Orionメーカー9024の使用説明書/サービス説明書
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2 Figure 1. Skywatcher 90 EQ P ar ts Diagram T ube ring mounting plate Dec. lock knob Dec. setting circle R.A. lock knob R.A. slow-motion control Counterweight loc king thumbscrew Counterweight Counte.
3 1. Par ts List Qty . Description 1 Optical tube assembly 1 German-type equator ial mount 2 Slow-motion control cab les 1 Counterweight 1 Counterweight shaft 3 T r ipod legs 1 Accessor y tra y with m.
4 finder scope or ey epieces with your fingers. The optical sur- f aces hav e delicate coatings on them that can easily be damaged if touched inappropriately . NEVER remov e any lens assembly from its housing f or any reason, or the product war- ranty and return policy will be void.
5 rotate freely about the R.A. axis. Rotate it until the coun- terweight shaft is parallel to the g round (i.e., horizontal). 2. Now loosen the counterweight loc king thumbscrew and slide the weight along the shaft until it e xactly counterbal- ances the telescope.
6 scale is set at the latitude of your observing site. If you don’t know y our latitude, consult a geogr aphical atlas to find it. F or example , if your latitude is 35° Nor th, set the pointer to +35.
7 Figure 1 the telescope is pointed nor th as it w ould be during polar alignment. The counterweight shaft is oriented down- ward. But it will not look like that when the telescope is pointed in other directions. Let’ s say y ou want to vie w an object that is directly ov erhead, at the zenith.
8 F or e xample , the Skywatcher 90 EQ, which has a f ocal length of 910mm, used in combination with a 25mm ey epiece , yields a power of 910 ÷ 25 = 36x.
9 published monthly in Astronomy , Sky & T elescope , or other astronomy magazines to locate them. V enus, Mars, J upiter , and Saturn are the br ightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. Not all f our of these planets are normally visi- ble at an y one time.
10 the planet to be photographed and the ISO of the film being used. “Piggybacking” Photography The Moon and planets are interesting targets f or the budding astrophotographer , but what’ s next? Literally thousands of deep-sky objects can be captured on film with a type of astrophotograph y called “piggybac king.
11 ing optical surf aces with your fingers , as skin oil may etch optical coatings. T o remove fingerpr ints or smudges from a lens, use photo- graphic-type lens cleaning fluid and lint-free optical lens cleaning tissue.
12 Figure 2c. Prepar ing the telescope to be balanced on the Dec. axis by first releasing the Dec. lock knob . Figure 2d. Balancing the telescope with respect to the Dec. axis. As shown here , the telescope is out of balance (tilting). Figure 2e. T elescope is no w balanced on the Dec.
13 RIGHT ASCENSION AXIS Declination (Dec.) slow motion control Latitude adjustment t-bolt Azimuth adjustment knob R.A. lock knob Declination (Dec.) setting circle Right ascension (R.A.) setting circle Right ascension (R.A.) slow motion control Latitude locking t-bolt Latitude scale Figure 3.
14 Figure 5a. T elescope pointing south. Note that in all these illustrations, the mount and tripod remain stationary; only the R.A. and Dec. axes are mo ved. Figure 5b . T elescope pointing north. Figure 5c. T elescope pointing east. Figure 5d. T elescope pointing west.
15 One-Y ear Limited W arranty This Orion Skywatcher 90 EQ is warr anted against defects in materials or workmanship f or a period of one year from the date of purchase.
During recent production of our Skywatcher 90 EQ (#9024), Explorer 90 AZ (#9025), and Shor tT ube 80 (#9086) tele- scopes, we de veloped an improv ed design for the finder scope brac ket. The new design mak es aiming the finder scope much easier , since it requires adjustment to only two alignment screws instead of three .
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