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Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion EON ED-X2
Triplet Apochromatic Refractor! The EON 85mm and 104mm
ED-X2 have been designed with exceptionally high quality,
precision ED optics and superior mechanical construction,
making them ideally suited to both high-performance imaging
or visual stargazing pursuits. These instructions will familiarize
you with the features of your instrument and how to use it.
WARNiNg:
Do NOT look at the Sun without a
professionally made solar filter on the telescope;
serious eye damage may result if you look at the
Sun with any unfiltered optical instrument. Do
not leave the telescope unsupervised around
children. Always cover the lenses when leaving the
telescope in direct sunlight.
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1. Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Operating the EON ED-X2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4. Care & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Parts list
• EON 85mm or 104mm ED-X2 Triplet optical tube assembly
• Aluminum objective cap
• 2" to 1.25" accessory adapter
• Dovetail finder scope base, mounting screws
• Tube rings (pair)
• 1/4"-20 socket head cap screws (x4)
• Allen wrench, 2.5mm
• Dovetail mounting bar (7”)
• Hard case with custom foam interior
The EON 85mm and 104mm ED-X2 Triplet apochromatic
refractors come ready for use from the factory. Your telescope’s
optics have been assembled and precisely collimated at the
factory, so they should not require any adjustments. Please
keep the original shipping box. In the unlikely event that you
need to ship the telescope back to Orion for warranty repair
service, you should use the original packaging
Figure 1.
Features and parts of the EON ED-X2 Triplet Apochromatic Refractors (EON 104mm shown).
Dovetail mounting plate
Fine focus knob (11:1)
Coarse focus knob
1.25"accessory
collar
2" accessory
collar
Finder scope
mounting shoe
Hybrid-drive R&P
focuser
Tube rings
Retractable dew shield
