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 unpack- ing 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 tele- scope 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
Warning: Never look directly at the Sun through your telescope or its finder
2. Parts List
1Optical tube with cradle and altazimuth mount
145°
125mm Plössl eyepiece
16x30
4Brass thumbscrews
2Finder scope brackets
3Leg attachment shafts
6 Acorn nuts
12 Brass washers
3 Mahogany wood tripod legs.
1Brass leg chain with three leg plates
9Brass leg plate screws
3. Assembly
Assembly should take no more than 30 minutes. Refer to Figure 1 during assembly. You will need a small
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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