ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS Observer 60mm EQ 9030 Instruction Manual
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- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® Observer 60mm EQ ™ #9030 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 107 0998...
- Page 2 Objective lens Optical tube Tube cradle Finder scope Dew cap Finder scope alignment screws Declination lock knob Finder scope bracket Right ascension slow-motion control Declination (Dec.) setting circle Equatorial mount Eyepiece Right ascension lock knob (not shown) Star diagonal Counterweight Focuser drawtube Counterweight shaft Focus knob...
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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 nebulas and star clusters. -
Page 4: Assembly
2. Assembly vent the counterweight from slipping off the shaft and pos- sibly onto your foot if the counterweight lock knob should come loose! Now, with the counterweight lock knob loose, Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. hold the counterweight in one hand and thread the shaft Make sure all the parts listed in Section 1 are present. -
Page 5: Aligning The Finder Scope
the telescope, it should move without resistance and not drift astronomical objects from drifting out of the telescope’s field from where you point it. of view when you’re observing them. The equatorial mount enables you to follow, or track, objects 4. -
Page 6: Using Your Telescope-Astronomical Viewing
the field, if your equatorial mount is polar-aligned, just turn the 2. Loosen the R.A. lock knob and rotate the telescope until R.A. slow-motion control. The Dec. slow-motion control is not the R.A. value from the star atlas matches the reading on needed for tracking. - Page 7 at a distant subject and get it in the field of view. Now, slowly 80% of their full dark-adapted sensitivity. Many observers rotate one of the focusing knobs until the object comes into notice improvements after several hours of total darkness. As sharp focus.
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Page 8: Terrestrial Viewing
without knowing where to look. You should have specific tar- Stars gets in mind before you begin observing. Stars will appear like twinkling points of light in the telescope. Even powerful telescopes cannot magnify stars to appear as Start with a basic star atlas, one that shows stars no fainter more than points of light! You can, however, enjoy the differ- than 5th or 6th magnitude. -
Page 9: Care And Maintenance
8. Care and Maintenance If you give your telescope reasonable care, it will last a life- time. Store it in a clean, dry, dust-free place, safe from rapid changes in temperature and humidity. Do not store the tele- scope outdoors, although storage in a garage or shed is OK. Small components like eyepieces and other accessories should be kept in a protective box or storage case. - Page 10 Little Dipper (in Ursa Minor) N.C.P. Big Dipper (in Ursa Major) Polaris Cassiopeia To find Polaris in the night sky, look north and find the Big Dipper. Extend an imaginary line from the two “Pointer Stars” in the bowl of the Big Dipper. Go about 5 times the distance between those stars and you’ll reach Polaris, which lies within 1° of the north celestial pole (NCP).
- Page 11 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion Observer 60mm 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 & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076.
- Page 12 ADDENDUM TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL On page 4 of the instruction manual, there has been a To connect the finder scope bracket to the pre-installed change to step 11 of the assembly instructions. It should bolts, first angle the bracket relative to the optical tube, read as follows: as shown in Figure 3, so that the bolts line up with the slots in the base of the bracket.
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