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IN 207 Rev. D 02/09

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spaceProbe

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3 altaz

#9883

Altazimuth Reflector Telescope

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Page 1: ...ceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com OrionTelescopes com Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altaz 9883 Altazimuth Reflector Telescope ...

Page 2: ...er II bracket Micro motion rod attachment post Yoke Azimuth lock knob Tripod leg Accessory tray Leg lock knob Eyepiece Focuser Altitude micro motion control thumbwheel Yoke knob Altitude lock knob Altitude micro motion control rod Accessory tray bracket ...

Page 3: ...nd a flat head screwdriver All screws should be tightened securely to eliminate flexing and wobbling but be careful not to over tighten or the threads may strip Refer to Figure 1 during the assembly process During assembly and anytime for that matter DO NOT touch the surfaces of the telescope mirrors or the lenses of the finder scope or eyepieces with your fingers The optical surfaces have delicat...

Page 4: ... Remove the two metal thumbnuts from the optical tube Place the bracket of the EZ Finder II on the tube so that the holes in the bracket slide over the two threaded posts The EZ Finder should be oriented so that it appears as in Figure 1 Thread the thumbnuts back onto the posts to secure the EZ Finder II in place 8 Insert the 25mm Explorer II eyepiece into the focuser drawtube and secure it in pla...

Page 5: ...attery provides the power for the diode To use the EZ Finder II turn the power knob clockwise until you hear a click indicating that power has been turned on With your eye positioned at a comfortable distance look through the back of the reflex sight with both eyes open to see the red dot The intensity of the dot can be adjusted by turning the power knob For best results when stargazing use the di...

Page 6: ...ss One good way to tell if conditions are good is by how many stars you can see with your naked eye If you cannot see stars of magnitude 3 5 or dimmer then conditions are poor Magnitude is a measure of how bright a star is the brighter a star is the lower its magnitude will be A good star to remem ber for this is Megrez mag 3 4 which is the star in the Big Dipper connecting the handle to the dippe...

Page 7: ...e with your telescope You should be able to see bands on Jupiter the rings of Saturn craters on the Moon the waxing and waning of Venus and many bright deep sky objects Do not expect to see color as you do in NASA photos since those are taken with long exposure cam eras and have false color added Our eyes are not sensitive enough to see color in deep sky objects except in a few of the brightest on...

Page 8: ...e able to ferret out more and more subtle details and structure To find deep sky objects in the sky it is best to consult a star chart or Planisphere These guides will help you locate the brightest and best deep sky objects for viewing with your SpaceProbe 3 Altaz 6 Care and Maintenance If you give your telescope reasonable care it will last a life time Store it in a clean dry dust free place safe...

Page 9: ...th the telescope pointed toward a bright surface such as white paper or wall Placing a piece of white paper in the tele scope tube opposite the focuser i e on the other side of the secondary mirror will also be helpful in collimating the sec ondary mirror Use a Phillips head screwdriver to loosen the three small alignment screws in the center hub of the 3 vaned spider several turns Now hold the mi...

Page 10: ... this process on the other two sets of collimation screws if necessary It will take a little trial and error to get a feel for how to tilt the mirror in this way When you have the dot centered as much as possible in the ring your primary mirror is collimated The view through the colli mation cap should resemble Figure 6e Make sure all the col limation screws are tight but do not overtighten to sec...

Page 11: ...r To clean the primary mirror carefully remove the mirror cell from the telescope To do this you must loosen the three screws from the end of the optical tube that are flush with the end of the tube Completely loosen all three of the flush screws do not loosen the other three screws until the mirror cell comes out of the telescope Now remove the mirror from the mirror cell by removing the three mi...

Page 12: ...atsonville 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 mishandled or modified nor does it apply to normal wear and tear This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state For further warran...

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