension knob to change the amount of
tension between the optical tube and the
altazimuth base to find the right level of tension
to properly move and balance the telescope.
(Refer to Illustration 2 to identify the Altitude
Tension Knob).
Focusing the Telescope
Using Zoom eyepiece dialed to 21mm aim the
optical tube so the front end is pointing in the
general direction of an object at least 1/4-mile
away. With your fingers, slowly rotate the focus
knob until the object comes into sharp focus. A
good method to ensure you've hit the exact focus
point is go a little bit beyond sharp focus until the
image starts to blur again, then reverse the
rotation of the knob and stop when sharp focus
has been achieved again. Note that it is possible
to become 'lost' and have difficulty in changing
focus from near to far objects. Rotate the knob
clockwise to focus on near objects, and
counterclockwise to focus on more distant ones.
Illustration 5: The EZ Finder II Reflex Sight
Operating the EZ Finder II
Reflex Sight
The EZ Finder II reflex sight makes pointing your
telescope almost as easy as pointing your finger!
It's a non-magnifying aiming device that
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