Citiwell OR7500 Owner's Manual

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OR6000 Series 4.5” Reflector Telescope (Model 7500) Instructions and Owner’s Manual Made in China Manual Part # 262504 Rev...

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2 WARNING! NEVER aim your telescope at the sun or even close to the sun! Instant and irreversible damage can occur, including blindness! Do not let children use any telescope without adult supervisi...

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3 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of a new OR7500 telescope. With proper care and handling of your telescope, you will enjoy the pleasure of looking at nature’s wondrous sights through the eye of this instrument for many years...

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4 ASSEMBLY 1) Carefully remove all parts from the cardboard cartons and lay them on a table or on the floor in order to take an inventory of all the pieces. Keep your box for storage or in case you ever need to ship your telescope. 2) Ex...

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5 5) If your equatorial mount assembly does not have the cradle rings attached, you need to attach the cradle rings to the equatorial mount assembly base with the bolts as shown in Fig. 5. (Fig. 5) ...

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6 8) Insert the threaded end of the counterweight shaft into the equatorial mount and turn it clockwise until it stops. (See Fig. 10 and 11) (Fig. 10) (Fig. 11) 9) Attach a slow-motion control kno...

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7 11) Insert the 25-mm eyepiece into the eyepiece holder. (See Fig. 17) Tighten the small set screw to hold the eyepiece securely in place. ...

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8 14) With the spring now connected to both the motor and the equatorial mount, attach the motor to the mount by placing the chromed collar over the shaft on the mount and tighten the locking screw. (See Fig. 21) ...

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9 FINDER SCOPE ALIGNMENT Since a telescope has a narrow field of view by design, it can be challenging to locate a particular star or planet. For this reason the telescope is fitted with a low-power, wide- field miniature telescope called a fi...

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10 “pointers”), you will come to a single star with no other stars close by. This is Polaris, or the North Star. Loosen the altitude adjustment and suppot knobs (See Fig. 27) and raise or lower the angle of the telescope until you can see Pola...

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11 The following magnification values are achieved when using the Barlow lens and the interchangeable eyepieces: Eyepiece Power Power With 2X Barlow Lens 25 mm 36X ...

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12 3) Find a location far from glaring light. If you live in an urban area, your viewing will probably improve the farther you move away from the city lights. The sky glow of a town or city can dramatically reduce the telescope’s performance an...

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13 carefully remove the dust particles. DO NOT HOLD THE TRIGGER OF THE COMPRESSED AIR CAN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS BECAUSE PROPELLANT FROM THE CAN MIGHT ESCAPE AND DAMAGE THE OPTICAL SURFACE. If, after several attempts, you cannot remove the particl...

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14 Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and the second brightest next to Venus. Jupiter has many moons, four of which are often visible through your telescope when viewing conditions permit. As you watch them throughout the evening, y...

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15 4) As I look through my telescope, objects in the sky appear to move. Why is that? When you observe an astronomical subject through a telescope, the constant rotation of the Earth makes things appear as though they are moving across the view...

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16 Please Read this Important Notice! The aiming point of your new telescope can be either MANUALLY controlled or ELECTRONICALLY controlled. This function is controlled by a small switch located on the equatorial motor. (See page 8 in y...