ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS Aristocrat 60mm 9800 Instruction Manual

ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS Aristocrat 60mm 9800 Instruction Manual

Brass altazimuth refractor telescope

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
®
Aristocrat
60mm
#9800 Brass Altazimuth Refractor 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 198 Rev. B 4/04

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Summary of Contents for ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS Aristocrat 60mm 9800

  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® ™ Aristocrat 60mm #9800 Brass Altazimuth Refractor 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 198 Rev. B 4/04...
  • Page 2 Optical tube Finder scope Altitude tension Finder scope brackets discs (2) Altitude lock lever (opposite side) Eyepiece Azimuth lock knob Correct image diagonal Focus wheel Tripod leg Leg chain plate Tripod leg lock Tripod leg lock knob Leg chain Figure 1. Aristocrat 60mm Brass Refractor...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ® ongratulations on your purchase of an Orion Aristocrat 60mm. Your Aristocrat 60mm was hand crafted out of brass and African mahogany. It is a sophisticated instrument that not only looks great, but also performs well with its quality optics. The Aristocrat is great for a bay window, or any place you need that “touch of class”...
  • Page 4: Getting Started

    ® Washers Acorn nuts Figure 4. Figure 2. Attaching the finder scope brackets to the optical tube. Attaching the tripod legs to the mount. nal into the focuser of the telescope and tighten it with the 3. Tighten the acorn nuts with the wrench. Be very careful thumbscrew.
  • Page 5 Altitude Now, look in the finder scope. Is the object visible? Ideally, it should be somewhere in the field of view. If it is not, some coarse adjustments of the six finder scope alignment thumb- screws will be needed to get the finder scope roughly parallel to the main tube.
  • Page 6: Terrestrial Viewing

    ® Eyepieces and Magnification eras and have “false color” added. Our eyes are not sensitive enough to see color in deep-sky objects except in a few of the Your Aristocrat 60mm comes with a 25mm focal length Plössl brightest ones. eyepiece that provides 36x magnification.
  • Page 7: Care And Maintenance

    B. The Planets objects are faint, so it is important that you allow plenty of time for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. Do not expect these The planets don’t stay put like the stars, so to find them you to look like the photographs you see in books and magazines.
  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifications Mount: Brass, altazimuth Optical tube: Brass, coated to prevent rust and tarnish Objective lens diameter: 60mm Objective lens: Achromatic, fully coated Focal length: 900mm Focal ratio: f/15 Focuser: Brass rack-and-pinion, accepts 1.25" eyepieces and accessories Eyepiece: Brass with chrome barrel, 25mm Plössl Magnification with supplied eyepiece: 36x Diagonal: Brass with chrome barrel, 1.25", correct-image, 45°...

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