iOptron 6002, 6001 User Manual
900X70 Refractor Telescope
Instruction Manual
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents ............................................................................................................ 2
1. Telescope Assembly .................................................................................................... 3
1.1. 900X70 Assembly Terms ....................................................................................... 3
1.2. Telescope Assembly .............................................................................................. 5
2. Understanding Celestial Motion and Coordinates ....................................................... 7
3. Getting S tarted ............................................................................................................ 8
3.1. Selecting an Eyepiece ........................................................................................... 8
3.2. Focusing Telescope ............................................................................................... 8
3.3. Aligning Finderscope: ............................................................................................ 8
3.4. Balancing the Telescope ....................................................................................... 8
3.5. Polar Alignment of the Equatorial mount ............................................................... 9
4. Using the Telescope .................................................................................................. 10
4.1. Getting familiar with you mount and telescope .................................................... 10
4.2. Star observation .................................................................................................. 10
4.3. Observation Tip s ................................................................................................. 10
4.4. How to use setting circles.................................................................................... 10
4.5. Calculating the Power ......................................................................................... 11
5. Maintenance .............................................................................................................. 12
6. Technical Specifications ............................................................................................ 13
IOPTRON ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY .............................................................. 14
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1. T elescope Assembly
1.1. 900X70 Assembly Terms
RA Axis
(1). Accessory holder tray
(2). Aluminum tripod
(3). Leg lock brackets
(4). Tripod base
(5). Diagonal mirror
(6). Eyepiece
(7). Finderscope bracket
(8). Finderscope
(9). Finderscope collimation screws
(10). Scope mounting ring
(11). Main optical tube
(12). Declination locking knob
(13). Declination setting circle
(14). Right ascension locking knob
(15). Right ascension gear
(16). Right ascension setting circle
(17). Counterweight shaft
DEC Axis
Figure 1. 900X70
(18). Counterweight
(19). Counterweight safety washer
(20). Counterweight locking knob
(21). Equatorial mount head
(22). Lens cell
(23). Azimuth adjustment knob
(24). Latitude adjustment knob
(25). Eyepiece holder tube
(26). Focusing knob
(27). Right ascension control cable
(28). Declination control cable
(29). Sunshade
(30). Sliding inner tripod leg extension
(31). Leg extension locking knob
(32). Tripod leg bolts
(33). Front lens dust cap
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Figure 2. Parts List
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1.2. Telescope Assembly
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The numbers in brackets refer to the keys
shown in Figures 1 & 2.
1. Unpack and identify the components of your
telescope using the list shown in previous page.
2. Take the tripod legs (2) out of the package.
Make sure the locking knobs (31) are tightened.
(31)
6. Insert the base of the equatorial mount head
into the hole of the tripod base (4) and secure it
using azimuth adjustment knob (23). Make sure the
right ascension (R.A.) gear (21) is below the R.A.
setting circle (13).
R.A. setting circle (13)
Equatorial mount
Head (15)
3. Mount three tripod's legs (2) to the tripod base
(4) using the three long tripod leg bolts (32) with
their washers and wing nuts. Make sure that the
three hinged leg lock brackets (3) are facing inside
(as shown in figure. 1 )
Tripod base (4)
Tripod leg bolts and nuts (32)
4. Stand the telescope's tripod mount upright by
spreading the tripod's legs out uniformly. Attach
the accessory holder tray (1) to the leg lock
brackets (3) using the short screws and wing nuts
supplied.
R.A. gear (21
Azimuth Adjustment
knob (23)
7. Put the optical tube mounting (10) onto the
equatorial mount and secure it using 2 supplied hex
head screws.
8. Slide counterweight (18) onto the
Short screw
Leg lock brackets (3)
5. Unlock the tripod leg extension locking knob
(31). Extend tripod legs to desired height and lock
the leg locks afterwards.
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Accessory tray (1)
counterweight shaft (17) and secure the
counterweight by tightening the counterweight
locking knob (20). Screw counterweight shaft (17)
onto the base of the declination (Dec) axis on the
equatorial mount. Once this shaft is firmly in place,
release the locking knob (20), adjust the
counterweight up some 50 mm from the end of the
shaft and retightening the locking knob (20).
Counter weight is heavy. Please handle
with care to avoid injury!
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