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Orion SpaceProbe 3 EQ Manual

#9843; equatorial reflector telescope
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#9843
Equatorial Reflector 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 208 Rev. C 02/09

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  • Page 1 Manual orion ® spaceProbe 3 EQ ™ #9843 Equatorial Reflector 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 208 Rev. C 02/09...
  • Page 2 Right Ascension Counterweight shaft setting-circle Counterweight Right Ascension slow- Counterweight lock knob motion control cable Right Ascension lock knob Latitude adjustment T-bolt (not shown) Tripod leg Accessory tray bracket Accessory tray Leg lock knob Figure 1. The SpaceProbe 3 EQ.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® elcome to the exciting world of amateur astronomy! Your SpaceProbe 3 EQ is a high-quality optical instrument designed for nighttime stargazing. With its precision optics and equatorial mount, you’ll be able to locate and enjoy fascinating denizens of the night sky, including the planets, Moon, and a variety of deep-sky objects.

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Latitude lock T-bolt Latitude adjustment T-bolt Azimuth lock knob Figure 2. The equatorial mount of the SpaceProbe 3 EQ. be on the outside of the tripod legs. Secure the wing nuts and tighten the lock knob. Replace the screw and washer finger-tight.

  • Page 5: Focusing The Telescope

    ® Battery casing Azimuth knob Power knob Altitude Metal knob thumbnuts Figure 4. The EZ Finder II. Do You Wear Eyeglasses? Figure 3. Proper operation of the equatorial mount requires If you wear eyeglasses, you may be able to keep them on balancing the telescope tube on the R.A.

  • Page 6: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount

    EZ Finder II is properly aligned with visible with the naked eye (magnitude 5.5). the telescope. To polar-align the SpaceProbe 3 EQ: Once aligned, EZ Finder II will usually hold its alignment even 1. Level the equatorial mount by adjusting the length of the after being removed from its bracket.
  • Page 7 Dec. setting circle are negative. the surrounding area of sky. When the object is visible in the So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star atlas finder scope, use the slow-motion controls to center it. Now, will look like this: look in the telescope’s eyepiece.

  • Page 8: Using Your Telescope

    Figure 6. This illustration show the telescope pointed in the the four cardinal directions (a) north, (b) south, (c) east, (d) west. Note that the tripod and mount have not been moved; only the telescope tube has been moved on the R.A. and Dec. axes. setting circle.

  • Page 9: Cooling The Telescope

    Eyepiece Focal Length (mm) Figure 7. Megrez connects the Big Dipper’s handle to it’s For example, the SpaceProbe 3 EQ, which has a focal length “pan”. It is a good guide to how conditions are. If you can not of 700mm, used in combination with the 25mm eyepiece, see Megrez (a 3.4 mag star) then conditions are poor.

  • Page 10: Care And Maintenance

    SpaceProbe 3 EQ. and Saturn are the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. Your SpaceProbe 3 EQ is capable of showing 7. care and Maintenance you these planets in some detail. Other planets may be visible but will likely appear star-like.

  • Page 11: Specifications

    This center mark is also required for best results with other collimating devices, such as Orion’s LaserMate Laser Collimator, obviating the need to remove the primary mirror and mark it yourself. NOTE: The center ring sticker need not ever be removed from the primary mirror.
  • Page 12 the center screw with a larger the flush screw one full turn, and then tighten the adjacent Phillips head screwdriver (see drawtube Figure 9). Turning the screw raised screw until it is tight clockwise will move the sec- as in Figure 11 (do not over- Reflection ondary mirror toward the front tighten).

  • Page 13: Appendix B: Cleaning The Optics

    Figure 9. Figure 10. To center the secondary mirror under the focuser, hold Adjust the tilt of the secondary mirror by loosening the secondary in place with your fingers while adjusting the primary or tightening the three alignment screws with a small Phillips head screw with a Phillips head screwdriver.
  • Page 14 Out of collimation Collimated Figure 12. A star test will determine if a telescope’s optics are properly collimated. An unfocused view of a bright star through the eyepiece should appear as illustrated on right if the optics are perfectly collimated. If the circle is unsymmetrical, as in the illustration on left, the telescope needs collimation.
  • Page 15 Warranty This Orion SpaceProbe 3 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 & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076.

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