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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IN 159 Rev. A

06/02

Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975

Customer Support (800) 676-1343
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Orion

AstroView

™

100

#9861

100mm Refractor Optical Tube Assembly

Summary of Contents for AstroView 100

Page 1: ...viding Exceptional 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 Orion AstroView 100 9...

Page 2: ...2 Figure 1 The AstroView 100 Finder scope Finder scope bracket Eyepiece 90 star diagonal Focus wheel 1 4 20 mounting block Objective lens not visible Objective lens cell Dew shield Dovetail slot...

Page 3: ...the original packaging Refer to Figure 1 during assembly Installing the Finder Scope To place the finder scope in the finder scope bracket first unthread the two black nylon thumbscrews until the scre...

Page 4: ...in telescope which has a much narrower field of view The finder scope and the main telescope must be aligned so they point to exactly the same spot in the sky Alignment is easiest to do in daylight ho...

Page 5: ...ke white light does A flashlight with a red LED light is ideal or you can cover the front of a regular incandescent flashlight with red cellophane or paper Beware too that nearby porch and street ligh...

Page 6: ...a bit from chromatic aberration due to its rela tively large aperture and short focal length This will be noticeable to some degree on extremely bright objects such as the Moon and bright planets Wha...

Page 7: ...slightly can help bring out its color E 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 a vari...

Page 8: ...tel escope is already collimated 4 Use the collimating screws in the lens cell to center the reflections on top of one another Figure 5 There are three pairs of screws each pair works together to tilt...

Page 9: ...d smudges may be removed using this method Use caution rubbing too hard may scratch the lens For the objective lens clean only a small area at a time using a fresh lens tissue on each area Never reuse...

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Page 12: ...onville CA 95076 If the product is not reg istered 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 abus...