Orion AstroView 9005 Manual do Utilizador

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10loosen the big tripod attachment knob directly underneath the base of the equatorial mount. The fine adjustment knobs work by loosening on

11c. d.Figure 9. This illustration shows the telescope pointed in the four cardinal directions: (a) north, (b) south, (c) east, (d) west. Note that th

Cooling the TelescopeAll optical instruments need time to reach “thermal equilibri-um.” The bigger the instrument and the larger the temperature chang

13lence causes objects viewed through the telescope to “boil.” If the stars are twinkling noticeably when you look up at the sky with just your eyes,

C. The PlanetsThe planets don’t stay put like the stars (they don’t have fixed R.A. and Dec. coordinates), so you’ll have to refer to charts published

15used or the image will be blurred beyond recognition. Try expo-sure times between 1 and 10 seconds, depending upon the brightness of the pl

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2Tube ringsObjective lens cellDew cap/lens shadeDeclination lock leverLarge counterweightSmall counterweightCounterweight lock knobsCounterweight shaf

31. Parts ListQty. Description1 Optical tube assembly1 German-type equatorial mount1 Large counterweight1 Small counterweight1 Counterweight sha

42. AssemblyCarefully open all of the boxes in the shipping container. Make sure all the parts listed in Section 1 are present. Save the bo

on the worm gear shaft. Then tighten the screw. 12. To place the finder scope in the finder scope bracket (Figure 3), first unthread the two

63. Balancing the TelescopeTo ensure smooth movement of the telescope on both axes of the equatorial mount, it is imperative that the optical tube is

The telescope is now balanced on both axes. Now when you loosen the lock lever on one or both axes and manually point the telescope, it should move wi

To find Polaris in the sky, look north and locate the pattern of the Big Dipper (Figure 7). The two stars at the end of the “bowl” of the

9that is cast into the mount (located directly below the large thumbscrew; see Figure 3). Retighten the thumbscrew.2. Rotate the date circle unti