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inSTRucTiOn Manual
Orion
StarBlast
70
®
™
and StarBlast
90
™
Refractor Telescopes
#10028 StarBlast 70, #10029 StarBlast 90
#10029
#10028
Customer Support:
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Corporate Offices:
89 Hangar Way, Watsonville CA 95076 - USA
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
IN 506 Rev. A 08/13
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Summary of Contents for Orion StarBlast 70
- Page 1 Manual Orion StarBlast ® ™ and StarBlast ™ Refractor Telescopes #10028 StarBlast 70, #10029 StarBlast 90 #10029 #10028 Customer Support: www.OrionTelescopes.com/contactus Corporate Offices: 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville CA 95076 - USA Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 506 Rev. A 08/13...
- Page 2 Finder scope Altitude fine adjustment Focuser locking screw Yoke mount Altitude fine adjustment control knob Focus knobs Azimuth locking 25mm eyepiece Micro-adjustable knob (wide angle) altitude control assembly Accessory tray Tripod leg (adjustable) Tripod leg adjustment clamp Figure 1. StarBlast 70...
- Page 3 Figure 2. StarBlast 90 Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion StarBlast telescope. Your telescope is a high qual- ity optical instrument for viewing the Moon, the Planets in our Solar System and the brighter deep sky objects (when used away from city lights).
- Page 4 Figure 5. Figure 3. Finder scope thumbscrews Figure 6. Telescope Assembly Remove the Altitude Tightening Knobs on the side of the tube. (Figure 4) Slide the telescope tube into the slots on the ends of the fork arms of the Yoke Mount, use the Altitude Tightening Knobs to secure the tube to the Yoke Mount.
- Page 5 Figure 7. Figure 9. Figure 8. Figure 10. Your First look Locate the finder scope in the accessory box and position it over the screws on the telescope; secure with Tighten or loosen the Altitude and Azimuth locking bolts ten- the thumbscrews removed earlier.
- Page 6 Get used to the “feel” of operating your telescope by practicing on objects on the ground during the day. Orion suggests your first night time target be the first quarter moon! Go to Orion’s Community Learning Center to find out...
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Page 7: Telescope Assembly
Telescope assembly Remove the tube rings around the telescope tube by loosening the thumb nuts on the rings and opening the hinges. (Figure 14) Attach the tube rings to the Alt-Azimuth Mount using the screws provided (attach from the bottom, tighten). (Figure 15) With the Tube Rings open, lay the telescope tube in the rings, close the rings and secure with the thumb nuts on... -
Page 8: Your First Look
Your close ups of the moon and planets; use the 25mm wide StarBlast 70 or 90 is the perfect companion to take camping! angle eyepiece to find any object on the ground and sky, From a “dark sky site”... -
Page 9: Care And Maintenance
(in mm) or 500 (for the StarBlast 70) by the Do not use the telescope to project an image of the sun mm focal length of the eyepiece used. -
Page 10: One-Year Limited Warranty
One-Year limited Warranty This Orion product is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes &...