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6.  Scroll UP or DOWN to display the correct star name.
7.  Press ENTER to confirm the star sighting.
8.  The “warp” error is displayed. Example: 

WARP=0.6. The 

factor should be 0.8 or less. Verify star identification and 
start over if the factor is higher.

Displaying celestial coordinates

1.  Press MODE.
2.  Scroll UP or DOWN until 

RA DEC is displayed. Press 

ENTER.

selecting a celestial object in the catalog

1.  Press MODE. Press UP or DOWN until 

CATALOG is dis-

played. Press ENTER.

2.  Scroll UP or DOWN to choose which catalog: 

ST, M, NGC, 

PLANETS, or NEW. When the desired catalog is dis-
played press ENTER.

3.  Scroll UP or DOWN to set the blinking digit to the desired 

catalog number. Press ENTER to advance to the next 
digit. Repeat until the complete catalog number is entered.

4.  Press ENTER to finish the setting, Press ENTER again to 

display object coordinates. Press ENTER again to display 
scrolling object description.

Finding a celestial object With the telescope

1.  Select an object from a catalog as defined above.
2.  Press MODE.
3.  Scroll UP or DOWN until 

FIND is displayed. Press ENTER. 

The display shows the direction and distance to the object. 
Move the telescope so the numbers count down until the 
displayed angles are zero.

Your Orion Sky Wizard will provide years of viewing pleasure 
for you and your family.

orion telescopes & Binoculars

Post office Box 1815, santa cruz, ca 95061

 

Customer Support Help Line (800) 676-1343 • Day or Evening

one-Year limited Warranty

This Orion Sky Wizard 2 is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of 
one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the 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 defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: 
Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, 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 warranty service 
information, contact: Customer Service Department, Orion Telescopes & Binoculars, P. O. Box 1815, 
Santa Cruz, CA 95061; (800) 676-1343.

Summary of Contents for Sky Wizard Model 2

Page 1: ...onsumer 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 Sky Wizard 7802 Electronic Finder Sky Catalog Model 2 ...

Page 2: ...he eyepiece The procedure requires sighting on only one star for a polar aligned equa torial mount but sighting a second star will improve accuracy An Altazimuth telescope requires two star sightings for alignment Additional sightings made during the observing session reduce cumu lative errors Sky Wizard weighs only 5 ounces including the internal battery and may be conve niently mounted near the ...

Page 3: ...to the next step Encoder Settings See Instructions w your install kit for correct settings The proper encoder settings ratios for your specific tele scope mount are located on a chart in the Installation Instructions that came with the installation kit for your specific telescope Simply input these ratios in the Install mode by scrolling up and down and pressing ENTER after each correct number tha...

Page 4: ...all procedure until you get to 2 Then change the sign to a sign Be sure to go all the way through the install mode until the word INSTALL reappears to update the changes Press the MODE button and scroll to ENC TEST and press ENTER Move the telescope about the azimuth bearing from North towards East The azimuth should increase from 0 to 90 first numbers if you rotate the telescope 90 to the East Th...

Page 5: ...n for more information SET DEC 0 Equatorial mount Set telescope declination to the 0 index mark on the mechanical setting circles You must verify that your mechanical setting circles are EXACT Aim telescope at celestial equator 90 from the pole German Equatorial mountings must have the encoder initialized with the declination axis set at the east of the meridian zero decli nation the optical tube ...

Page 6: ...l digit in the declination is in tenths of a degree Catalog This mode retrieves information from one of Sky Wizard s six separate catalogs Select this mode by pressing MODE then either UP or DOWN until CATALOG is displayed then press ENTER Press the UP or DOWN arrow to select one of the cata logs then press ENTER when the catalog you prefer is displayed Catalogs available and typical display Star ...

Page 7: ...r entry in the catalog Example CATALOG display for selecting an object from the NEW catalog Enter number NEW15 Coordinates 1930 275 The PLANETS Catalog consists of the major planets of the solar system The planetary positions are calculated accord ing to the date While the date is not required for any other type of celestial subject it is necessary for calculating correct planet positions Sky Wiza...

Page 8: ...display the object as a reminder Example SYNC M037 If you SYNC with the wrong subject Sky Wizard may become disoriented and you will need to run SETUP again to reorient accurately to the sky 3 Sample Observing Session Power On Setup Alignment Let s pretend we are observing through our telescope with an equatorial mount not perfectly polar aligned We turn on the Sky Wizard It will briefly display t...

Page 9: ...ss ENTER We are now in the Sky Wizard database The display shows M001 when we enter this mode Press ENTER to choose the Messier catalog then press the UP or DOWN select buttons to enter the number 036 We set one digit at a time much like a digital wrist watch by changing the value of the blinking digit CATALOG initial setting M001 Setting digits to M36 M036 Press the ENTER button to advance to the...

Page 10: ...Crab Nebula 05 34 5 22 01 6 8 4 Tau nebula M002 21 33 5 00 49 12 9 6 5 Aqr globular cluster highly resolved M003 13 42 2 28 23 16 2 6 4 CVn globular cluster highly resolved M004 16 23 6 26 32 26 3 5 9 Sco globular cluster highly resolved M005 15 18 6 02 05 17 4 5 8 Ser globular cluster highly resolved M006 Butterfly Cluster 17 40 1 32 13 15 4 2 Sco open cluster rich M007 17 53 9 34 49 80 3 3 Sco o...

Page 11: ...y elongated galaxy with bright core M089 12 35 7 12 33 4 2 9 8 Vir round galaxy with bright core M090 12 36 8 13 10 9 5 9 5 Vir very elongated galaxy with bright core M091 12 35 4 14 30 5 4 10 2 Com elongated galaxy with bright core M092 17 17 1 43 08 11 2 6 5 Her globular cluster highly resolved M093 07 44 6 23 52 22 6 2 Pup open cluster dense M094 12 50 9 41 07 11 8 2 CVn elongated galaxy with b...

Page 12: ...0 21 6 4 Cnc quadruple star ST088 Iota 08 46 7 28 46 30 4 Cnc colored double star ST089 Epsilon 08 46 8 06 25 3 3 4 Hyd double star magnitude contrast ST090 Suhail 09 08 0 43 26 2 2 Vel star ST091 Sigma 2 09 10 4 67 08 4 4 8 Uma double star magnitude contrast ST092 1338 09 21 0 38 11 1 6 6 Lyn double star challenge ST093 Alphard 09 27 6 08 40 2 Hya star ST094 Zeta 1 09 30 8 31 53 8 5 8 Ant double ...

Page 13: ...04 18 1 5 2 Equ triple star challenge ST200 2 21 02 2 07 11 3 7 4 Equ double star equal magnitude ST201 12 21 04 1 05 49 3 5 9 Aqr double star challenge ST202 61 21 06 9 38 39 29 5 2 Cyg double star ST203 S 21 35 2 78 37 7 4 Cep red variable star ST204 2816 21 39 0 57 29 12 5 6 Cep triple star ST205 SS 21 42 7 43 35 8 2 Cyg variable star ST206 Herschels Garnet Star 21 43 5 58 47 3 4 Cep red variab...

Page 14: ...the encoder test goes the wrong way simply go to INSTALL mode and change the polarity of the axis in question Be sure to turn the unit off then back on before doing the encoder test again 4 If you have a German Equatorial mount is the first star you chose in SETUP mode in the Eastern half of the sky It must be 5 Are you sure you entered the correct names of sighting stars in Setup Consult a star c...

Page 15: ...stance to the object Move the telescope so the numbers count down until the displayed angles are zero Your Orion Sky Wizard will provide years of viewing pleasure for you and your family Orion Telescopes Binoculars Post Office Box 1815 Santa Cruz CA 95061 Customer Support Help Line 800 676 1343 Day or Evening One Year Limited Warranty This Orion Sky Wizard 2 is warranted against defects in materia...

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