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Orion SKYVIEW Pro 80mm ED EQ Manual

#9884; equatorial apochromatic refractor telescope
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Equatorial Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
#9884
customer support (800)‑676‑1343
E‑mail: support@telescope.com
corporate offices (831)‑763‑7000
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076
oriontelescopes.com
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
IN 223 Rev. C 04/09

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  • Page 1 Manual orion ® skyView Pro 80mm ED EQ ™ Equatorial Apochromatic Refractor Telescope #9884 customer support (800)‑676‑1343 E‑mail: support@telescope.com corporate offices (831)‑763‑7000 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, ca 95076 oriontelescopes.com Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 223 Rev. C 04/09...
  • Page 2 Finder scope Finder scope bracket 1/4"-20 Mounting block Tube ring Tube ring Tube ring mounting plate Declination slow-motion control knob Eyepiece Declination lock knob 1.25" Right ascension Adapter lock knob Right ascension slow- 2" Star diagonal Focus knob motion control knob Counterweight shaft Counterweight Latitude adjustment...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion telescope. Your new SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ is an exceptional instrument for observing and imaging astronomical objects. The ED glass of the objec- tive lens ensures you’ll enjoy star, Moon, and planetary images with far less color distortion than seen in standard refractors.
  • Page 4 1. Stand the tripod legs upright and spread the legs out as far pass through the hole. Position the counterweight about as they will go. Keep the tripod legs at their shortest (fully halfway up the shaft and tighten the lock knob. Replace the retracted) length, for now;...

  • Page 5: Balancing The Telescope

    Diagonal and Eyepiece To ensure smooth movement of the telescope on both axes The SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ comes with a camera adapt- of the equatorial mount, it is imperative that the optical tube is er attached to its focuser drawtube. Loosen the two thumb screws securing the camera adapter to the focuser drawtube properly balanced.

  • Page 6: Using Your Telescope

    You should soon see the point at which focus is reached. note about the crayford Focuser The SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ comes equipped with a Crayford focuser. The Crayford design allows for smooth, precise focusing without any image shift that typical rack-and- pinion designs experience.

  • Page 7: Aligning The Finder Scope

    2" Eyepieces the image appears sharp, retighten the lock ring behind the A feature of the SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ is its ability to use objective lens cell. The finder scope’s focus should not need to either 1.25" or 2" barrel-diameter eyepieces. At low magnifica- be adjusted again.

  • Page 8: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount

    6. setting up and using the faint. Many observers own at least one 2" eyepiece in order to achieve the widest field of view possible for deep sky-observ- Equatorial Mount ing. The expansive view will make you feel like you’re floating in space! When you look at the night sky, you no doubt have noticed To use 2"...
  • Page 9 Figure 10. For polar alignment, position the tripod so that the The SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ mount can be equipped with “N” label at the base of the mount faces north. The azimuth fine an optional polar axis finder scope (Figure 11a) which goes adjustment knobs above it are used to make small adjustments to the mount’s azimuth position.
  • Page 10 will allow you to view through the mount with the polar axis ly positioned within the reticle, you are precisely polar finder scope. aligned. Retighten the knob underneath the equatorial mount. 3. Remove the cap on the front of the equatorial mount (Figure 8).
  • Page 11 Now that both setting circles are calibrated, look up in a star atlas the coordinates of an object you wish to view. So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star atlas will look like this: 1. Loosen the Dec. lock lever and rotate the telescope until the declination value from the star atlas matches the read- ing on the Dec.

  • Page 12: Astronomical Observing

    DO NOT make any adjustment to the latitude adjustment L- bolts. That will spoil the mount’s polar alignment. Remember, For many users, the SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ telescope once the mount is polar aligned, the telescope should be will be a major leap into the world of amateur astronomy. This moved only on the R.A.

  • Page 13: Cooling The Telescope

    Allow at least 30 minutes for your SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ greater magnification inherently yields dimmer images. This to equilibrate. If the scope has more than a 40° temperature is not the case for all deep-sky objects, however.
  • Page 14 Saturn are the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and sky objects they see through the eyepiece of a telescope the Moon. Your SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ is capable of are mostly grayish, not colorful like those you see in long- showing you these planets in detail.

  • Page 15: Terrestrial Observing

    8. terrestrial observing Determine in which constellation the object lies. Now, find the constellation in the sky. If you do not recognize the constella- tions on sight, consult a planisphere. The planisphere gives The SkyView Pro 80mm ED optical tube can be used for long- an all-sky view and shows which constellations are visible on distance viewing over land.

  • Page 16: Piggyback Photography

    camera can vibrate the system and blur the resulting photo- ing through its own lens. Any camera lens with a focal length graphic image. between 35mm and 400mm is appropriate. On the top of one of the tube rings is a piggyback camera Moon Photography adapter.

  • Page 17: Care And Maintenance

    Focal Length: 600mm dust cover on the front of the telescope when not in use. Focal Ratio: f/7.5 Your SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ requires very little mechanical Optical tube: Seamless aluminum maintenance. The optical tube is aluminum and has a smooth Lens cell: Machined aluminum painted finish that is fairly scratch-resistant.
  • Page 18 Warranty This Orion SkyView Pro 80mm ED EQ 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. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes &...

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