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Figure 1. 

The SkyView Pro 127mm EQ.

Declination lock lever 

(opposite‑side)
Right Ascension lock lever 

(opposite‑side)
Declination slow‑motion 

control‑knob
Safety thumbscrew
Mounting plate securing knob

Counterweight shaft
Counterweights

Counterweight  

lock knobs

Tripod leg

Finder scope

Finder scope bracket

Eyepiece
Star diagonal
Focus knob (not shown)

Right ascension slow‑motion 

control knob
Right ascension axis 

rear‑cover
Latitude scale

Latitude adjustment L‑bolts
Center support shaft

Tripod support tray

Optical tube

Leg lock‑knobs

Содержание SkyView Pro 127mm EQ

Страница 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 SkyView Pro 127mm E...

Страница 2: ...ew Mounting plate securing knob Counterweight shaft Counterweights Counterweight lock knobs Tripod leg Finder scope Finder scope bracket Eyepiece Star diagonal Focus knob not shown Right ascension slo...

Страница 3: ...minutes No tools are needed other than the ones provid ed All screws should be tightened securely but be careful not to over tighten or the threads may strip Refer to Figure 1 during the assembly proc...

Страница 4: ...counter clock wise until the top of the casting is flush with the mount 7 Remove the knurled toe saver retaining screw on the bottom of the counterweight shaft and slide both counter weights onto the...

Страница 5: ...weight lock knobs and slide the weights along the shaft until they exactly counterbalance the telescope Figure 4a That s the point at which the shaft remains horizontal even when you let go of the tel...

Страница 6: ...w If not some coarse adjustment to the finder scope bracket s alignment thumb screws will be needed until the object comes into the finder scope s field of view With the image in the finder scope s fi...

Страница 7: ...caused by the Earth s rotation from west to east An equatorial mount Figure 6 is designed to compensate for that motion allowing you to easily track the movement of astronomical objects thereby keepi...

Страница 8: ...ly aligned and used it makes accurate polar alignment quick and easy to do To install the polar axis finder scope remove the cover at the rear of the mount s right ascension axis Figure 9 and thread t...

Страница 9: ...latitude of the mount nor should you move the tripod Doing so will undo the polar alignment The tele scope should be moved only about its right ascension and declination axes Additional Note Regarding...

Страница 10: ...Loosen the Dec lock lever and position the telescope as accurately as possible in declination so it is parallel to the R A axis as shown in Figure 1 Re tighten the lock lever 2 Loosen one of the thum...

Страница 11: ...ateur astronomy This section is intended to get you ready for your voyages through the night sky Observing Tips A Site Selection Pick a location away from street lights and bright yard light ing Avoid...

Страница 12: ...ore eyepieces to access a wide range of magnifications This allows the observer to choose the best eyepiece to use depending on the object being viewed At least to begin with the two supplied eye piec...

Страница 13: ...brightest moon Titan VENUS At its brightest Venus is the most luminous object in the sky excluding the Sun and the Moon It is so bright that sometimes it is visible to the naked eye during full daylig...

Страница 14: ...photo tripod by threading the tripod s 1 4 20 shaft into the hole on the tube s mounting block The included mirror star diagonal while preferred for astro nomical observing because of its viewing ang...

Страница 15: ...ses Any quality optical lens cleaning tissue and optical lens clean ing fluid specifically designed for multi coated optics can be used to clean the telescope s meniscus lens or the exposed lenses of...

Страница 16: ...r 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...

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