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ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS ShortTube 80 9386 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Orion
®
ShortTube
80
™
80mm Rich-Field Refracting Telescope
#9386
Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com
Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000
Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975
P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
IN 121 Rev. B 04/02

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® ShortTube ™ 80mm Rich-Field Refracting Telescope #9386 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 IN 121 Rev. B 04/02...

  • Page 2: Parts List

    elcome to a new world of adventure! -Your Orion ShortTube 80 is a fine-quality instrument designed for both daytime ter- restrial viewing and nighttime stargazing. Compact, portable, and easy to use, this versatile scope will provide many hours of enjoyment for the whole family. These instructions will help you set up and properly use and care for your telescope.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    Alignment thumbscrews Focus lock-ring Tensioner Figure 2a Figure 2b. The 6x26 correct-image finder scope and bracket Inserting the finder scope into the finder scope bracket Getting Started Mounting the Telescope on a Tripod The ShortTube 80 can be mounted on any standard cam- era tripod that has a 1/4”-20 stud.

  • Page 4: Terrestrial Viewing

    field of view. Unlike most finder scopes, images viewed in eyepiece inserted and secured in the diagonal, simply point the correct-image finder scope will appear properly oriented the telescope at the subject you want to observe and center (same as the naked eye), which makes finding objects even it on crosshairs of the finder scope (which you’ve previously easier.

  • Page 5: Calculating Magnification (Power)

    for objects randomly, without knowing where to look. It is best to have specific targets in mind before you begin look- ing through the eyepiece. A. The Moon The Moon, with its rocky, cratered surface, is one of the easiest and most interesting subjects to observe with your telescope.

  • Page 6: Care And Maintenance

    and threads onto the ShortTube’s focuser drawtube, cou- Any quality optical lens tissue and cleaning fluid specifically pling the camera body to the telescope (Figure 3). designed for multi-coated optics can be used to clean the telescope’s objective lens as well as the lenses of the eye- For closer-range (less than 1/4-mile) terrestrial photography, pieces and finder scope.

  • Page 8: One-Year Limited Warranty

    One-Year Limited Warranty The Orion ShortTube ™ 80mm Refractor is warranted against defects in materials or work- manship 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.

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