Orion ASTROVIEW 9822 Instruction Manual Download Page 1

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

IN 192 Rev. C 05/19

Orion

®

 AstroView

  

Equatorial Mount

#9822

  AstroView Equatorial Mount

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Summary of Contents for ASTROVIEW 9822

Page 1: ...USA Canada 800 447 1001 International 1 831 763 7000 Customer Support support telescope com Copyright 2021 Orion Telescopes Binoculars All Rights Reserved No part of this product instruction or any o...

Page 2: ...Mount Dovetail cradle and bar Leg lock knob Tripod leg Latitude adjustment T bolts Toe Saver Counterweight shaft Counterweight lock knobs Small counterweight Large counterweight Counterweight locking...

Page 3: ...lacing the EQ head on the tripod orient the head so the pin sticking up from the top of the tripod sits between the two Azimuth fine adjustment knobs You may need to loose both Azimuth adjustment knob...

Page 4: ...ghing up to approximately 12lbs For heavier telescopes the mount may not provide sufficient stability for steady imaging Any type of telescope can be mounted on the AstroView mount including refractor...

Page 5: ...e telescope should now be able to rotate freely about the R A axis Rotate it until the counterweight shaft is parallel to the ground i e horizontal 2 Now loosen both counterweight lock knobs and slide...

Page 6: ...orth Star or Polaris It lies within 1 of the north celestial pole NCP which is an extension of the Earth s rotational axis out into space Stars in the Northern Hemisphere appear to revolve around the...

Page 7: ...e the cap on the front opening of the equatorial mount Focus the polar finder by rotating the eyepiece Now sight Polaris in the polar axis finder scope If you have followed the approximate polar align...

Page 8: ...or arrow is shown in Figure 3d The Dec setting circle is scaled in degrees with each mark representing 2 increments Values of Dec coordinates range from 90 to 90 The 0 mark indicates the celestial equ...

Page 9: ...lescope until it is pointing straight overhead The counter weight shaft is still horizontal Then retighten both lock levers What if you need to aim the telescope directly north but at an object that i...

Page 10: ...e original retail purchaser only During this warranty period Orion Telescopes Binoculars will repair or replace at Orion s option any warranted instrument that proves to be defec tive provided it is r...

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