Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SPACEPROBE 3 ALTAZ 9883 Orion
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL IN 207 Rev . C 07/08 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.
2 Figure 1. The SpaceProbe 3 AZ. EZ Finder II EZ Finder II brac ket Micro-motion rod attachment post “Y oke” Azimuth lock knob T r ipod leg Accessor y tra y Leg lock knob Eyepiece F ocuser Altitud.
3 T able of Contents 1. Unpacking ........................ 3 2. P ar ts List ......................... 3 3. Assembly ........................ 3 4. Getting Star ted .................... 4 5. Using your T elescope— Astronomical Observing .............
through the holes in the base of the mount. The washers should be on the outside of the tr ipod legs. Secure the wing nuts finger-tight. 2. Instal l and tig hten the leg loc k knob s on the bot tom brac es of the tr ipod legs.
adjustments with the thumbwheel. There is a limit to how far the thumbwheel can tur n in either direction, so if you need to make any large altitude adjustments to the telescope it is best to simply loosen the altitude loc k knob and move the scope b y hand.
Replacing the EZ Finder II Battery Replacement 3-volt lithium batteries for the EZ Finder II are av ailable from many retail outlets. Remove the old batter y by inser ting a small flat-head screwdriver into the slot on the bat- ter y casing (Figure 4) and gently pr ying open the case.
T o see what you’ re doing in the darkness, use a red-filtered flashlight rather than a white light. Red light does not spoil your ey es’ dar k adaptation like white light does. A flashlight with a red LED light is ideal, or y ou can cov er the front of a regular incandescent flashlight with red cellophane or paper .
8 JUPITER: The largest planet, Jupiter , is a great subject f or obser vation. Y ou can see the disk of the giant planet and watch the e ver-changing positions of its four largest moons— Io , Callisto, Europa, and Gan ymede. SA TURN: The r inged planet is a breathtaking sight when it is well positioned.
9 center y our ey e so that collimation is easy to perform. Figures 6b through 6e assume you ha ve the collimation cap in place. In addition to providing the collimation cap , you’ll notice a tiny ring (stick er) in the exact center of the primar y mirror .
the primar y mirror is as centered in the secondary mirror as possible . It ma y not be perfectly centered, but that is OK. No w tighten the three small alignment scre ws equally to secure the secondar y mirror in that position.
Bef ore cleaning with fluid and tissue , blow any loose par ticles off the lens with a blow er bulb or compressed air . Then apply some cleaning fluid to a tissue, ne ver directly on the optics. Wipe the lens gently in a circular motion, then remov e any e xcess fluid with a fresh lens tissue.
12 One-Y ear Limited W arranty This Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altazimuth is warranted against def ects in materials or workmanship f or a period of o ne year from the date of purchase. This warranty is f or the benefit of the original retail pur - chaser only .
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