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ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS Observer 60mm EQ 9028 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
®
Observer
60mm EQ
™
#9028
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 122 Rev. A 0799

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® Observer 60mm EQ ™ #9028 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 122 Rev. A 0799...
  • Page 2 Objective lens (hidden) Dew shield Optical tube Declination lock thumbscrew Finder scope Finder scope bracket Declination setting circle Finder scope alignment Right ascension lock thumbscrew screws (3) Focuser R.A. slow-motion control drawtube Counterweight shaft Eyepiece Counterweight Star diagonal Counterweight lock knob Focus knob Retaining washer and screw Declination slow-...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ongratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion telescope. Your new Observer 60 EQ Refractor is designed for high-resolution viewing of astronomical objects. With its precision optics and equatorial mount, you’ll be able to locate and enjoy hundreds of fascinating celestial denizens, including the plan- ets, Moon, and a variety of deep-sky galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters.

  • Page 4: Assembly

    2. Assembly Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. Make sure all the parts listed in Section 1 are present. Save the boxes and packaging material. In the unlikely event that you need to return the telescope during the warranty period, Declination lock thumbscrew you must use the original packaging.

  • Page 5: Balancing The Telescope

    11. Install the finder scope in the bracket. To do this, first slow-motion controls to recenter the object in the field of view, unscrew the three alignment screws a few turns so they if it moved off center when you tightened the lock knobs. don’t hinder insertion of the finder scope.

  • Page 6: Using The Telescope-Astronomical Viewing

    Note that from this point on in your observing session, you should not make any further adjustments in the azimuth or the latitude of the mount, nor should you move the tripod. Little Dipper Doing so will negate the polar alignment. The telescope (in Ursa Minor) should only be moved about its R.A.

  • Page 7: Astronomical Observing

    That’s 5 hours and 35.4 minutes in right ascension, and –5 If at all possible, escape the light-polluted city sky and head degrees (5 degrees south of the celestial equator) and 27 for darker country skies. You’ll be amazed at how many more minutes in declination.
  • Page 8 Magnification = Telescope Focal Length (mm) To see what you’re doing in the darkness, use a red-filtered Eyepiece Focal Length (mm) flashlight rather than a white light. Red light does not spoil your eyes’ dark adaptation like white light does. A flashlight For example, the Observer 60 EQ, which has a focal length with a red LED light is ideal, or you can cover the front of a of 900mm, used in combination with a 25mm eyepiece, yields...

  • Page 9: Terrestrial Viewing

    ter sitting just above the lid of the “Teapot” pattern of stars in multiple stars. The famous “Double-Double” in the constella- Sagittarius. You then know to point your telescope in that tion Lyra and the gorgeous two-color double star Albireo in direction to home in on the cluster, which happens to be 6.9- Cygnus are favorites.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    Your Observer 60 EQ requires very little mechanical mainte- 4-element lens designs, with a 50° apparent field of view. nance. The optical tube is aluminum and has a smooth Fully antireflection coated. Threaded for filters. 1.25" barrels. painted finish that is fairly scratch-resistant. If a scratch does 6mm (#8153), 10mm (#8152), 13mm (#8151), 17mm (#8154) appear on the tube, it will not harm the telescope.
  • Page 11 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion Observer 60mm EQ Equatorial Refractor 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 &...

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