ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS SkyView Pro 9829 Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN 195 Rev. B 03/06 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800)-676-1343 E-mail: [email protected] Corporate Offices (831)-763-7000 P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Orion ® SkyView P...

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Figure 1. The SkyView Pro EQ Mount. 2 Declination lock lever (opposite side) Right ascension lock lever (opposite side) Declination slow-motion control-knob Safety thumbscrew Mounting plate securing knob Counterweight shaft Counterweights Counterw...

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Table of Contents 1. Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. Attaching a telescope ....

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Place the knob washer on the center support shaft against the tray, and follow it by threading the securing knob all the way up the center support shaft until it is tight against the tray. The tripod support tray provides additional stabi...

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3. Retighten the counterweight lock knobs. The telescope is now balanced on the right ascension axis. 4. To balance the telescope on the declination axis, first tighten the R.A. lock lever, with the counterweight shaft still in the horizontal po...

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2. There are two latitude adjusting L-bolts (see Figure 4); loosen one while tightening the other. By doing this you will adjust the latitude of the mount. Continue adjusting the mount until the pointer on the latitude scale is set at the latitu...

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7 The polar axis finder scope is now ready to be used. When not in use, replace the plastic protective cover to prevent the polar finder from getting bumped, which could knock it out of alignment. Using the Polar Axis Finder Scope The reticle of t...

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8 Tracking Celestial Objects When you observe a celestial object through the telescope, you’ll see it drift slowly across the field of view. To keep it in the field, if your equatorial mount is polar aligned, just turn the R.A. slow-motion c...

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9 view of the finder scope, assuming the equatorial mount is accurately polar aligned. Use the slow-motion controls to center the object in the finder scope, and it should appear in the telescope’s field of view. The setting circles must be re-c...

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12 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion SkyView Pro EQ Mount is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During...