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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
EQ-13 Equatorial
®
Telescope Mount and Tripod
#55026
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IN 672 Rev B 8-22
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- Page 1 A N E M P L O Y E E - O W N E D C O M P A N Y Copyright © 2022 Orion® Telescopes & Binoculars. All Rights Reserved. No part of this product instruction or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of Orion Telescopes &...
- Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion telescope mount. Your new EQM-13 Equatorial Mount and Tripod is quality equatorial mount designed for astronomical viewing with small telescopes. These instructions will help you assemble and properly use your new mount. Please read them over thoroughly before getting started.
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Page 3: Balancing The Telescope
II. Assembly 1. Spread the tripod (A) legs apart and stand the tripod on Retaining the ground. You can extend the legs to the desired height clip later using the leg lock knobs. For now just keep them fully retracted. 2. -
Page 4: Polar Alignment
Position the telescope so it remains horizontal when you carefully let go Figure 6. The assembled EQ-13 mount looks like this. with both hands. This is the balance point. 6. Retighten the saddle clamp knobs. - Page 5 R.A. lock knob Dec. lock knob Counterweight lock knob Saddle clamp knobs Counterweight shaft Figure 7. A ) Balance a telescope in right ascension by sliding the counterweight along the shaft until it counterbalances the telescope. Balance the telescope on the declination axis by sliding the dovetail mounting bar forward or back in the mount’s saddle. 2.
- Page 6 Figure 11. The R.A. and Dec. setting circles allow you to locate an object by its R.A. and Dec. coordinates. VI. Using the EQ-13 Mount Using the R.A. and Dec. Slow-Motion Control Cables The R.A. and Dec. slow-motion control cables (see Figure 6) allow fine adjustment of the mount’s position to center objects...
- Page 7 Retighten the lock knob. On the EQ-13 mount, the R.A. setting circle is scaled in hours, 2. Loosen the Dec. lock knob and rotate the telescope until from 1 through 24, with small marks in between representing the Dec.
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Page 8: One-Year Limited Warranty
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