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Orion EQ-1 Instruction Manual

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Copyright © 2021 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. All Rights Reserved. No part of this product instruction or any of its contents
may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
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IN 146 Rev. C 06/13

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  • Page 1 A N E M P L O Y E E - O W N E D C O M P A N Y Copyright © 2021 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. All Rights Reserved. No part of this product instruction or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of Orion Telescopes &...
  • Page 2 R.A. slow-motion control Dec. slow-motion control Counterweight lock knob Counterweight Counterweight shaft Latitude adjustment t-bolt Tripod leg attachment bolt Latitude lock t-bolt Azimuth lock knob (not shown) Accessory tray bracket Accessory tray Leg lock knob Figure 1. EQ-1 Equatorial Mount parts diagram...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    With a little practice and a little patience, you’ll find that your EQ-1 Equatorial Mount is an invaluable tool for get- ting the most out of your astronomical observing sessions.

  • Page 4: Attaching A Telescope

    (central to the latitude scale), and turn the lati- tude adjustment t-bolt until the pointer and the “40” line The EQ-1 Equatorial Mount is designed to hold small to up. Then re-tighten the latitude lock t-bolt. You may also mid-size telescopes weighing up to about 7 lbs.

  • Page 5: Balancing The Telescope

    4. Balancing the Telescope Once the telescope is attached to the equatorial mount, the next step is to balance the telescope. Proper balance is required to insure smooth movement of the telescope on both axes of the equatorial mount. If you attach your telescope with a 1/4"-20 adapter, it may not be possible to balance the scope precisely with respect to the declination axis, because the telescope cannot be moved back and forth as it can when tube rings are used.

  • Page 6: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount

    5. Setting Up and Using the Equatorial Mount When you look at the night sky, you no doubt have noticed that the stars appear to move slowly from east to west over time. That apparent motion is caused by the Earth’s rota- tion (from west to east).
  • Page 7 4. Loosen the azimuth adjustment knob and rotate the entire controls to scan the surrounding area of sky. If the object is equatorial mount left-to-right so the telescope tube (and still not visible in the finder scope, you will need to slew the R.A.
  • Page 8 Confused About Pointing the Telescope? So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star atlas Beginners occasionally experience some confusion about how will look like this: to point the telescope overhead or in other directions.
  • Page 9 One thing you DO NOT do is make any adjustment to the What if you need to aim the telescope directly north, but at an latitude adjustment t-bolt. That will nullify the mount’s polar object that is nearer to the horizon than Polaris? You can’t do alignment.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Tube Mounting Rings Orion carries a wide variety of tube rings to couple different sizes of telescope to the EQ-1 mount. The tube rings attach directly to the mounting platform on the EQ head. Visit our website (www.telescope.com) for more information.
  • Page 12 A N E M P L O Y E E - O W N E D C O M P A N Y Copyright © 2021 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. All Rights Reserved. No part of this product instruction or any of its contents...

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