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Orion

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CC6 and CC8 f/12 

Classical Cassegrain Telescopes

#52138 CC6
#52139 CC8

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#52139

#52138

Summary of Contents for CC6

Page 1: ...es 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 USA Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Copyright 2018 Orion Telescopes Binoculars All Rights Reserved No part of this product instruction or any of its contents may be reproduced copied modified or adapted without the prior written consent of Orion Telescopes Binoculars 52139 52138 ...

Page 2: ...y are designed for installation individually or in combination between the optical tube and the focuser to take up unneeded backfocus Refer to the Specifications at the end of this manual for the native back focus distance of the CC6 and CC8 If the focuser drawtube is fully extended and you are still unable to achieve focus you will need to install one or more extension rings To do so you must fir...

Page 3: ...located on the underside of the focuser Grip ring Coarse focus knob Brass compression ring 1 25 adapter Drawtube Thumbscrew locks 2 accessary collar Coarse focus knob Millimeter and inch scales Fine focus knob Focuser attachment collar Dovetail finder scope bases A Drawtube lock knob Drawtube tension adjustment knob B ...

Page 4: ...dovetail bases along with a reflex sight or another finder scope for visual use in the other The choice is yours The CC8 also features a slotted V style universal dovetail bar on top of the tube Figure 6 custom designed by Orion to allow mounting of a guidescope or a DSLR camera for piggy back photography or even a second piggybacked telescope for visual use or imaging You will have to remove the ...

Page 5: ...as close to horizontal as possible 3 Insert the collimation cap or Cheshire eyepiece into the focuser via the included 1 25 adapter If using a Cheshire eyepiece make sure that the 45 reflecting surface of the Cheshire is aimed at a bright source of light like a ceiling light or a clear sky outdoors 4 Look through the collimation cap Cheshire eyepiece If using a Cheshire eyepiece you should see a s...

Page 6: ...ery slightly by no more than 1 10 turn at a time and one screw at a time before checking the view through the Cheshire again to see how things changed Only tiny adjustments should be required to achieve collimation This will also aid in the pre vention of accidently putting the telescope grossly out of colli mation With each tiny tweak of a screw make a mental note of which way and how far the cen...

Page 7: ...nimal drift adjust ments will be required It is recommended that you not use a star diagonal while per forming this procedure Rather place an eyepiece directly into the 1 25 adapter in the focuser It should be an eyepiece that provides moderate to high magnification You may need to add all three of the extension rings in front of the focuser to be able to reach focus Center the star in the field o...

Page 8: ...s under applicable local consumer law your state or national statutory consumer rights governing the sale of consumer goods remain fully applicable For further warranty information please visit www OrionTelescopes com warranty Specifications CC6 CC8 Optical configuration Classical Cassegrain Classical Cassegrain Primary mirror figure Paraboloid Paraboloid Secondary mirror figure Hyperboloid Hyperb...

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