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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IN 172 Rev. A 0801

Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975

Customer Support (800) 676-1343
E-mail: support@telescope.com

Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000

P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061

Orion

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SpaceProbe 3 Altaz

#9845 and #9841

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Summary of Contents for SpaceProbe 3 Altaz 9841

Page 1: ...v A 0801 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 P O Box 1815 Santa Cruz CA 95061 Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altaz 9845 and 9841 ...

Page 2: ...d for nighttime stargazing With its precision optics and intuitive altazimuth mount you ll be able to locate and enjoy fascinating denizens of the night sky including the planets Moon and a variety of deep sky objects Lightweight and easy to use this scope will provide many hours of enjoyment for the whole family These instructions will help you set up properly use and care for your telescope Plea...

Page 3: ...scope needs to be shipped to another location or returned to Orion for warranty repair having the proper shipping container will help ensure that your telescope will survive the journey intact Make sure all the parts in the Parts List are pres ent Be sure to check the box carefully as some parts are small If anything appears to be missing or broken immediately call Orion Customer Support 800 676 1...

Page 4: ...upright and spread the tripod legs apart as far as they will go until the bracket is taut Connect the accessory tray to the accessory tray bracket with the three wing screws already installed in the tray Do this by pushing the wing screws up through the holes in the accessory tray bracket and threading them into the holes in the accessory tray 5 Tighten the screws at the tops of the tripod legs so...

Page 5: ...an object at least 1 4 mile away Now with your fingers slowly rotate one of the focusing knobs until the object comes into sharp focus Go a little bit beyond sharp focus until the image starts to blur again then reverse the rotation of the knob just to make sure you ve hit the exact focus point Do You Wear Eyeglasses If you wear eyeglasses you may be able to keep them on while you observe In order...

Page 6: ...more severely Planetary observing may also be poor In conditions of good seeing star twinkling is minimal and images appear steady in the eyepiece Seeing is best over head worst at the horizon Also seeing generally gets better after midnight when much of the heat absorbed by the Earth during the day has radiated off into space Especially important for observing faint objects is good trans parency ...

Page 7: ...d also helps to bring out subtle features on the lunar surface B The Sun You can change your nighttime telescope into a daytime Sun viewer by installing an optional full aperture solar filter over 7 Let Your Eyes Dark Adapt Don t expect to go from a lighted house into the darkness of the outdoors at night and immediately see faint nebulas galax ies and star clusters or even very many stars for tha...

Page 8: ...s will appear like twinkling points of light Even powerful telescopes cannot magnify stars to appear as more than a point of light You can however enjoy the different colors of the stars and locate many pretty double and multiple stars The famous Double Double in the constellation Lyra and the gorgeous two color double star Albireo in Cygnus are favorites Defocusing a star slightly can help bring ...

Page 9: ...ely affects the optical performance of the telescope or the image quality That might seem counterintuitive but it s true Aligning the Secondary Mirror With the collimation cap in place look through the hole in the cap at the secondary diagonal mirror Ignore the reflections for the time being The secondary mirror itself should be centered in the focuser drawtube in the direction parallel to the len...

Page 10: ...y mirror reflection has moved closer to the center of the primary You can tell this eas ily with the collimation cap and mirror center mark by simply watching to see if the dot of the collimation cap is moving closer or farther away from the ring on the center of the pri mary mirror Repeat this process on the other two sets of collimation screws if necessary It will take a little trial and error t...

Page 11: ...ary with your fingers don t touch the mirror itself while unthreading the Phillips head screw in the center hub of the 3 vaned spider Completely unthread the screw from the holder and the holder will come loose in your fingers Be careful not to lose the spring on the Phillips head cap screw Handle the mirror and its holder carefully You do not need to remove the secondary mirror from its holder fo...

Page 12: ... Way Watsonville CA 95076 If the product is not registered proof of purchase such as a copy of the original invoice is required This warranty does not apply if in Orion s judgment the instrument has been abused mishan dled or modified nor does it apply to normal wear and tear This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state For further...

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