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Omegon Maksutov Telescope 90/1250 OTA Instruction Manual

Omegon Maksutov Telescope 90/1250 OTA Instruction Manual

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Instruction Manual
Maksutov Telescope 90/1250 OTA
English version 10.2014 Rev A
Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh.

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  • Page 1 Instruction Manual Maksutov Telescope 90/1250 OTA English version 10.2014 Rev A Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh.
  • Page 2 The Omegon® Maksutov Telescope 90/1250 OTA Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon® Telescope Maksutov 90/1250 OTA. This telescope tube is suited for both terrestrial and astronomical use. It is compact and easy to carry around; it can also be used as a tele-objective or a high-power telescope. You can even use it to take photos with a DSLR camera (not included).
  • Page 3 camera objective lens and place the T-ring on the camera body (#11), thread the camera to the telescope back eyepiece holder (#6), it should look like figure 3. The telescope includes a spring- loaded flip-mirror system (figure 4). Switch from horizontal to vertical position to get straight- through view, or from vertical to horizontal position to get top view (figure 4).
  • Page 4 4.1. A distant object is centered at the telescope’s field of view with an eyepiece. In this example we have a house with a chimney. The chimney is the reference point to place at the center of the field of view. We first look through the telescope with the lowest magnification possible to get the widest field of view.
  • Page 5 Below you will find some examples of what you can expect to see when using this telescope. 5.1. The Moon is one of the most spectacular objects to be seen through a telescope. Even a small telescope will reveal a lot of details of the Moon’s surface.
  • Page 6 Telescope’s focal length is 1250mm; 6. Using the accessories: a bit of math to Omegon® Plössl 25mm eyepiece’s focal length understand how it all works. is 25mm; Using accessories is easy and fun. To change the magnification simply swap eyepieces. To get more magnification simply use the barlow 1250����...
  • Page 7 Q: Is my telescope compatible with other eyepieces? A: Omegon®telescopes are compatible with all telescope eyepieces from different manufacturers as long as the eyepiece is a 1.25” (or 31.75mm) size eyepiece. If you would like to test an eyepiece from a fellow astronomer, go ahead.
  • Page 8 Annotations For any other questions please feel free to drop a line or visit our website at: http://www.astroshop.de nimax Gmbh Otto-Lilienthal-Str. 9 D-86899 Landsberg am Lech Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh.