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IN 123 Rev. A 0799

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Orion

®

Observer

™ 

60 AZ

60mm Altazimuth Refracting Telescope

#9020

Summary of Contents for Observer 60 AZ 9020

Page 1: ...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 Observer 60 AZ 60mm Altazimuth Refracting Telescope 9020 ...

Page 2: ...ce Eyepiece lock thumbscrew Star diagonal Focuser draw tube Focusing knob Altitude micro motion knob Altitude micro motion rod Altitude micro motion lock knob Accessory tray bracket Accessory tray Optical tube Dew cap Objective lens Altitude lock knob Yoke Azimuth lock knob Tripod leg bolt Tripod leg ...

Page 3: ...ns The main lens system on the front end of a refractor It gathers light and brings it to a focus The objec tive lens of this telescope consists of two glass lens elements which is called an achromat Congratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion telescope Your new Observer 60 AZ Refractor is designed primarily for astronomical viewing but can also be used for terrestrial observation with the...

Page 4: ... provided but do not tighten them yet 3 Stand the tripod and mount upright and spread the legs enough to attach the accessory tray to the three hinged brackets It can be oriented with the sides of the tray directed either upward or downward The brackets should be placed underneath the tray Use the three small acces sory tray screws and wing nuts provided Do not tighten the wing nuts yet 4 Now with...

Page 5: ...he temperature outdoors In very cold climates below freezing it is essential to store the telescope as cold as possible If it has to adjust to more than a 40 tem perature change allow at least one hour Make sure you are not looking over buildings pavement or any other source of heat which will radiate away at night causing heat wave dis turbances that will distort the image you see through the tel...

Page 6: ...spheric 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 bad seei...

Page 7: ...Objects Under dark skies you can observe a wealth of fascinating deep sky objects including gaseous nebulas open and glob ular star clusters and a few of the brighter galaxies Most deep sky objects are very faint so it is important that you find an observing site well away from light pollution Take plenty of time to let your eyes adjust to the darkness Don t expect these subjects to appear like th...

Page 8: ...ith 25mm eyepiece Finder scope 5x magnification Diagonal 90 star diagonal prism type hybrid 965 1 25 Eyepiece type Kellner three element fully coated 1 25 barrel diameter Mount type Altazimuth yoke Suggested Accessories Correct Image 45 Diagonal 8792 Explorer II Eyepieces 17mm 8154 13mm 8151 10mm 8152 6mm 8153 Moon Filter 5662 Rugged Nylon Telescope Case 15157 Orion Telescopes Binoculars Post Offi...

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