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Reproduction of part or all of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only. All text, images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh.

 

 

Instruction Manual

 

 

 

 

Omegon® AC 90/1000 EQ-2 

English version 2.2015 Rev A 

Summary of Contents for 90/1000 EQ-2

Page 1: ...of the contents of this document in any form is expressly prohibited other than for individual use only All text images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh Instruction Manual Omegon AC 90 1000 EQ 2...

Page 2: ...orks The telescope should point to the object being observed The front lens inside the dew shield 1 figure 1 gathers the object s light and directs it to the eyepiece on the focuser side 6 figure 1 Ro...

Page 3: ...an for individual use only All text images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh Figure 2 Tripod assembly Figure 3 Tray placement Figure 4 Adjust tripod s extension Figure 5 Place the equatorial mount...

Page 4: ...used sharp image easily For night use we suggest starting with an easy object The Moon is a big object easy to point at and train telescope pointing We suggest to use the Moon as a first target before...

Page 5: ...igure1 lights figure 4 and figure 5 A small red point is projected on the optical window 3 figure 1 This red point when aligned with the telescope allows precise pointing to objects To precise align t...

Page 6: ...xt images and labels are property of Nimax Gmbh Figure 15 Red dot lights when ON Figure 16 A red dot is projected on the optical window Figure 17 Turn azimuth adjustment knob to align finder Figure 18...

Page 7: ...possible so we have the widest field of view STEP 1 Figure 22 Looking through the finderscope it should be powered ON we see the same building but in this case the red dot and chimney are not centered...

Page 8: ...the battery Turn the potentiometer on and check if the red dot is now brighter When not in use the finderscope should always be powered OFF to prolong battery s life 6 How to use the equatorial mount...

Page 9: ...tracking Star s positions rotate slowly but surely in the night sky This is caused by the Earth s rotation Every 24 hours the Earth make a complete turn So does the night sky This means that when obs...

Page 10: ...djustment so that the inclination of the mount is the same as the latitude of observers For an observer in Munich the latitude is 48 degrees The inclination angle should be approximately 48 degrees Ma...

Page 11: ...the supplied eyepieces Telescope s focal length is 1000mm Pl ssl 25 eyepiece s focal length is 25mm 1000 25 40 This means that the Pl ssl 25mm eyepiece provides a 40x power magnification This seems lo...

Page 12: ...rve it when the Moon is not full Try the crescent Moon and look for features along the terminator between illuminated and dark surfaces 8 2 Jupiter is the biggest planet of our solar system It is also...

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