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- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® EQ-2 Equatorial Mount #9019 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 115 Rev.A 0499...
- Page 2 Dec. lock knob R.A. lock knob (hidden) Counterweight lock Dec. slow-motion control thumbscrew Counterweight R.A. slow-motion control Counterweight shaft Latitude adjustment t-bolt Latitude lock t-bolt Azimuth lock knob Accessory tray bracket Accessory tray Leg lock thumbscrew Figure 1. EQ-2 Equatorial Mount parts diagram...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ongratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion product. Your new Orion EQ-2 Equatorial Mount was designed to work with many different telescope optical tubes. Designed for astro- nomical use, this precision mount allows convenient manual “tracking” of celestial objects as they move slowly across the sky, so they remain within your eyepiece’s field of view. -
Page 4: Attaching A Telescope
5. Orient the equatorial mount as it appears in Figure 4. Balancing the Telescope 1, at a latitude of about 40°, i.e., so the pointer next Once the telescope is attached to the equatorial mount, to the latitude scale (located directly above the lati- the next step is to balance the telescope. -
Page 5: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount
The telescope is now balanced on both axes. Now when setting should not have to be adjusted again unless you loosen the lock knob on one or both axes and man- you move to a different viewing location some dis- ually point the telescope, it should move without tance away. - Page 6 to latitude. The R.A. and Dec. values for celestial Most setting circles are not accurate enough to put an objects can be found in any star atlas or star catalog. object dead-center in your finder scope’s field of view, but they’ll get you close, assuming the equatorial mount So, the coordinates for the Orion Nebula listed in a star is accurately polar-aligned.
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Page 7: Specifications
6. Specifications Mount: German-type equatorial Tripod: wood, black Height: 36" to 57" Weight: 19 lbs. Counterweight: 4.8 lb., supplied Maximum Loading Weight: about 10 lbs. Slow-Motion Adjustment: on both R.A. and Dec. axes Setting Circles: R.A. scaled in 10-min. increments, Dec. scaled in 1°... - Page 8 Figure 2a. Balancing the telescope with respect to the Figure 2b. Telescope is now balanced on the R.A. axis. That is, R.A. axis by sliding the counterweight along its shaft. when hands are released, counterweight shaft remains horizontal. Figure 2c. Preparing the telescope to be balanced on Figure 2d.
- Page 9 Declination (Dec.) setting circle R.A. lock knob Right ascension (R.A.) setting circle Declination (Dec.) slow-motion Right ascension control (R.A.) slow-motion control Latitude adjustment t-bolt Latitude locking Azimuth adjustment knob t-bolt Latitude scale Figure 3. The equatorial mount Little Dipper (in Ursa Minor) N.C.P.
- Page 10 Figure 5a. Telescope pointing south. Note that in all Figure 5b. Telescope pointing north. these illustrations, the mount and tripod remain stationary; only the R.A. and Dec. axes are moved. Figure 5c. Telescope pointing east. Figure 5d. Telescope pointing west. Figure 5.
- Page 11 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion EQ-2 Equatorial Mount 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 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars Post Office Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Customer Support Help Line (800) 676-1343 • Day or Evening...
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