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ORION Images Explorer 9029 Instruction Manual

Altazimuth refractors 80&90mm models
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inStruCtion Manual
orion
altazimuth refractors
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
Explorer
®
#9029 90mm model
#9994 80mm model
Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000
P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
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IN 113 Rev. D 05/05

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  • Page 1 inStruCtion Manual orion Explorer ® ™ altazimuth refractors #9029 90mm model #9994 80mm model 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 113 Rev. D 05/05...
  • Page 2 Piggyback camera adapter Tube mounting rings Finder scope Finder scope bracket Alignment screws (2) Tube ring mounting plate Azimuth lock knob (not shown) Eyepiece 45˚ Correct-image diagonal Focus knob Azimuth slow-motion control Altitude slow-motion control Accessory tray Accessory tray bracket attachment point Accessory tray bracket Tripod leg lock knob Figure 1.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ongratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion telescope. Your Explorer altazimuth refractor is an excellent instrument for both terrestrial observation and astronomical viewing. Whether it’s a distant ship at sea, a bird across a field, or a planet in the sky, the Explorer will bring you closer to what you wish to observe. If you have never used a telescope before, we would like to welcome you to a new world of adventure.

  • Page 4: Aligning The Finder Scope

    Alignment thumbscrews Focus lock-ring Tensioner Figure 2a. Figure 2b. The 6x26 correct-image finder scope and bracket Inserting the finder scope into the finder scope bracket 5. Next, tighten the screws at the top of the tripod legs, so et into position by tightening the thumbscrew on the the legs are securely fastened to the altazimuth mount.

  • Page 5: Using Your Telescope

    main telescope’s eyepiece and see if it is still centered there near the center of its adjustment range. Insert an eyepiece as well. If it isn’t, repeat the entire process, making sure not into the diagonal and secure it with the thumbscrew. Point to move the main telescope while adjusting the alignment of the telescope at a distant object and get it in the field of view.

  • Page 6: Cooling The Telescope

    Cooling the telescope eyepiece. A small but well-resolved image will show more detail and be more rewarding than a dim, fuzzy, over-magni- All optical instruments need time to reach “thermal equilib- fied one. rium.” The bigger the instrument and the larger the tempera- ture change, the more time is needed.

  • Page 7: Care And Maintenance

    How to Find interesting Celestial objects are good, you may be able to resolve thin cloud bands on To locate celestial objects with your telescope, you first the planet’s disk. need to become reasonably familiar with the night sky. SATURN The ringed planet is a breathtaking sight when it is Unless you know how to recognize the constellation Orion, well positioned.

  • Page 8: Cleaning The Optics

    Keep the objective lens cap on the front of the telescope Eyepieces: 25mm and 10mm Explorer IIs, fully coated, when it is not in use. 1.25" barrel diameter, threaded for filters Your Explorer telescope requires very little mechanical main- Magnification: 36x (with 25mm) and 91x (with 10mm) tenance.

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Explorer 9994

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