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The
Omegon® 90/1000 EQ-2
Congratulations on the purchase of the new Omegon
® 90/1000 EQ-2
. This telescope will give you
hours of fun, with its all optical glass achromatic lens it is the ideal companion to start in the world of
amateur astronomy. With this telescope you will be able to see the craters on the Moon, star
clusters, the Jupiter disc features and its Galilean moons and the rings of Saturn.
1. Included parts.
We have included several accessories
that will make the use of the
telescope easier and fun, please take a
look at the list of the parts so you can
identify them in the future.
1. & 2.
Two eyepieces 1.25” (31.75mm); a
Plössl 25mm and a Plössl 6.3mm eyepiece;
3.
1.25” Diagonal Mirror;
4.
Red-dot finderscope;
5.
2x magnification Barlow Lens.
Figure 1. Mount parts description.
1- Dew-shield;
8- Latitude/alt. adjustment;
2- Optical tube;
9- Accessory tray;
3- Camera thread; 10- Leg fixing knob;
4- Tube ring;
11- Counterweight;
5- Red-dot finderscope;
12- Counterweight-shaft;
6- Focuser wheel;
13- Right Ascension handle;
7- Declination handle;
14- Declination locking knob
;
2. Getting Started.
It is very simple to get started. Here is how the telescope works. 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). Rotate the focuser knob to obtain a focused
image. At the focuser one can use the supplied accessories. Different accessory combinations give different
results, such as different image magnifications or correct image. All this will be explained in more detail on the
next pages.
3. Assembly.
Start by setting up the tripod – figure 2. Open the tripod legs as shown place the
tripod accessory tray and use the three thumbscrews to fix it (figure 3). Adjust the legs extension – figure 4.
Extend them and fix using the three fixing knobs. Place the equatorial head on top of the tripod - Figure 5, and
fix it. Next thread the counterweight shaft by threading it to the Right Ascension (R.A.) axis – figure 6. Don’t
forget to thread the foot-saver (screw at end of shaft) after sliding-in the counterweight. Install both R.A. and
Dec. handles – figure 7.
Place the optical tube by on the mount – figure 8 – and thread both ring screws. Install
the diagonal and eyepiece (don’t forget to tighten the focuser and finderscope fixing screws – figure 9).
Release the R.A. locking knob (not shown) slide the counterweight along the counterweight shaft to balance
the telescope then do the same for the Dec. axis – figure 11. Balancing is important so that the mount does not
wear out. Telescope operation is also easier with a balanced optical tube.
Figure 1. Parts list.
