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Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion SkyView Pro GoTo system.
your SkyView Pro equatorial mount's brawn. Once the GoTo system has been installed, it enables you to locate and automati-
cally slew to thousands of celestial objects using the included hand controller. Views of the planets, Moon, galaxies, nebulae,
stars, and star clusters will all be as close as the touch of a button. You'll find using your SkyView Pro GoTo mount will provide an
entirely new astronomical experience that will open up new realms of celestial exploration.
These instructions will help you install and properly use the SkyView Pro GoTo system. Please read them over thoroughly before
getting started. It may take a few observing sessions to become familiar with all the features of the SkyView Pro GoTo system, so
keep this manual handy as you master your mount's operation.
1. Parts List
Qty.
Description
1
Declination (Dec.) GoTo motor assembly
1
Right ascension (R.A.) GoTo motor assembly
2
Brass gears w/ 2mm socket-head set screws
1
Motor control box
1
Motor control box bracket
1
GoTo hand controller
1
GoTo hand controller cable (coiled, 30")
1
GoTo hand controller bracket
2
Motor Cable (25"): R.A. motor-to-Dec. motor
1
Hand controller-to-PC cable (5')
1
12V DC power cable
1
Declination (Dec.) motor cover
1
Right ascension (R.A.) motor cover
1
Right ascension (R.A.) motor attachment screw
(40mm length)
1
Declination (Dec.) motor attachment screw
(17mm length)
1
Phillips screw (10mm length)
2
Phillips screws (8mm length)
2
flat washers, 10mm outer diameter
1
lock washer, 9mm outer diameter
1
4mm hex key
1
2mm hex key
1
Phillips screwdriver
2. Installation
Attaching the R.A. GoTo Motor
Remove the telescope tube, counterweight, and counter-
weight shaft from the SkyView Pro mount before attaching the
motor drives.
Figure 2. The R.A. motor cover
1. Remove the R.A. motor cover from the mount by loosen-
ing the Phillips head screw on the bottom of the cover
(Figure 2). Slide the cover off the mount.
2. Remove the R.A. slow-motion control knob from the R.A.
worm gear shaft. The slow-motion knob will not be usable
once the SkyView Pro GoTo system has been installed.
All slow-motion adjustments will be made using the GoTo
hand controller.
3. The R.A. GoTo motor assembly is identified by the
4-pin rectangular connector attached to the motor body
(Figure 3). The motor will be attached to the mount by a
40mm long socket-head cap screw that goes through the
hole in the rear of the equatorial mount, just above the rear
latitude adjustment L-bolt (Figure 4). It will be helpful to
remove the rear latitude adjustment L-bolt while installing
The GoTo system will add brains to
R.A. motor
Phillips-head
cover
screw
3
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