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Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion EON f/7 ED
Triplet Apochromatic Refractor!
The EON 115mm and 130mm
ED Triplet apo’s have been designed with high-quality, preci-
sion ED optics and superior mechanical construction, making
them ideally suited to both high-performance imaging or visual
stargazing pursuits. These instructions will familiarize you with
the features of your instrument and how to use it.
WARNING:
Do NOT look at the Sun without a
professionally made solar filter on the telescope;
serious eye damage may result if you look at the
Sun with any unfiltered optical instrument. Do not
leave the telescope unsupervised around children.
Always cover the lenses when leaving the telescope
in direct sunlight.
Contents
1. Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3. Features and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
4. Operating the EON f/7 Triplet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Care & Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Parts List
• EON f/7.0 ED Triplet optical tube assembly
• Aluminum objective cap
• 1.25" eyepiece adapter
• Tube rings (pair)
• Dovetail mounting bar
• Hard case
2. Getting Started
The EON 115mm and 130mm ED Triplet apochromatic refrac-
tors come ready for use from the factory. Your telescope’s
optics have been assembled and precisely collimated at the
factory, so they should not require any adjustments. Please
keep the original shipping box. In the unlikely event that you
need to ship the telescope back to Orion for warranty repair
service, you should use the original packaging.
3. Features and Functions
The EON f/7 Triplet has premium features designed to maxi-
mize the performance of the scope and its convenience of
use. Please refer to
Figure 1 to become familiar with the tele-
scope’s features.
Figure 1.
Features and components of the EON Triplet apochromatic refractor
Dovetail mounting bar
Fine focus knob
Coarse focus knob
Drawtube tension
knob
2" accessory
collar
2.5" Rack and
Pinion focuser
Dovetail finder
scope base (shoe)
Tube rings
Retractable dew shield
Objective lens cover
1.25" adapter
Focuser rotation interface
