ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS 5563 User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
The Orion LRGB lter set includes luminance, red, green, and
blue lters which allow you to create stunning composite color
images of night-sky objects when used with a monochrome
imaging system like the Orion StarShoot Monochrome Imager
II. You’ll be amazed at the amount of detail a LRGB lter set
can add to your monochrome imaging pursuits.
Celestial objects such as nebulae and galaxies look very dif-
ferent when observed or imaged in specic colors of light.
Different processes and structures within celestial objects emit
light of varying color. Certain features and details will seem to
“pop out” of objects when viewed or imaged with wavelength-
specic lters. The Orion LRGB lter set allows you to isolate
red, green, and blue light for imaging purposes. Additionally,
the full-spectrum luminance lter adds superb image resolu-
tion to the process.
Since monochrome imaging systems like the Orion StarShoot
Monochrome Imager II are sensitive to all visible light, they
require a LRGB lter set in order to produce detailed color
images. Just like the human eye synthesizes color images
using red, green, and blue receptors, monochrome imaging
systems can create color images by using varying proportions
of the three colors.You will have to image an object through all
of the LRGB lters and then combine and process them after-
wards to obtain a detailed color image.
All Orion LRGB lters have been made to cut out infrared (or
IR) wavelength light which can detract from image quality. CCD
cameras are also sensitive to unwanted IR light which can eas-
ily contaminate the resultant image combination. Each Orion
LRGB lter blocks all infrared light with a wavelength above
690nm which makes creating sharp images even easier.
Orion LRGB lters are dichroic and utilize microscopic multiple-
layer coatings, which allow them to reect unwanted wavelength
light and allow specic wavelength light to pass through. Due to
their dichroic design, the LRGB lters have a reective appear-
ance. Dichroic lters last much longer than conventional lters
as the color is intrinsic in the construction of the hard micro-
scopic layers and cannot fade out over the lifetime of the lter.
Using the LRGB Filter Set
For most convenient use of the LRGB lter set we recom-
mend the Orion Multiple Filter Wheel. The lter wheel allows
you to quickly change the lter in the light path without the
sometimes frustrating process of removing the imaging sys-
tem every time a different lter is needed. Due to their parfocal
design, you will generally not need to refocus your telescope
when switching between lters. To use the LRGB lter set with
the lter wheel simply thread all four lters into the lter wheel
tray as described in the wheel instructions.You can now switch
between LRGB lters by rotating the knurled wheel. Contact
Orion Customer Service / Sales at 800-676-1343 for details.
You do not have to use a lter wheel to utilize the LRGB l-
ter set. In order to image through each lter without the lter
wheel, you will need to remove your imager and swap lters
for each different color and luminance exposure. Install a l-
ter by threading it onto the inserted “nosepiece” section of the
imager. With the lter installed, all light collected by the imager
will be ltered appropriately.
As most imaging systems are not equally sensitive to all wave-
lengths of light, exposure times may vary for each of the LRGB
lters. This will depend on your imaging camera, telescope,
and celestial target object.
IN 321 Rev B 02/09
LRGB Filter Set, 1.25"
#5563

Blue Filter
Transmission
Spectrum
Green Filter
Transmission
Spectrum
Red Filter
Transmission
Spectrum
Luminance Filter
Transmission
Spectrum
VIOLETULTRAVIOLET BLUE GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED INFRARED
VIOLETULTRAVIOLET BLUE GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED INFRARED
VIOLETULTRAVIOLET BLUE GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED INFRARED
VIOLETULTRAVIOLET BLUE GREEN YELLOW ORANGE RED INFRARED
Wavelength (nm)
400 500 600 700 800
Wavelength (nm)
400 500 600 700 800
Wavelength (nm)
400 500 600 700 800
Wavelength (nm)
400 500 600 700 800
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Customer Support: [email protected]
Copyright © 2021 Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
All Rights Reserved. No part of this product in-
struction or any of its contents may be reproduced,
copied, modied or adapted, without the prior writ-
ten consent of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars.
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One-Year Limited Warranty
This Orion product is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a peri-
od of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty is for the benet of the original
retail purchaser only. During this warranty period Orion Telescopes & Binoculars will
repair or replace, at Orion’s option, any warranted instrument that proves to be defec-
tive, provided it is returned postage paid. Proof of purchase (such as a copy of the
original receipt) is required. This warranty is only valid in the country of purchase.
This warranty does not apply if, in Orion’s judgment, the instrument has been abused,
mishandled, or modied, nor does it apply to normal wear and tear. This warranty gives
you specic legal rights. It is not intended to remove or restrict your other legal rights
under applicable local consumer law; your state or national statutory consumer rights
governing the sale of consumer goods remain fully applicable.
For further warranty information, please visit www.OrionTelescopes.com/warranty.
Care and Storage
When not in use, your lters should be
kept in their original foam-lined case.
Given proper care and storage, the
lters should last a lifetime. Should a
lter need cleaning for any reason, use
the following directions to clean the l-
ter without damaging it.
Any quality optical lens cleaning tissue
and optical lens cleaning uid speci-
cally designed for multi-coated optics
can be used to clean the glass surfac-
es of the lter. Never use regular glass
cleaner or cleaning uid designed for
eyeglasses.
Before cleaning with uid and tissue,
blow any loose particles off the surface
with a blower bulb or compressed air.
Then apply some cleaning uid to the
tissue, never directly on the optics.
Wipe the lens gently in a circular
motion then remove any excess uid
with a fresh lens tissue. Oily finger-
prints and smudges may be removed
using this method. Use caution: rub-
bing too hard may scratch the filter
glass. Do not remove the lter glass
form its housing for cleaning.