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Specification
Install
Parts list
Warranty
Maintenance
Assembly
Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Axial Position
Setting the Altitude Tension
Weight
Star-Testing the Telescope
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Contents
i n s t r u c t i o n M a n u a l
#9791
Orion SkyQuest IntelliScope Truss Tube Dobsonian
OrionTelescopes.com
Figure 1. The SkyQuest XX14i IntelliScope Truss Tube Dobsonian
1. Unpacking
Table Contents
1. Unpacking 2. Assembly 3. Aligning Collimating the Optical System
4. Using Your Telescope 5. Astronomical Observing
Counterweights
35mm
Navigation Knob
Box #1 Optical Tube Assembly and Accessories refer to Figure
Parts List
Qty. Description
Box #1A IntelliScope Object Locator Kit refer to Figure
Box #2 Primary Mirror and Cell refer to Figure
Qty. Description
Box #3 Dobsonian Base refer to Figure 5 Qty. Description
Right panel
Left panel
Top baseplate
Ground baseplate
Assembly of the Dobsonian Base
2. Assembly
Box #4 Truss poles refer to Figure
Qty. Description
Figure 7. Exploded view of the XX14i base
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Top baseplate Ground baseplate
nylon spacer
Encoder wood screws Altitude encoder jack Azimuth encoder jack
washer
Altitude encoder
Assembly of the Optical Tube
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Truss pole assembly Clamping knobs
Truss
Mounting the Optical Tube on the Dobsonian Base
Installing the Finder Scope and Eyepieces
Coarse focus
knob
b.c d.e
3. Aligning Collimating the Optical System
The Collimation Cap
The Primary Mirror Center Mark
Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Axial Position
Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Radial Position
Aligning the Secondary Mirror
Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Tilt
Adjusting the Secondary Mirror’s Rotational Position
Star-Testing the Telescope
Aligning the Primary Mirror
Setting the Altitude Tension
4. Using Your Telescope
Note About the 2 Crayford Focuser
Altitude and Azimuth Motion
Viewing with Eyeglasses
Focusing the Telescope
Aligning the Finder Scope
Nylon alignment
Aiming/Pointing the Telescope
Focusing the Finder Scope
Magnification
Telescope Focal Length mm
Disassembly of the Base
Disassembly of the Optical Tube
Tube Balance
Disassembling the Telescope for Transport
The IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator
5. Astronomical Observing
Selecting an Observing Site
Use of the Optional Light Shroud
Seeing and Transparency
Cooling the Telescope
Let Your Eyes Dark-Adapt
Eyepiece Selection
A. The Moon
Astronomical Objects
B. The Sun
C. The Planets
Cleaning Eyepiece Lenses
6. Care and Maintenance
Cleaning Mirrors
Note About Astro-imaging
are picked up on the cotton balls and rubbed across the mirror in the next steps
Optical Tube Assembly OTA
7. Specifications
Accessories
Mount
One-Year Limited Warranty
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