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- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® Equatorial Mount #9233 With Hardwood Tripod 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 100 Rev. A 0998...
- Page 2 Counterweight shaft Counterweight lock knob Counterweight Tripod leg attachment bolt Retaining washer and knob Accessory tray bracket Tripod leg Accessory tray Leg lock bolt Figure 1. EQ Mount Parts Diagram Declination Dec. setting lock knob circle Right ascension R.A. setting lock knob circle Latitude...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ongratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion product. Your new Orion Equatorial Mount with Hardwood Tripod offers solid stability, mechanical precision, and the versatility to accommodate a vari- ety of different small to medium-sized telescope tubes. It features a heavy-duty equatorial head, and dual slow-motion cables for effortless star-tracking. -
Page 4: Attaching A Telescope
7. Now, with the counterweight lock knob loose, grip the counter- Assuming you will be using a tube ring, we will first balance weight with one hand and thread the shaft into the equatorial the telescope with respect to the R.A. axis, then the Dec. axis. mount (at the base of declination axis) with the other hand as 1. - Page 5 To find Polaris in the sky, look north and locate the pattern of Understanding the Setting Circles the Big Dipper (Figure 3, page 7). The two stars at the end of The setting circles on an equatorial mount enable you to the “bowl”...
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Page 6: Suggested Accessories
2. Loosen the R.A. lock knob and rotate the telescope until Tube Mounting Rings the R.A. value from the star atlas matches the reading on These quality cast-aluminum rings are hinged for easy instal- the R.A. setting circle. Retighten the lock knob. lation of the telescope tube and are lined with felt to prevent scratching of the telescope. - Page 7 Little Dipper (in Ursa Minor) Big Dipper N.C.P. (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 8 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion Equatorial Mount with Hardwood Tripod 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.