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- Page 1 Manual orion ® observer 80 EQ ultra ™ ™ #9834 Equatorial Refracting 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 080 Rev. A 0898...
- Page 2 Tube ring Objective Lens Tube ring lock knob Declination lock knob Dew cap (not shown) Right ascension lock knob Finder scope Declination setting circle Finder scope alignment screws Right ascension setting circle Dual-ring finder Counterweight shaft scope bracket Counterweight Eyepiece Counterweight lock knob Star diagonal Retaining washer and knob...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Learn to recognize the patterns of stars in the major constellations; a star wheel, or planisphere, available from Orion or from your local telescope shop, will greatly help. With a little practice, a little patience, and a reasonably dark sky away from city lights, you’ll find your telescope to be a never-ending source of wonder, exploration, and relaxation. -
Page 4: Assembly
2. assembly vent the counterweight from slipping off the shaft and possibly on to your foot if the counterweight lock knob should come loose! Now, with the counterweight lock knob Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. Make loose, hold the counterweight in one hand and thread the sure all the parts listed in Section 1 are present. -
Page 5: Aligning The Finder Scope
rotate freely about the R.A. axis. Rotate it until the coun- The two spring-tensioned alignment screws on the finder scope bracket make alignment of the finder scope very easy. terweight shaft is parallel to the ground (i.e., horizontal). You don’t need to adjust them, only the other four alignment 2. - Page 6 (there are 60 arc-minutes in 1 degree of declination). The latitude setting should not have to be adjusted again unless you move to a different viewing location some dis- So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star atlas tance away. will look like this: R.A.
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Page 7: Using Your Telescope-Astronomical Observing
6. using Your telescope— As with all refractor telescopes used with a standard 90° star diagonal, the image you see will be right-side up, but reversed astronomical observing left-to-right. (Correct-image diagonals are available, and may be purchased separately, though the image quality is slightly reduced.) choosing an observing site When selecting a location for observing, get as far away as... -
Page 8: The Moon
Orion, for instance, each side of Saturn’s disk. A steady atmosphere (good see- you won’t have much luck locating the Orion Nebula, unless, ing) is necessary for a good view. You may probably see a tiny, or course, you look up its celestial coordinates and use the bright “star”... -
Page 9: Terrestrial Viewing
Some good sources to type cleaning cloth or wipes, as they often contain undesirable start with are the Orion DeepMap 600, Edmund Mag 6 Star additives like silicone, which don’t work well on precision Atlas, Turn Left at Orion, and The Universe From Your Backyard. - Page 10 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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