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Orion STARMAX 9824 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
®
StarMax 102mm EQ
™
#9824
Equatorial Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope
Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000
P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
IN 158 Rev. A 0501

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® StarMax 102mm EQ ™ #9824 Equatorial Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 158 Rev. A 0501...
  • Page 2 Finder scope Finder scope bracket Eyepiece Star diagonal Eyepiece adapter Focus knob Latitude lock t-bolt Latitude adjustment t-bolt Dec. slow-motion control cable Azimuth lock knob Figure 1. StarMax 102mm EQ Parts Diagram Meniscus lens 1/4"-20 adapter Dec. setting circle R.A. setting circle Counterweight Counterweight lock knob Counterweight shaft...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Moon, and a variety of deep-sky galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters. If you have never owned a telescope before, we would like to welcome you to amateur astronomy. Take some time to familiarize yourself with the night sky. Learn to recognize the patterns of stars in the major constellations.

  • Page 4: Assembly

    3. Assembly Assembling the telescope for the first time should take about 30 minutes. No tools are needed other than the ones provid- ed. All bolts should be tightened securely to eliminate flexing and wobbling, but be careful not to over-tighten or the threads may strip.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    The telescope system is now fully assembled. Keep the dust cover over the front end of the telescope when it is not in use. It is also a good idea to cover the eyepiece; use the cover cap that came with it.
  • Page 6 The telescope is now balanced on the R.A. axis. It is not nec- essary to balance the telescope on the Dec. axis, since the optical tube’s mounting block is positioned so that the tele- scope will automatically be balanced on that axis. Now when...

  • Page 7: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount

    (from west to east). An equatorial mount (Figure 2) is designed to compensate for that motion, allowing you to easi- ly “track” the movement of astronomical objects, thereby keeping them from drifting out of the telescope’s field of view while you’re observing. Figure 6. To find Polaris in the night sky, look north and find the Big Dipper.
  • Page 8 Dec. setting circle are negative. So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star atlas will look like this: R.A. 5h 35.4m Dec. -5° 27' That’s 5 hours and 35.4 minutes in right ascension, and -5...
  • Page 9 1 the telescope is pointed north, as it would be during polar alignment. The counterweight shaft is oriented downward. But it will not look like that when the telescope is pointed in other directions. Let’s say you want to view an object that is directly overhead, at the zenith.

  • Page 10: Using Your Telescope-Astronomical Observing

    As your eyes become dark-adapted, more stars will glimmer into view and you’ll be able to see fainter details in objects you view in your telescope. To see what you’re doing in the darkness, use a red-filtered flashlight rather than a white light.
  • Page 11 1300mm ÷ 25mm = 52x Every telescope has a useful limit of power of about 2x per mm of aperture (about 204x for the StarMax 102mm EQ). Claims of higher power by some telescope manufacturers are a misleading advertising gimmick and should be dismissed.
  • Page 12 Star hopping, as it is called by astronomers, is perhaps the simplest way to hunt down deep-sky objects to view in the night sky. It entails first pointing the telescope at a bright star close to the object you wish to observe, and then progressing to other stars closer and closer to the object until it is in the field of view of the eyepiece.

  • Page 13: Terrestrial Viewing

    (by unthreading the three wing screws) in order to fold the tri- pod legs together. It may also be convenient to remove the slow-motion control cables and counterweight shaft. Orion offers an optional Padded Scope Case that will fit the entire EQ-2 Mount.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    Then apply some cleaning fluid to a tissue, never directly on the optics. Wipe the lens gently in a circular motion, then remove any excess fluid with a fresh lens tissue. Oily finger- prints and smudges may be removed using this method. Use caution;...
  • Page 16 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. If the product is not registered, proof of purchase (such as a copy of the original invoice) is required.

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