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IN 091 Rev. B 0199

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Orion

®

SkyView

™

Deluxe 4.5" EQ

#9402

Equatorial Reflecting Telescope

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Page 1: ...onsumer 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 SkyView Deluxe 4 5 EQ 9402 Equatorial Reflecting Telescope ...

Page 2: ...weight shaft Counterweight Counterweight lock knob Retaining washer and knob Azimuth adjustment knobs 2 Accessory tray bracket Accessory tray Finder scope alignment screws 6 Eyepiece Focuser Tube rings Tube ring clamps Primary mirror cell Collimation screws 3 not shown Right ascension lock lever Right ascension setting circle Polar axis finder scope Right ascension slow motion control Latitude adj...

Page 3: ...earn to recognize the patterns of stars in the major constellations With a little practice a little patience and a reasonably dark sky away from city lights you ll find your telescope to be a never ending source of wonder exploration and relaxation These instructions will help you set up properly use and care for your telescope Please read them over thoroughly before getting started Table of Conte...

Page 4: ... twist the shaft collar clockwise to secure the shaft Position the counterweight about halfway up the shaft and tighten the counterweight lock knob 8 Orient the equatorial mount as it appears in Figure 1 at a latitude of about 40 i e so the pointer next to the gold colored latitude scale is pointing to the hash mark at 40 To do this loosen the latitude lock lever on the side of the mount opposite ...

Page 5: ...k through the finder scope Is the object centered in the finder scope s field of view i e on the crosshairs If not hopefully it will be visible somewhere in the field of view so that only fine adjustment of the alignment screws will be need ed Otherwise you ll have to make coarser adjustments to the alignment screws to redirect the aim of the finder scope Use the six alignment screws to center the...

Page 6: ... the latitude lock lever and loosen the bolt that con nects the equatorial head to the tripod underneath the equatorial mount Once Polaris is properly positioned within the reticle lock the latitude lock lever and retighten the bolt that connects the equatorial head to the tripod You are now precisely polar aligned If you do not have a clear view of Polaris from your observing site then you will n...

Page 7: ...it with the counterweight down as pictured in Figure 1 Again you have to rotate the scope in R A so the counterweight shaft is positioned horizontally Then rotate the scope in Dec so it points to where you want it near the horizon To point the telescope to the east or west or in other direc tions you rotate the telescope on its R A and Dec axes Depending on the altitude of the object you want to o...

Page 8: ...view with the R A and Dec slow motion controls Slowly rack the image out of focus with the focusing knob If the telescope is correctly collimated the expanding disk should be a perfect circle If it is unsymmetri cal the scope is out of collimation The dark shadow cast by the secondary mirror should appear in the very center of the out of focus circle like the hole in a doughnut If the hole appears...

Page 9: ...ncy Atmospheric conditions vary significantly from night to night Seeing refers to the steadiness of the Earth s atmosphere at a given time In conditions of poor seeing atmospheric turbu lence causes objects viewed through the telescope to boil If when you look up at the sky with just your eyes the stars are twinkling noticeably the seeing is bad and you will be limited to viewing with low powers ...

Page 10: ...orgeous two color double star Albireo in Cygnus are favorites Defocusing the image of a star slightly can help bring out its color Deep Sky Objects Under dark skies you can observe a wealth of fascinating deep sky objects including gaseous nebulas open and glob ular star clusters and different types of galaxies Most deep sky objects are very faint so it is important that you find an observing site...

Page 11: ...r under water with clean cotton balls using extremely light pressure and stroking in straight lines across the surface Use one ball for each wipe across the mirror Then rinse the mirror under a stream of lukewarm water Any particles on the surface can be swabbed gently with a series of clean cotton balls each used just one time Dry the mirror in a stream of air a blower bulb works great or remove ...

Page 12: ...e 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 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 r...

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