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ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS ED66-CF Instruction Manual

ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS ED66-CF Instruction Manual

66mm carbon fiber refractor telescope optical tube assembly

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Orion
Fiber Refractor Telescope
Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion ED66-CF Carbon Fiber refractor. Your telescope
has been designed with high quality precision optics and top-notch mechanical construction.
These instructions will help you set up and use your optical tube.
Please keep the original shipping box. In the unlikely event you need to ship the telescope back to Orion for war-
ranty repair service, you should use the original packaging. The box also makes a very good container for storing
the telescope when it is not in use.
Included Items
1
ED66-CF optical tube assembly
1
14mm wide-angle eyepiece
1
45-degree correct-image prism diagonal, 1.25"
1
Objective dust cover
1
Aluminum-clad carrying case
Refer to Figure 1 to familiarize yourself with the parts and features of the ED66-CF refractor.
Eyepiece
Diagonal
Figure 1. The ED66-CF 66mm Carbon Fiber Refractor
A N E M P L O Y E E - O W N E D C O M P A N Y
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may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
ED66-CF 66mm Carbon
®
Optical Tube Assembly
#40905
Finder scope base
Focuser
Dew/glare shield
Mounting bar
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IN 595 Rev. A 10-17

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Summary of Contents for ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS ED66-CF

  • Page 1 ED66-CF optical tube assembly 14mm wide-angle eyepiece 45-degree correct-image prism diagonal, 1.25" Objective dust cover Aluminum-clad carrying case Refer to Figure 1 to familiarize yourself with the parts and features of the ED66-CF refractor. Finder scope base Dew/glare shield Focuser Eyepiece...
  • Page 2 Every telescope has a useful limit of power of about 50x per accepts 1.25" accessories. For visual use you just slide the bar- inch of aperture. So for the ED66-CF, which has an aperture of rel of the included 1.25" diagonal into the collar and then secure 66mm, or 2.6", that’s 130x.
  • Page 3 The 1.25” Dual Speed Crayford focuser in detail. Underside of the focuser. Extendable Dew/Glare Shield Figure 3. The ED66-CF and accessories in their aluminum-clad Your telescope features an extendable dew/glare shield (Figure carrying case. 1). Extend it prior to observing by pulling it forward until it clicks to a stop.
  • Page 4 Specifications Objective lens: Doublet, ED glass optics (S-FPL-51) Objective lens diameter: 66mm Focal length: 400mm Focal ratio: Anti-reflection coatings: Fully multi-coated (all air-to-glass surfaces multi-layer coated) Tube material: Carbon fiber and machined aluminum Dew/glare shield: Carbon fiber and machined aluminum, retractable Focuser 1.25"...

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