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inStruCtiOn MAnuAl

Orion

SkyView

™

Deluxe 90mm

#9401

Equatorial Refracting Telescope

Summary of Contents for SkyView Deluxe 90mm 9401

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 SkyView Deluxe 9...

Page 2: ...ht ascension slow motion control Right ascension setting circle Latitude adjustment knob Latitude scale Tripod leg Leg lock bolt Rubber foot Objective lens Dew shield Tube ring mounting bolt Declinati...

Page 3: ...ars in the major constellations a star wheel or planisphere available from Orion or from your local telescope shop will greatly help With a little practice a little patience and a reasonably dark sky...

Page 4: ...wist the shaft collar clockwise to secure the shaft Position the counterweight about halfway up the shaft and tighten the counterweight lock knob 8 Orient the equatorial mount as it appears in Figure...

Page 5: ...off center when you tightened the lock levers Now look through the finder scope Is the object centered in the finder scope s field of view i e on the crosshairs If not hopefully it will be visible so...

Page 6: ...cope s position 4 Now use the azimuth and latitude adjustment knobs on the mount to position the star Polaris inside the tiny circle marked Polaris in the polar finder s reticle You must first release...

Page 7: ...ly south the counter weight shaft should again be horizontal Then you simply rotate the scope on the Dec axis until it points in the south direction What if you need to aim the telescope directly nort...

Page 8: ...take about 30 minutes to reach perhaps 80 of their full dark adapted sensitivity As your eyes become dark adapted more stars will glimmer into view and you ll be able to see fainter details in objects...

Page 9: ...it never wanders too far from the morning or evening horizon No surface markings can be seen on Venus which is always shrouded in dense clouds MARS If atmospheric conditions are good you may be able t...

Page 10: ...a soft camel hair brush Avoid touch ing optical surfaces with your fingers as skin oil may etch optical coatings To remove fingerprints or smudges from a lens use photo graphic type lens cleaning flui...

Page 11: ...ch Polaris which lies within 1 of the north celestial pole NCP Figure 3 Big Dipper in Ursa Major Little Dipper in Ursa Minor N C P Pointer Stars Polaris Cassiopeia Right ascension R A setting circle P...

Page 12: ...gar Way Watsonville CA 95076 If the prod uct 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 h...