Orion 9800 User Manual

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Orion®

Aristocrat™ 60mm

#9800 Brass Altazimuth Refractor Telescope

Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975

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IN 198 Rev. B 4/04

Optical tube

Finder scope

Altitude tension
discs (2)

Altitude lock lever
(opposite side)

Azimuth lock knob

Tripod leg

Finder scope brackets

Eyepiece

Correct image diagonal

Focus wheel

Leg chain plate

Tripod leg lock

Tripod leg lock knob

Leg chain

Figure 1.

Aristocrat 60mm Brass Refractor

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Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion Aristocrat 60mm. Your Aristocrat 60mm was hand crafted

out of brass and African mahogany. It is a sophisticated instrument that not only looks great, but also
performs well with its quality optics. The Aristocrat is great for a bay window, or any place you need that
“touch of class” and wish to get majestic views of the land, sea or sky. With proper care, the Aristocrat
60mm will last a lifetime, and probably longer. These instructions will help you assemble and use your
Aristocrat 60mm. Please read them thoroughly.

Table of Contents

1. Unpacking........................ 3

2. Parts List......................... 3

3. Assembly ........................ 3

4. Getting Started .................... 4

5. Terrestrial Viewing.................. 6

6. Astronomical Viewing ............... 6

7. Care and Maintenance .............. 7

8. Specifications ..................... 8

1. Unpacking

The entire telescope will arrive in one box. Be careful unpack­ing the box since some of the contents are small and easy to
overlook. We recommend keeping the box and all original
packaging. In the event that you need to ship the telescope to
another location, or return it to Orion for warranty repair,
having the proper packaging will help ensure that your tele­scope will survive the journey intact.

Make certain all the parts in the parts list are present.
Familiarize yourself with the features and compare them to
the callouts on Figure 1. If anything appears to be missing
or broken, immediately call Orion Customer Support
(1-800-676-1343) for assistance.

Warning: Never look directly at the Sun through
your telescope or its finder scope—even for an
instant—without a professionally made solar
filter that completely covers the front of the
instrument, or permanent eye damage could
result. Young children should use this telescope
only with adult supervision.

2. Parts List

1 Optical tube with cradle and altazimuth mount

1 45° Correct-image diagonal

1 25mm Plössl eyepiece

1 6x30 correct-image finder scope

4 Brass thumbscrews

2 Finder scope brackets

3 Leg attachment shafts

6 Acorn nuts

12 Brass washers

3 Mahogany wood tripod legs.

1 Brass leg chain with three leg plates

9 Brass leg plate screws

3. Assembly

Assembly should take no more than 30 minutes. Refer to
Figure 1 during assembly. You will need a small phillips-head
screwdriver and a 5/8" or 16mm crescent wrench. An adjust­able wrench can also be used. When assembling, be careful
not to scratch any of the brass parts.

1. Gently lay the optical tube and mount on its side. Attach
the tripod legs, one at a time to the base of the mount by
first lining the holes on the top of the tripod with the holes
on the base of the mount. Make certain that the chain
holes on the brass leg locks are facing inside so that you
can attach the leg chain later on. Slide a leg attachment
shaft through the top of a leg and through the holes in the
base of the mount. Place a brass washer on either end of
the leg attachment shaft. Then thread an acorn nut on both
sides of the threaded shaft. Secure the nuts finger tight for
now. Figure 2 shows detail of this attachment.

2. Stand the tripod and telescope up and spread the legs
slightly (be careful). Attach the brass plates on the leg
chain to each tripod leg lock with three phillips head
screws. Once attached, spread the tripod legs as far as
they will go (Figure 3).

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