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- Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion ® SpaceProbe 3" EQ #9039 Newtonian Reflecting Telescope Customer Support (800) 676-1343 E-mail: support@telescope.com Corporate Offices (831) 763-7000 P.O. Box 1815, Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 IN 094 0998...
- Page 2 Finder scope alignment screws (3) Finder scope bracket Finder scope Secondary mirror and three-vane spider (inside tube) Eyepiece Focus knob Declination slow-motion control Focuser Declination lock knob (not shown) Declination setting circle Primary mirror cell Counterweight shaft Collimation screws (3) Counterweight (not shown) Counterweight lock knob...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ongratulations on your purchase of a quality Orion telescope! Your new SpaceProbe 3" EQ Newtonian is designed for high-resolution viewing of astronomical objects. With its precision optics and equatorial mount, you’ll be able to locate and enjoy hundreds of fascinating celestial denizens, including the plan- ets, Moon, and a variety of deep-sky galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters. -
Page 4: Assembly
2. Assembly shaft into the equatorial mount (at the base of the declina- tion axis) with the other hand. When it is threaded all the way in, position the counterweight about halfway up the Carefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. Make shaft and tighten the counterweight lock knob. -
Page 5: Setting Up And Using The Equatorial Mount
Now look through the finder scope. Is the object centered in three tripod legs accordingly. the finder scope’s field of view, i.e., on the crosshairs? If not, 2. Loosen the latitude lock knob and tilt the mount until the adjust the three finder scope alignment screws until it is cen- pointer on the latitude scale is set at the latitude of your tered. -
Page 6: Collimating The Optics
will look like this: pointing straight overhead. The counterweight shaft is still horizontal. Then retighten both lock knobs. R.A. 5h 35.4m Dec. –5° 27' Similarly, to point the telescope directly south, the counter- That’s 5 hours and 35.4 minutes in right ascension, and –5 weight shaft should again be horizontal. -
Page 7: Using Your Telescope-Astronomical Observing
telescope pointed toward a bright surface, such as white expanding disk should be a perfect circle. If it is unsymmetri- paper or a wall.) cal, the scope is out of collimation. In reflectors and Schmidt-Cassegrains, the dark shadow cast by the second- If the secondary mirror is off-center in the focuser drawtube, ary mirror should appear in the very center of the out-of-focus loosen the three small Phillips-head alignment screws in the... - Page 8 escope can only focus on objects at least 50 to 100 feet away. regular incandescent flashlight with red cellophane or paper. Beware, too, that nearby porch lights, streetlights and car Do You Wear Eyeglasses? headlights will ruin your night vision. If you wear eyeglasses, you may be able to keep them on “Seeing”...
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Page 9: Care And Maintenance
objects with your SpaceProbe 3" EQ, including: Under dark skies, you can observe a wealth of fascinating deep-sky objects, including gaseous nebulas, open and glob- The Moon ular star clusters, and different types of galaxies. Most With its rocky, cratered surface, the Moon is one of the easiest deep-sky objects are very faint, so it is important that you find and most interesting targets to view with your telescope. -
Page 10: Specifications
mirror coatings, so the fewer times you have to clean the mir- pressure and stroking in straight lines across the surface. Use rors, the better. Small specks of dust or flecks of paint have one ball for each wipe across the mirror. Then rinse the mir- virtually no effect on the visual performance of the telescope. - Page 11 Reflection of your eye Edge of Bottom end secondary mirror of focuser tube Primary mirror spot Primary mirror clip Reflection of primary mirror Reflection of secondary holder with four spider vanes Secondary mirror holder Figure 3A. The view down the focuser tube of a Newtonian reflector with eyepiece removed. In this example, the optical system is badly out of collimation.
- Page 12 One-Year Limited Warranty This Orion SpaceProbe 3" EQ Newtonian Reflector is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defective, provided it is returned postage paid to: Orion Warranty Repair, 89 Hangar Way, Watsonville, CA 95076.