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I. Parts
Part
Qty
A — Tripod
1
B — Equatorial mount
1
C — Accessory tray
1
D — Latitude adjustment T-bolt
2
E — Slow-motion cables
1
F — Counterweight shaft
1
G — Counterweightt
1
Figure
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Included components of the Orion EQ-13 Equatorial Mount.
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Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion telescope mount.
Your new EQM-13 Equatorial Mount
and Tripod is quality equatorial mount designed for astronomical viewing with small telescopes. These
instructions will help you assemble and properly use your new mount. Please read them over thoroughly
before getting started.
G
F
E
D
B
A
C
B
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.