Orion Transporter 70 Min-EQ 9859 Instruction Manual Download

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instruction Manual

IN 193 Rev. B 02/09

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transporter 70 Min-EQ

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#9859

Tabletop Equatorial Refracting Telescope

Summary of Contents for Transporter 70 Min-EQ 9859

Page 1: ...Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 Orion Transporter 70 Min E...

Page 2: ...on setting circle Counterweight shaft Counterweight Counterweight lock knob R A slow motion control cable Azimuth lock knob EZ Finder II reflex sight R A setting circle Latitude adjustment T bolt Eyep...

Page 3: ...n to match Figure 1 Be sure to loosen the R A and Dec lock knobs before doing this Retighten the R A and Dec lock knobs once the equatorial mount is properly oriented 4 Thread the counterweight shaft...

Page 4: ...hould not drift from where you point it Focusing the Telescope With the 17mm Explorer II eyepiece inserted into the star diago nal move the telescope so the front open end is pointing in the general d...

Page 5: ...star diagonal will be reversed from left to right 2 Without moving the main telescope use the EZ Finder II s azimuth left right and altitude up down adjustment knobs to center the red dot on the objec...

Page 6: ...le is set at the latitude of your observing site If you don t know your latitude consult a geographical atlas to find it For example if your latitude is 35 North set the pointer to 35 Then retighten t...

Page 7: ...Dec is similar to latitude The R A and Dec values for celestial objects can be found in any star atlas or star catalog The mount s R A setting circle is scaled in hours from 1 through 24 with small m...

Page 8: ...mewhere between vertical and horizontal Figure 6 illustrates how the telescope will look pointed at the four cardinal directions north south east and west The key things to remember when pointing the...

Page 9: ...er or lower powers It is quite common for an observer to own five or more eyepieces to access a wide range of magni fications This allows the observer to choose the best eyepiece to use depending on t...

Page 10: ...The famous Double Double in the constellation Lyra and the gorgeous two color double star Albireo in Cygnus are favor ites Defocusing a star slightly can help bring out its color D Deep Sky Objects Un...

Page 11: ...ics can be used to clean the Transporter s objective lens or exposed lenses of your eyepieces Never use regular glass cleaner or cleaning fluid designed for eyeglasses Before cleaning with fluid and t...

Page 12: ...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 be...