Orion optics Europa 200 f4 sch User manual

EUROPA

INSTRUCTIO}IS

Instruclion

Manual

Europa

il4

Europa

150

Europa2OO

Ewopa25O

Europa2O0

f4 SCH

Orion

Optics

Parts

Diagram

Capiions

from

Fig.l

l. Focus

Mount

2. Finder

ScoPe

3. Finder

Bracket

4. TelescoPe

Tube

5.Tube

Cradle

6. Cradle

Latch

Mirror

Cell

8. Polar

Finder

9. Tripod

ToP

10.Accessory

TraY

ll. Leg

Locking

Knob

12.

Tripod

leg

13.

Safety

Screw

forWeights

14.

Counter

weight

/ s

15.

Equatorial

Mount

16.

Mount

locking

Knob

(dec.)

17.Saddle

Plate

Knob

18.

Spider

Collimation

Screw

Fig.l

RA----Righi

Ascension

Dec-

Dec

!ination

WARNING!

Never

Observing

the

sun

in fataf damage

ieIescope

telescope

to look

at fhe

sun-

a fraclion

of a second

will result

wefl as

possible

damage

to fhe

use

even

your

ANY

for

eve

-2-

Parts

Diagram

Pre

assembly

notes

Telescope

assembly

Legs

Accessory

tray

Equatorial

mount

Telescope

attachment

Positioning

thetelescope

Assembling

thefinderscope

Balancing

the

telescope

Alignmeni

ofthe

finderscope

Your

firsi observaiion

Usingyour

Polar

finder

How

touseihe

setting

circles

Collimation

Seeing

conditions

Trouble

shooting

Spec

ifications

Gem

Drives

Notes

E--

-3-

PLEASE

READ

THIS

LEAFLET

THOROUGHLY,

PRIOR

ASSEMBLY

USAGE' PreAssembly

Notes

Your

tetescope

assembly

will be

easily

accomplished

providing

the

following

instructions

are

carried

our

in the

order

they

are

given-

lf they

are

carried

out

incorreclly

ihe

lelescope

is not

assembled

in the

order

prescribed,

considerable

damage

could

caused

io the

instrument'

All the

models

in the

Europa

range

are

assembled

in the

same

manner'

The

only

modification

the

slightly

different

Europa

2OO

Schmidt

Newionian.

This

model

has

astightly

different

meihod

of collimation

compared

to the

olher

telescoPes.

This

will be

dealt

wirh

in aseparale

section

within'Collimation"

All fhrough

the

insiructions

manua!

pictures

and

illustrations

of the

Europa

2OO

are

shown,

apart

from

obuious

differences

in size

of the 25omm

and

2OOmmf4sch,

the

altachment

method

of all the

parts

are

in the

same

mannef.

when

checking

all the

constituent

parts

of the

ielescope

prior

to assembly'

plr.*, ensure-no

damage

has

occrtrred

in transil.

claim

for damage

missing

items

can

a-ccepted

if made

than48 hours

afler

receipt

collection,

unless

agreed

Orion

Optics'

Themosiimportantandaccurateparisofthetelescopearethetwo

mirrors

within

the

tube.

These

ate

coaled

with

two

microscopically

thin

layers

of aluminium

which

are

over-coated

with

quartz'

lo give

the

alu-

miniumaddedprotection.TheseoPtica!surfacesarequiiedelicaieand

MUsTNoTBEToUcHEDWITHFINcERSoRANYUNSUITABLE

CLEANING

PRODUCT.

Unfortunately

cannot

eccepl

responsibility

for

any

optical

surface

which

has

been

cleaned

incorrectly'

WARNING!

Never

Observing

ihe

sun

in fatal

damage

telescoPe.

use

ANY

telescoPe

even

for a

fraciion

your

eye

well

to look

ai the

sun.

of a

second

will resu

possible

damage

to the

Ietescope

essemUh

The

following

notes

applyto all models,

anysmall

differencein

assemblywill be

indicated

where

appropriate.

Knobs

l. Locatethe

threelegs

of thefripod

and

adjuslfhe

threeknobs(Fig.2)

the botiomof each

legandadjusl

your

required

height.

Youshould

now

beable

to movethe legstogether

and

apartquile

easilywithout

any

undue

force.

Toadjustthe

tensionof each

leg

tightenor

slackenfhe

Allen

screwsin (

Fig.3).

2. Youshould nowattachthe

accessoryiray

to the leg

supports.

Place

thetrayonthe

supports,

lining

upthe corresponding

holes

(Fig.al.

Then

place

lhe screws

upthroughthe

holesandtighten

using

theknobs.

The

longest

of thefourscrews

is to be

used

in fhe

cenlrehole.

Thetrayacts

asanaccessory

lrayas

wellas

sfrengthening

the

tripoditself.

Youshouldnow

haveacompletely

assembled

tripod

infrontof you.

Now

makesurefhe

tripodscrews

and

knobs

aretight

againbeforeyou

puf

themounl

onfopand

thenthetube.

You

maycause

some

damage

to the

telescopeif you

nolassemble

lhis

importanfitem

correclly.

Fig.4 Accessory

lray

localednid way

downonthe

tripod.

Allen scrcrr and

nul 13

Fig.3 Each

tes

tighiens

upto the

tripod

top by

Allen screr,vand

nut.

Fig.2 Tripodleg

base,each

hasone

adjusiing

knob.

Traylnobs

-5

3. Younowneed

to place

the

equatorial

mount

ontopof the

tripod.

Therewill bea large

handwheelon

lhe bottomof themount

(fig.5f,

unscrew

lhis, ihen

place

the

mounton

thetripodmaking

surelhe peg

onthe

tripodtop

goesbetweenthe

two

azimulh

knobs

(fig.lal. NowrePlace

thehand

wheelsoit goesthrough

the

tripod

topintothe

mount.Then

tighten

lhe azimuthscrews

against

the

peg.

Fig.5 Largehand

wheelto

lockmounl

into

place..

Fig.6 Lockingknob

onlheequaforial

mouni.

g.7 Twocounterweights

(2OOmodel)

arenovableon

counlerweightshaft

balancefhescope.

4. Before

eny

makesure

the

mounlis tight

adjustmenls

ete made

locking

knobon the

{Fig.6l.

5. Thecounter

weightshaftshould

nowbescrewed

intothemount

with

noweight

attached.This

is done

turningthe

shaftin a clockwise

movement

whilst

pushing

it infothe

holeon

themount.

(fig.6f . The

safety

screwonihe axisshouldnow

beremovedso

you

canslidethe

weight/sup

theshaft.

Makesure

you

tighten

thecounterweight

knobs

(Fig

7f. Replace

thesafetyscrew

backon

theshafl.The

weightswill be

positioned

accurately

lafer.

Counforwoightlnob

Fig.8

2r slow

motion

should

firte

Cradle

lalchee

Fig.lO Cradles

are

located

onlop

lhemounl

bythe

iwo

knobs.

6. The

slow

motion

knobs

now

need

firted

fo the

mount.

You

wiil find

the

twoknobs

have

to be

located

the worm

shafts lFig.6/gl. you do

this by

sliding

fhe

two

knobs

eilher

worm

shaft.

(Fig.8l shows

how

the R.A

knob

should

appear

once

fitfed.

7. Ihe telescope

iube

is now

ready

put

fhemount.

Firsi

take

the

lube

oul of the

cradles

unscrewing

the

two

cradle

latches

(Fig.9l. Take

the

cradle

wirh

rhe

atlached

saddleplate

and

unscrew

the

two

saddleplate

knobs.

(Fig.tOf

Now

attach

fhe

saddleplate

to the

mounl

fightening

the

screws

fhrough

the

top

of the

mount,

ensuring

these

are

tight. Place

the

tube

back

in the

cradles

sothat

the

fube

is positioned

abouf2/3rds

upin

the

cradles.

The

mirror

cell has

to be

pointing

towards

theground

(fig.tl.

The

correclprocedute

for balancing

lhe telescope

will be

dealt

with lafer.

plale

lnobs

Fig.ll RA

andDec

locking

knobs.

tlg.12 Finderscope

located

ils brackel

the

tube.

The

and

Dec

locking

clamP

are

used

for locking

the

respective

axes.

Unlocked,

theY

enable

fast

positioning

the

telescope-

After

posilioning,

re-lock

the

clamps-

enable

you

to use

the

slow

motion

controls

these

clamps

should

al$rays

light, if slack

the

slow

motion

controls

will not

work.

IMPORTANT!

Always

remember

to leave

ihe

clamps

tight when

fhe

telescope

is not

in use.

8. The

telescoPe

tube

should

now

fully

secure

in lhe

cradles

the

mount.

Now

locafe

the

finderscoPe

and

bracket

and

assemble

them

together.

Make

sure

ihe

finderscope

is equally

sPaced

in ihe bracket.

Above

the

focus

mount

lhe

ielescope

youwill find fwo

wing

nuis

with

washers

(fig.l2l. Unscrew

fhem

and

place

the

brackei

wirh

the

finderscope

the

screws

and

iighten

backuP.

Before

lhe telesco

pe can

beused

safely

and

efficiently

it has

to be

'balanced'.

This

is quite

easily

carried

out

adjusfing

the

position

of the

counterweight(s)

.nd th" position

of the

telescope

tube

longitudinally

fhe

cradles.

firsfly ensure

the

complete

telescope

positioned

afirm

observing

base,

a lawn

is not

good

site

for observing

because

fhe

tripod

legs

teni fo sink

into

the

grr*.. Concrefe,

flag

stones,

tiles,

are

all good

*uifrr". onto

which

you

should

place

your

telescope.

Carefully

slacken

off

both

theDeclination

clamp

and

Right

Ascension

clamp,

atthe

same

time

holding

onto

the

tube

to avoid

it swinging

around-

Gradually

release

the

tube

and

allow

it io position

itself

in it's

preferred

position.

finderscope

whilst keeping

both

clamps

slackened,

hold

the

telescope

tube

and

point

in anolher

direcrion.

lf it sfays

there

without

slipping

to anorher

position,

your

tefescope

is alteady

balanced.

probably

you

will have

to adju*t

ir to

balance

properly

until it will 'stay

put'.

dothis look

at (ftg.i;) showing

fheposition

into

which

you

shouldput

your

telescope

to enable

if to be

balanced

properly.

(lf you

remove/reposition

your

counferweighf(s)

take

the

tube

oul of it's cradles,

this

operation

needs

to be

carried

out

againf

When

the

balance

poinr

is achieved,

posif

ion

the

tube

in ii,s 'parked,

position

(fig.t) and

lock

both

axis

with

the

axis

clamps.

Attachfhe

slow

molion

knobs,

if you

haven'l

already

done

so,

io the

worm

shafls

and

try

out

the

lelescope

movement.

lt should

very

smooth

and

even.

Fig.l3 Batancing

lhe

telescope.

Alignment

of thefinderscope

In order

for fhe

finderscope

to be

useful,

it musf

first be

aligned

with

the

main

lelescope,

that

both

fhe

finderscope

and

lhe

lelescope

arepointing

at precisely

the

sameplace.

align

the

finderscope

ihis proc"dur"i

The

telescope

is pointed

in daylight

at a distant

objectpreferably

several

hundred

melres

away.

use

a low

power

eyepiece,

a25mm

is fine,

and

focus

fhe

telescope

a distant

part

of the

object.

This

process

is best

carried

oul

afler

the

lelescope

has

beenproperly

balanced

andyou

are

also

famil-

iar

with

the

basics

of fhe

equatorial

mount.

Next,

with

the

finder

bracket

adjusfment

screws'x6',

align

the

finderscope

to give

the

same

view

the

object

in your

lelescope.

The

accurale

you

this

the

easier

it will be

to find

asfronomical

objects

which

are

much

smaller.

lf rhe

finder

is not

focus,

slacken

off the

front locking

ring and

crew

lhe objecfive

cell

in and

out.

when

a clear

image

visible,

lock

ihe ring

bytighiening

against

the

objective

cell.

Your

finder

should

not

need

lo be aiignra

rg.in lur a

slighf

movement

of the

adjusting

screws

may

give

better

aslronomlcal

alignmerit.

Tube

/ Coonterweighi

Your

Firsf

Obserualion

Place

your

telescope

in the

viewing

position

you

have

chosen

(outdoors)'Try

and

roughly

poini

your

polar

finder

to Norlh.

setting

of the

polar

finder

,orr.rlur.i"ty witl be

covered

tater.

Take

off the

dusf

caps.

Inserf

a low

powereyepiece

l2innl into

the

focus

mount.

Find

the

moon

or something

"l*. t.rgr'in the

sky,

with

the

finderscope.

You

should

now

able

to see

image

tirough

the

eyepiece,

this now

needs

to be

focused

to your

eye.

(lf

youihrng, it" "y"pi"re youwill have

to focus

the

image

again).

focus.

it " ir.g, so

it loo'ks

shaip

you

have

to turn

the

hand

wheels

either

side

of the

focus

mouni.

lf youleave

the

telescope

alone

you

will see

the

moon

travelling

across

the

fi;ld of view.

Once

it has

almost

disappeared

from

view,

slow

mofion

knobs

need

to be

turned

to get

the

image

back

in the

fiefd

of view.

lf youwant

the image

to look

closer

rellace

the

25mm

wiih a

lower

number

(higherpower)

eyepiece

9mm.

You

wi!l find

the

lower

the

number

of eyepiece

the

faster

the

image

moves

across

the

view.

Pracfice

using

your

finderscope

and

focusing

different

subjects'

to,.lcutaie ihe

magnification

use

the

following

formula:-

Magnification

=Telescope

Focal

Length

(mm)

Eyepiece

Focal

Lengfh

(mm)

Using

Your

Polar

Finder

torrriou,

the

polarfinder

from

the

mount

youwill

first

have

toslacken

off the

small

Allen

screw

in the

locking

ring,

you

will find

fhis

the

side

of the

ring.

once

slackened,

unscrew

the

locking

ring.

The

ring,

polarfinder

and

the

satting

circle

will all come

off the

mounl

iogether

(fig.ll' The

first operation

in using

the

polar

finder

to focus

the

eyepiece

the

reticle

which

the

display

viewed

through

the

finder-

Indoors,

point

the

finder

towards

a light

coloured

wall

and

view

through

the

eyepiece.

lf lhe

reticle

is not

in sh-arp

focus,

screw

/ oul

the

eyepiece

holder

until you

produce

sharp

image.

This

position

wil! nol

need

to be

adjusted

again.

ilexf, point

the

findtr towards

a slar

or any

oiher

obieci

at infinity' lf

this is not

clear

and

sharply

seen,

slacken

off the

locking

ring

the

finder

and

screw

the lens

holder

in or

oul

to produce

asharp

image.

when

achieved,

iighten

ihe locking

ring.

check

ihat bolh

the

reficle

and

lhe'star'

are

both

in focus.

pufthapolar

finder

into

the

mounf.

Now

replace

your

polarfinder

in your

mount.

Put

the

setting

circle

onfirst, whilst

holding

this

crew

the

locking

ring

back

into

position.

The

polar

finder

needs

now

pointed

at the

poie

star.

position

your

telescope.exactly

the

pole

you

will need

to adjusr

both

ihe latitude

adjust

screw

(fig.l5l'

t0-

this

will move

your

mounlingin an

upwardor

downward

directionto give

it fhecorreclsefling

for your

locality.

lt is preferable

to selyour

latitude

onthescalebefore

attempiingto alignthelelescope.

Having

done

this,

thealignment

procedure

will beeasier if you

ensurethetripod

isvertical,which

maymean

adjustinglhe legsif it is on

slightly

uneven

ground.

Keep

checking

theviewihrough

the

polar

finder

until

you

seePolaris

comeintoview.

Donotbotherif it is to the left or

lhe right

ai themomenl.To

adjust

it's

position

to theleft or rightadjusr

the

Azimuth

adjustmenl

screws

(fig.lal until Polaris

is quite

near

lhecenlreof the

field in your

polar

finder.

lf thesetwo

blackknobsare

difficult to rotate,slacken

off

slightly

thelarge

blackhandwheel

(fig.5) whichsecuresthe

equatorial

headto thetripod.

Younowhave

to position

Polaris

in the

centre

of thereticle.When

posilioned

correctly,

rotalelhe

telescopeabout

l8O degrees

around

the RAaxisby

slackeningoff the RA

clamp.

EnsurePolaris

stayswilhinihe

centre.

Findin theskythe

constellalionsof UrsaMajorand

Cassiopeia.

Theline

beiweenihelwo

constellationsis the'Time

Angle'.

TheNorth

pole

andPolarislie almost

exactly

onthis line.

Polarisalways

liestowards

theCassiopeia

sideof

thecenfralnorth

pole.

il-

Relicle

(enclosed)

Latilude

adjusl

Fig.l5 Lafifude

adjustknob.

Locling

Azimuthadjustscrews

Toappreciate

the

reversal

of images

through

the

polarfinder

difficulf

first. lf will, at first attempt,

probably

iake

quite

alime

for youto be

able

to visualise

what

youare

seeing

through

the

finder

and

what

actually

in lhe

sky.

Don't

forget,

if you

are

not

going

lo carry

oul

any

photogiaphy

otirer

precision

lracking

procedure,

youonly

need

position'Poi.ris

,ny*ir.r" in the

field

view

through

the

polarfinder

*.opr, preferably

near

the

centre.

This

is more

lhan

accurate

enough

keep

the

object

ieing

viewed

through

the

telescope

in view

with

either

drives

fittel, or by

siowly

adjusling

the

slow

motion

controls

to follow

the

object.

suggest

that rather

than

atlempt

from

the

outset

to sef

ihe

poiarfinder

tolt's most

accurate

position,

get

to know

your

telescope

ising it on

the

night

sky,

simple

method

of placing

Polaris

near

the

centre

of the

polarfinder

and

enioy

the

views.

When

youknow

your

telescope

comPletely,

then,

if youwish

fo try photography,

carry

oui

the

procedures

for accurate

setting

of the

polar

finder'

llowlo use

lhe setlina

circles

Dec aelling

RA setling

ci.cle

Fig.l6 Right

ascension

andDeclination

selling

circles

The

R.A.

andDec

setting

circles

are

helpful

to search

for faint

nebulae

and

clusters

which

aredifficult

to find

with

the

naked

eye.

make

wifh

the

setiing

circles,

youhave

io locate

a bright

star

near

ihe

objecf

youwanl

lo observe.

hror. star

atlas,

you

will find

that

the Ring

nebula,

(M571,

to the

star

Vega.

Vega

is a bright

slar

magnifude

I and

can

easily

seen

wiih

fhe

naked

eye

through

spring

to Autumn

in mosl

places.

Before

youtry using

the

setting

circi"*

you

must

make

sure

fhe

telescope

is polar

aligned

accurately. -12-

Find

the

coordinafes

(RA

andDec)

of Vega

and

M57in a book

orstar

atlas.

Youwi!l find Vega

RA l8h36m Dec

3gdegrees

and

M57 RA l8h52m

Dec

33degrees.

Centre

Vega

in ihefield of view

of the

ielescope

using

a low

power

eyePiece.

Turn

theRA

setting

circle

and

set

it to l8h36m

(18

hours

and36minutes)

Set

theDec

seffing

circle

lo 39 degrees-

Tomove

thelelescope

to M57,lurn

fhe RA

slow

motion

knob

sothe RA

setting

circle

moves

with

themounl

to l8h52m-

TurntheDec

slow

moiion

control

knobuntil

the Dec

setting

circle

set

33 degrees.

Youshould

now

ableto see

the Ringnebula

in thefield of view.

Bul, it

maybe

quite

smal!,

to enlarge

lhe imageuse

a higher

Power

el{-ePiece.

Gollimation

Optical

collimation

should

carried

oul at any

time

if it is found

thaf

image

quality,

particularlystar

images,

aredeleriorating-

Thiswill be

apparent

in none

circutar

siar

images

or images

which

have

flare

lo one

*iir and

tend

to look

a little like

a'comei'with ashort

tail. Collimation

ihe

aligning

of the

twomirrors

in yourtube

with

the

tube

itself.After

you

havecarried

out

this

operation

fewlimes

it should

take

only

a matter

a minufe

orfwo

to adjust

thecollimaiion

to perfection.Diagram

I shows

how

perfectcollimation,

should

appear

when

youlook

into

thefocus

mount

without

enyeyePiece

in Position.

Iniid. of lhe rclo3cote t(b. eall

focoe mount drru iubs

Spids. v.n€ rsflecrioi

M.ii mirror

csll refl.crion

.flsclion of yodr eY.

R.fl6ction of 3.condarv

mirrol

The

first drawing

shows

alelescope

in perfect

collimation.

The

second

drawing

shows

one

with

lhe main

mirror

oul

of collimation.

Thefhird

drawing

shows

the

main

mirror

and

secondary

mirror

oul

ofcollimation-

There

are

manydifferent

positions

thai

anuncollimated

telescope

can

13-

haveand

similarly,

asmanydrawings

would

needed

to portraythemall.

Thereis absolulely

nosubstitute

for

experience

in collimating

telescopes.

lf atelescope

is givingirregular

images

fheresultant

collimated

view

through

thefocus

mountdraw

tube

will beas

shown

in the

first drawing.

theview

is asymmetrical

asin drawing

two

orthree

anycombination

them,

youwill need

to adjust

the

secondary

mirror

holder

andthe

main

mirrorcell.

You

wil! probably

find

that

thesecondary

mirror

isthe

one

which

will need

most

of fhecorreclion.

First

lookat

the

photographs

(4 ro 6) whichdepict

yourmodel.

The

collimation

of the

mainmirror

the Europa2OOl4sch

is the

sameas

any

ofher

Europa

telescoPe.

The

difference

being

fhecollimation

thesecondary.

The

Schmidt

adjuster

can

beroialed

around

36O degrees

ihecorrector

plalealso,

butcan

becollimated

byusing

thethree

collimating

screws

around

the

flat

holder

screw.

lf thecollimation

looks

similar

io (l),

you

need

to adjust

nothing.

lf fhecollimation

looks

similar

to (2).

you

need

to adjust

the

wingnuts

the

mainmirror

cell. l{euer

take the

wing nuts off rhe screw

lhread,

your main mirror is held in bY

lhese.

lf the

collimation

looks

similar

to (3),

you

need

to adjust

thescrews

onlhe

spider

to align

the

secondary

mirror.

You

will also

haveto adjust

lhe

wing

nuts

onihe

cell.

getthe

mirror

aligned.ilerrer

slacken

off

completely

lhe cenlral screw

the spider as lhis cou!d

allow Your

secondary

mireoe

to droP

off and

damage

ifself and the main mirror.

14-

ollim.tioo screws

Shown

wifh end

cap

removed

Adjustthe

screws

bysmall

amounts

only,perhaps

- turn

andthen

check

see

if you

aremoving

closer

to correcr

collimation.

lf you

are

producing

worse

view,

tighten

the2 opposite

screws

to the

original

screw

and

watch

the

result.

Never

over

tighien

screws

when

collimating

andalways

slacken

off screws

opposite

first or serious

damage

may

occur.

lf you

still are

getiing

problems,

please

coniact

our

help

line

onol27o 251559

and

describeyour

problem

and

wewill rry

our

bestfo solve

it to allow

you

correcf

it much

easier

when

the

occasion

arises.

Seeing

conditions

affect

thequality

of the

image.

The

drawings

above

show

afalse

slar

image.

Most

of the

time

this is caused

heat

disturbance

eiiher

in thefube

or in thesky.

The

image

theleft is showing

lots

heat

dislurbance.

The

right

hand

drawingis

showing

perfect

image.

Trouble

shooiina

lf you

arehaving

difficulty

usingyour

telescope

make

sure

you

have

checked

lhese.points

before

contacting

Orion

Optics.

l.Make

sureyour

felescope

iscorreclly

collimated.

2.Confirm

all your

dust

caps

havebeen

removed.

3.ls your

equatorial

mount

set

properly.

4.lf you

storeyour

ielescope

in doors

make

sureyou

leave

fhetelescope

'cool

down'sufficiently

to view

through.

Thelarger

the

telescope

the

longer

it wilf lake.6" approx.30

minutes

cooling

time.

5.lf you

locate

asubject

in your

finderscope,

butcannot

see

telescope,

eitheryour

finderscope

is incorrectly

lined

high

a powered

eyepiece

in the

focus

mount.

6.For

accurafe

focusing,

focus

slowas

possible.

This

has

precise.

it in your

you

have

too

to bevery

Specification

/ Europa fi4 t5015/f8 200 200f4sch 250

Aperluremm("I il4 (4.51 t53{6) 203

l8l 203l8l 250

{10)

f Ratio 85&8 6 4 4.8

Focallengfh

( " )elo

(36) 750

{30) 1200

l47l 800

{3211200

l47l

1200

l47l

Resolufion

elc secs r.0l 0.76 0.57 o.5l 0.46

FaintesfSlar 12.8 13.4 r4.0 t4.0 14.5

Totalweighl

kgm

(lbsl t0 l22l 2l26l/t3

128 25 l55l 25 l55l 28

162l

lubeonly

weighl

ltgm

(lbsl 3 l7l 3l7l/4

lel 5

(11) 6

(r3l 8 (t8)

Oemlt'lounfing E

quaf. E

quat. Equat Equat. E

quat.

Finder'scope 6x30 6x30 6x30 6x30 6x30

Focuser 31.7 31.7 31.7 31.7 31.7

Mar usable

lttlagnificaf

ion 225x 300x 400x 320x 480x

EyepiecesuPPlied 9 & 25nm 9 & 25nn 9 & 25nn 9 & 25nn 9 & 25nn

0ptions

Single

Aris

Dtiue Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

60mm0uidescoPes n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes

?0mm

0uidescoPes nla Yes Yes Yes Yes

0A4llluminaled

Guider nla Yes Yes Yes Yes

Photos

l=Good,

5=Ercels I2343

Sodium

Light

Pollution Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

EllCPholo

Visual

fiher Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

2" Focusel

Upgrade nla Yes Yes Yes Yes

10150RighlAngled

finder n/a Yes Yes Yes Yes

Many more

oPlions

also

auailable

Equat.

----Equatorial

Mount

tCEMI)

-r6-

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