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Figure 1C. Secondary mirror correctly aligned (tilted).

Figure 1A. The view down the focuser tube of a Newtonian
reflector with eyepiece removed. In this example, the optical
system is badly out of collimation.

Figure 1D. Primary mirror correctly aligned. The telescope’s
optical system is now collimated.

Figure 1B. Secondary mirror centered under focuser tube,
viewed through the Collimating Eyepiece (as are the next
two illustrations).

Summary of Contents for Argonaut 6 9068

Page 1: ...roducts 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 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion Argonaut 6 Maksutov Newtonian 906...

Page 2: ...d to the dovetail mounting plate First remove the standard mounting plate that is already attached to the tube rings Use a 5mm Allen wrench to unthread the four socket head cap screws Locate the two 6...

Page 3: ...tube and in centering the mirror reflections during collimation it is very helpful to use a precision collimating tool containing crosshairs such as the Orion Collimating Eyepiece 3640 We highly recom...

Page 4: ...ser that smoothly moves the focuser drawtube in and out If you are using 1 25 eyepieces you must first insert a 2 to 1 25 adapter Orion item 8768 into the drawtube Then insert an eyepiece into the foc...

Page 5: ...pport for instructions on how to remove and clean it Also never remove the front corrector lens With very little maintenance your Argonaut 6 Maksutov Newtonian will provide years of outstanding viewin...

Page 6: ...lector with eyepiece removed In this example the optical system is badly out of collimation Figure 1D Primary mirror correctly aligned The telescope s optical system is now collimated Figure 1B Second...

Page 7: ...ion any warranted instrument that proves to be defective provided it is returned postage paid to Orion Warranty Repair 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 If the product is not registered proof of purc...

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