Orion 5303 instruction manual What’s Included, Compatibility, Getting Started

Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase
of the Orion SteadyPix Telescope
Afocal Adapter for iPhone! The
adapter securely couples an Apple
iPhone to a standard 1.25" tele-
scope eyepiece, enabling the cap-
ture of high-magnification digital
photographs through the telescope
using the iPhone’s built-in cam-
era – in daytime or at night. The
technique of afocal, or “eyepiece
projection,” photography has been
used for decades with standard	Figure 1. The SteadyPix Afocal Adapter
cameras. The new wrinkle is that	for iPhone mounted on the 1.25" eyepiece

Upper rubber-	Opening for iPhone
coated tab	camera lens

FRONT

VIEW

Clamp lock knob

Cradle		Eyepiece
bracket		clamp
	Padded retaining tabs

Clamp

lock knobEyepiece clamp

BACK

VIEW

Felt lining

L-bracket

Lens height lock knob

Triangular lock knob

now you can do it with an iPhone. of a refractor telescope.

Figure 2. Front and back views of the SteadyPix Afocal Adapter for iPhone.

And with the SteadyPix Telescope

Afocal Adapter for iPhone to precisely position and hold the iPhone’s camera lens over the center of telescope’s eyepiece, you can achieve astounding results!

The SteadyPix for iPhone also lets you display a live view of the image projected by your telescope on your iPhone screen, which is perfect for sharing real-time views of the night sky with friends and family. The iPhone becomes a mini display monitor!

We hope you have fun taking pictures with your iPhone using the SteadyPix Telescope Afocal Adapter!

What’s Included

•iPhone cradle bracket

•Slotted L-bracket with lock knobs

•Eyepiece clamp (for 1.25" eyepieces) with lock knob

•Carrying pouch

Note that you will likely have to remove the iPhone from any external protective case, sleeve, or bumpers to allow it to seat prop- erly in the SteadyPix bracket.

The SteadyPix can be mounted to virtually any size or type of telescope – refractor, reflector, or Cassegrain-type – that utilizes a standard 1.25"-diameter telescope eye- piece (Figure 1). The included eyepiece clamp fits eyepieces with housing diam- eters up to 1.5". If your 1.25" eyepiece has a housing diameter larger than 1.5", you may need the Orion Large 1.25" Eyepiece Clamp for iPhone SteadyPix (sold sepa- rately), which accommodates housings of 1.5" to 1.75" in diameter.

Short arm

Long arm

Figure 3. Attach the eyepiece clamp to the short arm of the slotted L-bracket using the round lens height lock knob.

Compatibility

The Orion SteadyPix Telescope Afocal Adapter for iPhone is designed to fit the Apple iPhone 4S, 4, 3GS, 3, and original iPhone. The SteadyPix for iPhone was designed specifi- cally for use with the Apple iPhone. It is not intended or known to work with the iPod Touch, or any other brand or model of smartphone.

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.

Getting Started

Before using the SteadyPix Telescope Afocal Adapter for iPhone, please familiarize with its features and parts, referring to Figure 2.

To capture images afocally projected by your telescope, the iPhone’s camera lens must be carefully aligned over the center of the telescope’s eyepiece and the two properly spaced apart. The following steps will help you achieve the necessary alignment and positioning of the SteadyPix bracket.

1.Begin assembly by attaching the eyepiece clamp to the shorter arm of the slotted L-bracket (Figure 3) with the round lens height lock knob.

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