Orion 9883 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUALIN 207 Rev. B 10/02Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975Customer Support (800)676-1343E-mail: support@telescope

the primary mirror is as centered in the secondary mirror aspossible. It may not be perfectly centered, but that is OK. Nowtighten the three small ali

Before cleaning with fluid and tissue, blow any loose particlesoff the lens with a blower bulb or compressed air. Then applysome cleaning fluid to a t

12One-Year Limited WarrantyThis Orion SpaceProbe 3 Altazimuth is warranted against defects in materials or workmanshipfor a period of one year from th

2Figure 1. The SpaceProbe 3 AZ.EZ Finder IIEZ Finder II bracketMicro-motion rodattachment post“Yoke”Azimuth lock knobTripod legAccessory trayLeg lock

3Table of Contents1. Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Parts List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33. Asse

through the holes in the base of the mount. The washersshould be on the outside of the tripod legs. Secure thewing nuts finger-tight.2. Install and ti

make any large altitude adjustments to the telescope it is bestto simply loosen the altitude lock knob and move the scope byhand.Focusing the Telescop

Replacing the EZ Finder II BatteryReplacement 3-volt lithium batteries for the EZ Finder II areavailable from many retail outlets. Remove the old batt

To see what you’re doing in the darkness, use a red-filteredflashlight rather than a white light. Red light does not spoilyour eyes’ dark adaptation l

8JUPITER: The largest planet, Jupiter, is a great subject forobservation. You can see the disk of the giant planet andwatch the ever-changing position

9center your eye so that collimation is easy to perform. Figures6b through 6e assume you have the collimation cap in place.In addition to providing th