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IN 113 Rev. C 04/02

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Orion

®

Explorer

™ 

90mm AZ 

#9029

Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

Summary of Contents for Explorer 90mm AZ 9029

Page 1: ...l 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 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion Explorer 90mm AZ 9029 Altazimuth Refracting Telescope ...

Page 2: ...cessory tray Tripod leg lock knob Piggyback camera adapter Tube mounting rings Finder scope Finder scope bracket Alignment screws 2 Eyepiece 45 Correct image diagonal Focus knob Azimuth slow motion control Altitude slow motion control Accessory tray bracket attachment point Accessory tray bracket ...

Page 3: ...ew so it passes through the leg and the mount Make certain that the wash ers are on the screws one on each side of the tripod leg Tighten the wingnuts only finger tight for now Note that the accessory tray bracket attachment point on each leg should face inward 2 Tighten the leg lock knobs at the base of the tripod legs For now keep the legs at their shortest fully retracted length you can extend ...

Page 4: ...n the top of the focuser housing Lock the bracket into position by tightening the knurled thumbscrew on the base 11 Insert the chrome barrel of the 45 correct image diago nal into the focuser drawtube and secure with the thumb screw on the drawtube 12 Then insert an eyepiece into the diagonal and secure it in place with the thumbscrew on the diagonal Always loosen the appropriate thumbscrew before...

Page 5: ...our position Focusing the Telescope Practice focusing the telescope in the daytime before using it for the first time at night Start by positioning the focuser near the center of its adjustment range Insert an eyepiece into the diagonal and secure with the thumbscrew Point the tele scope at a distant object and get it in the field of view Now slowly rotate one of the focusing knobs until the objec...

Page 6: ...You ll be amazed at how many more stars and deep sky objects are visible in a dark sky Cooling the Telescope All optical instruments need time to reach thermal equilibri um The bigger the instrument and the larger the temperature change the more time is needed Allow at least a half hour for your telescope to cool to the temperature outdoors In very cold climates below freezing it is essential to s...

Page 7: ...escope or other astronomy magazines Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn are the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon Your Explorer 90 is capable of showing you these planets in some detail Other planets may be visible but will likely appear starlike Because plan ets are quite small in apparent size optional higher power eyepieces are recommended and often needed for detailed observati...

Page 8: ...the lens gently in a circular motion then remove any excess fluid with a fresh lens tissue Oily fingerprints and smudges may be removed using this method Use caution rubbing too hard may scratch the lens On larger lenses clean only a small area at a time using a fresh lens tissue on each area Never reuse tissues 7 Specifications Optical tube seamless aluminum Objective lens diameter 90mm 3 5 Objec...

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