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Orion 6/6I Telescope User Manual

1. The Guide Arrows The controller leads you to astronomical targets with guide arrows displayed on the LCD screen After an object is select ed to view you will see two guide arrows one that points left or right and one that points up or down Move the telescope tube in the corresponding direction of the guide arrows lf you are standing to the left of the telescope and facing the same direction the telescope is pointed the guide arrows will exactly correspond with the direction you should move the telescope Figure 25 Otherwise if an up arrow is displayed move the telescope tube upward if a down arrow is displayed move the telescope tube downward if a left arrow is displayed rotate the telescope counterclockwise and if a right arrow is displayed rotate the telescope clockwise There is a number next to each guide arrow that indicates how far the telescope needs to be moved to reach the selected object As you move the telescope toward the object this number will decrease When the num ber goes below ten the figure will be displayed in tenths this helps to make small precise movements to the telescope tube in order to bring the object into your field of view When both numbers reach zero stop moving the telescope The object will be within the field of view of a medium to low power eye piece 25mm focal length or longer For example look at Figure 26a which shows the LCD screen for someone trying to locate M51 otherwi
2. z 1SV3 j Sirius c K R AS y rj 74 k o 4 CANIS lt 1 MAJOR E 3 d C C Adhara h t 1 5 sa N cow oe e c V PUPP Eq a IS ka jd WINTER Early December 2 00 AM Late December 1 00 AM Early January 12 00 AM Late January 11 00 PM Early February 10 00 PM Late February 9 00 PM Early March 8 00 PM Ouuu 37 Appendix E Constellation Abbreviations And Ant Aps Aql Aqr Ara Ari Aur Boo Cae Cam Cap Car Cas Cen Cep Cet Cha Cir Cnc CMa CMi Col Com CrA CrB Crt Cru Crv 38 Andromeda Antlia Apus Aquila Aquarius Ara Aries Auriga Bo tes Caelum Camelopardalis Capricorn Carina Cassiopeia Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Chamaeleon Circinus Cancer Canis Major Canis Minor Columba Coma Berenices Corona Australis Corona Borealis Crater Crux Corvus CVn Cyg Del Dor Dra Equ Eri For Gem Gru Her Hor Hya Hyi Ind Lac Leo Lep Lib LMi Lup Lyn Lyr Men Mic Mon Mus Nor Oct Oph Canes Venatici Cygnus Delphinus Dorado Draco Equuleus Eridanus Fornax Gemini Grus Hercules Horologium Hydra Hydrus Indus Lacerta Leo Lepus Libra Leo Minor Lupus Lynx Lyra Mensa Microscopium Monoceros Musca Norma Octans Ophiuchus Ori Orion Pav Pavo Peg Pegasus Per Perseus Phe Phoenix Pic Pictor PsA Piscis Austrinus Psc Pisces Pup Puppis Pyx Pyxis
3. Clock This function allows use of the IntelliScope system with equa torial platforms for Dobsonian telescopes If you are using your IntelliScope with a Dobsonian equatorial platform press Enter when the selection CLOCK is displayed from the available hidden function choices The LCD screen will then show the word ON blinking For normal operation of the IntelliScope system the controller s internal clock should be on For use with a Dobsonian equatorial platform use the up or down arrow button to change ON to OFF and press Enter The controller is now ready to be used with a Dobsonian equatorial platform Now when you press Power to turn the controller on the LCD screen will state CLOCK IS OFF on the second line of its introduction screen To turn the controllers internal clock back on access the hid den functions select CLOCK press Enter change the OFF back to ON and press Enter again 9 Care and Maintenance If you give your telescope reasonable care it will last a life time Store it in a clean dry dust free place safe from rapid temperature changes and humidity Do not store the telescope outdoors although storage in a garage or shed is OK Small components like eyepieces and filters should be kept in a pro tective box or storage case Keep the dust caps on the front of the telescope and on the focuser when it is not in use The telescope requires very little m
4. Hya 21 star ST404 54 ADS 7979 10 55 6 24 8 4 5 6 8 Leo 2 double star ST405 SA0251342 MES 63 5 7 T Car 9 double star magnitude contrast ST406 Xi ADS 8119 11 18 2 31 5 4 5 1 3 Uma 4 double star challenge ST407 Alula Borealis Nu 11 18 5 33 1 3 5 T Uma 2 double star ST408 51529 11 19 4 01 38 7 10 Leo 2 double star ST409 h4432 11 23 4 65 0 51 2 3 Mus 2 double star 1410 lota ADS 8148 11 23 9 10 5 4 1 3 Leo 4 double star challenge ST411 51540 83 11 26 8 03 00 6 2 29 Leo 6 triple star 1412 Tau 84 11 27 9 02 9 5 5 1 5 Leo 2 double star 1413 Giausar Lambda 11 31 4 69 3 3 8 20 Dra 1 red variable star ST414 88 X 11 31 8 14 21 6 4 16 Leo 2 double star ST415 N i S2 29 16 5 8 9 Hyd 3 double star equal magnitude ST416 Innes78 11 33 6 40 6 6 1 Cen 4 double star challenge ST417 31552 11 34 7 16 48 6 on Leo 6 triple star 1418 Nu 11 45 9 06 5 4 Vir 21 star 1419 Denebola Beta 11 49 1 14 34 2 1 Stellar Leo 21 star 1420 Beta 1152 9 33 9 4 7 0 9 Hya 5 colored double star 1421 0Y112 11 54 6 19 4 8 4 Ti Leo 2 double star ST422 51579 65 11 55 1 46 29 6 7 4 Uma 2 double star ST423 Epsilon h4486 11 59 6 Gee 5 4 0 9 Cha 5 colored double star ST424 51593 12 03 5 02 26 8 7 1 3 Vir 4 double star challenge 1425 Zeta 2 12 04 3 21 5 6 3 6 Com 2 double star ST426 Delta 12 08 4 50 7 2 6 4 5 Cen 2 double star ST427 51604 12 09 5 11 51 6 6 10 Crv 6 triple star 1428 Epsilon 12 10 1 22 6 3 m Crv
5. 15 will help you locate the brightest and best deep sky objects for viewing with your StarBlast 6 6i Of course if you pur chased the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope you will be able to easily locate dozens of deep sky objects in a given evening with the IntelliScope Computerized Locator You can also try low power scanning of the Milky Way Use the 25mm eyepiece and just cruise through the star clouds of our galaxy You ll be amazed at the rich fields of stars and objects you ll see The Milky Way is best observed on summer and winter evenings 8 Using the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator This section applies only to the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope 27126 which comes with the Computerized Object Locator The Intelliscope Computerized Object Locator controller Figure 21 will provide quick easy access to thousands of celestial objects for viewing with your telescope The controller s user friendly keypad combined with its data base of more than 14 000 celestial objects put the night sky lit erally at your fingertips You just select an object to view press Enter then move the telescope manually following the guide arrows on the liquid crystal display LCD screen In seconds the IntelliScope s high resolution 9 216 step digital encoders pinpoint the object placing it smack dab in the telescope s field of view A Alignment This section will familiarize you with the alignment procedure for the IntelliScope s
6. ST477 Y1763 ADS 8972 13 37 6 07 9 7 9 2 8 Vir 2 double star 1478 Epsilon 13 39 9 53 5 2 3 Cen 21 star 1479 T2 1 13 40 7 419 57 S B Boo 9 double star magnitude contrast ST480 Dunlop141 13 41 7 54 6 5 3 5 3 Cen 2 double star ST481 T 13 41 8 33 6 5 5 id Cen 22 variable star 1482 Alkaid Eta 13 47 5 49 3 1 9 i Uma 21 star ST483 STES ADS 9031 13 49 1 27 0 76 3 4 Boo 2 double star ST484 2 13 49 4 34 5 4 2 li Cen 21 star 1485 Upsilon 13 49 5 115 8 4 1 d Boo 21 star 1486 3 k 13 51 8 33 0 4 5 8 Cen 2 double star ST487 Zeta 16 47 3 2 6 5 Cen 21 star ST488 Hadar Beta 14 03 8 60 4 0 6 Cen 21 star 1489 Pi 14 06 4 26 7 OS Hya 21 star ST490 Kappa 14 12 9 10 3 4 2 N Vir 21 star ST491 Kappa 14 13 5 51 47 4 4 134 Boo 5 colored double star 1492 51819 14 15 3 03 08 7 8 0 8 Vir 4 double star challenge 1493 Arcturus Alpha 14 15 7 419 11 0 Stellar Boo 21 star 1494 lota ADS 9198 14 16 2 51 4 4 9 39 Boo 2 double star ST495 R 14 16 6 9919 989 B Cen 22 variable star 1496 1834 ADS 9229 14 20 3 48 5 8 1 1 3 Boo 4 double star challenge 1497 1833 14 22 6 07 46 7 6 6 Vir 3 double star equal magnitude 1498 Dunlop159 14 22 6 58 5 5 9 Cen 5 colored double star 1499 51835 14 23 4 08 26 bal 6 Boo 2 double star ST500 SHJ 179 14 25 5 19 58 6 4 35 Lib 2 double star ST501 5 ADS 9286 14 27 5 75 7 4 3 S Umi 21 star ST502 Proxima 14 29 9 62 7 10 7 2 Cen 22 variable star ST503 Rho ADS 9296 14 31
7. magnitude ST305 Procyon Alpha 07 39 3 405 14 0 4 Stellar CMi 21 star ST306 05179 Kappa 07 44 4 24 23 3 7 7 Gem 9 double star magnitude contrast ST307 51138 2 0745 5 14 41 6 1 17 Pup 3 double star egual magnitude ST308 Y1127 07 47 0 64 03 7 5 Cam 6 triple star ST309 51149 07 49 4 03 13 7 9 22 Cmi 2 double star ST310 U V 07 55 1 22 00 8 2 Stellar Gem 22 variable star ST311 Chi 07 56 8 53 0 3 5 4 Car 21 star ST312 Dunlop59 07 59 2 50 0 6 5 16 Pup 2 double star ST313 S h86 08 02 5 63 1 6 49 Cam 2 double star ST314 Naos Zeta 08 03 6 40 0 2 3 4 Pup 21 star ST315 RT 08 05 4 38 8 8 5 d Pup 22 variable star ST316 RU 08 07 5 22 9 8 9 ii Pup 22 variable star ST317 Epsilon Rumker 7 08 07 9 68 6 4 4 6 Vol 2 double star ST318 Gamma Dunlop 08 09 5 47 3 1 9 41 Vel 2 double star 65 ST319 Zeta 08 12 2 17 39 4 7 0 6 Cnc 8 triple star challenge ST320 C Rumker 8 08 15 3 62 9 5 8 4 Car 2 double star ST321 Beta 17 08 16 5 09 2 35 t Cnc 21 star ST322 R 08 16 6 11 7 6 1 Cnc 22 variable star ST323 Kappa 08 19 8 RS 5 4 65 Vol 2 double star ST324 AC 08 22 7 15 9 8 9 ig Pup 22 variable star 1325 31 08 22 8 43 2 4 3 19 Lyn 21 star ST326 Beta 08 25 7 66 1 3 8 6 Vol 21 star Number S127 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 ST341 ST342 ST343 ST344 ST345 ST346 ST347 ST348 1349 1350 ST351 ST352 ST353 ST354 ST355 ST356 ST357 S
8. 21 star 1429 Rumker14 12 14 0 45 7 5 6 2 9 Cen 2 double star ST430 Delta 12 15 1 58 7 2 8 d Cru 21 star 1431 2 ADS 8489 12 16 1 40 7 6 Wilds Cvn 5 colored double star 1432 Epsilon 12 17 6 68 0 4 1 Mus 1 red variable star 1433 Y1627 12 18 1 03 56 6 6 20 Vir 3 double star equal magnitude ST434 R 12 19 6 19 3 6 7 j Crv 22 variable star ST435 1633 12 20 6 27 03 6 3 gi Com 3 double star equal magnitude Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code 1436 Epsilon 12 21 4 60 4 3 6 T Cru 21 star 1437 M40 Winnecke 12 22 4 58 05 9 50 UMa 2 double star 4 1438 17 ADS 8531 12 22 5 05 3 6 5 21 Vir 2 double star 1439 51639 ADS 8539 12 24 4 25 6 6 8 1 6 Com 4 double star challenge ST440 S 12 24 6 49 4 9 2 d Cen 22 variable star ST441 S9 RV 12 25 8 00 48 6 Stellar Vir 1 red variable star 1442 Acrux Alpha 12 26 6 63 1 1 4 4 Cru 2 double star 1443 30273 12 29 1 02 0 12 8 J Vir 0 asterism ST444 Algorab Delta 12 29 9 16 5 3 24 Crv 2 double star 1445 Gacrux Gamma 12312 ES 1 6 10 Cru 2 double star 1446 51649 ADS 8585 12 31 6 11 1 8 15 Vir 2 double star ST447 24 12 Saul 18 23 5 20 CVn 5 colored double star ST448 Alpha 12 37 2 69 1 2 7 Mus 21 star ST449 ADS8612 12 37 7 27 1 533 18 Hya 4 double star challenge ST450 51669 12 41 3 13 01 5 3 5 Crv 3 double star equal magnitude 1451 Gamma h4539 12 41 5 49 0 2 2 T Cen 4 double star challenge 1452 Porrima Gamma 12 41 7 01 4 3 5 3 Vir 2 double star 1453 Y
9. 21 star ST209 Phi2 05 36 9 09 3 4 j Ori 21 star ST210 Zeta 123 05 37 6 21 1 3 n Tau 21 star ST211 Sigma 05 38 7 02 36 Shall Th Ori 7 quadruple star ST212 Phact Alpha 05 39 6 34 1 2 6 li Col 21 star ST213 Alnitak Zeta 05 40 8 01 9 2 2 4 Ori 9 double star magnitude contrast ST214 U2 05 42 2 162 5 7 1 Cam 22 variable star ST215 Gamma ADS 4334 05 44 5 22 5 2 97 Lep 2 double star ST216 Y 05 45 7 20 7 7 1 N Tau 22 variable star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST217 Mu SAO 05 46 0 32 3 512 G Col 21 star 196149 ST218 Saiph Kappa 05 47 8 09 7 2 i Ori 21 star ST219 Y795 52 05 48 0 06 27 6 1 1 8 Ori 4 double star challenge ST220 Beta Wazn 05 51 0 35 8 3 1 d Col 21 star ST221 Delta 05 51 3 20 9 3 8 5 Lep 21 star ST222 Nu 05 51 5 39 1 4 30 Aur 21 star ST223 X817 05 54 9 07 02 8 8 19 Ori 3 double star equal magnitude ST224 Betelgeuse Alpha 05 55 2 07 24 0 5 Stellar Ori 21 star S225 U 05 55 8 20 2 93 5 Ori 22 variable star ST226 Theta 05 59 7 37 13 2 6 3 5 Aur 9 double star magnitude contrast ST227 Pi 05 59 9 45 9 4 3 ili Aur 1 red variable star ST228 A23 06 04 8 48 27 74 2 7 Pup 3 double star equal magnitude ST229 5855 06 09 0 02 30 6 30 Ori 2 double star ST230 TU 06 10 9 26 0 7 5 Gem 22 variable star SIS 5845 41 06 11 7 448 42 6 1 8 Aur 2 double star ST232 SS 06 13 4 47 0 10 Aur 22 variable star SI Gamma 06 14 9 06 3 4 8 Mon 21 star ST234 Propus Eta 06 14 9 122 5 3 3 Ge
10. 3 Cre Lib 1 red variable star ST530 Dunlop178 15 11 6 45 3 6 7 32 Lup 2 double star 7531 Kappa Dunlop 15 11 9 48 7 3 9 27 Lup 2 double star 177 ST532 X 15 14 3 70 1 8 1 D Tra 22 variable star ST533 1932 15 18 3 26 50 6 6 1 23 CrB 4 double star challenge ST534 Mu h4753 15 18 5 47 9 5 1 1 2 Lup 4 double star challenge SIIIDSS Y1931 15 18 7 10 26 it 13 Ser 2 double star ST536 S 15 21 4 31 4 5 8 li Crb 22 variable star 1537 Phi1 15 21 8 36 3 3 6 50 Lup 21 star ST538 Eta 15 23 2 30 17 5 6 1 0 CrB 4 double star challenge ST539 Mu 15 24 5 37 23 4 3 2 Boo 6 triple star ST540 Edasich lota 15 24 9 59 0 3 3 5 Dra 21 star ST541 Y1972 Pi 15 29 2 80 26 6 9 Sil Umi 2 double star ST542 Lal123 15 33 1 24 29 1 5 9 Lib 3 double star equal magnitude ST543 1954 Delta 15 34 8 10 5 4 3 9 Ser 2 double star ST544 Gamma 15 35 1 41 2 2 8 V Lup 21 star ST545 h4788 d 15 35 9 45 0 4 7 2 2 Lup 2 double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST546 Upsilon ADS 9705 15 37 0 28 1 3 6 3 Lib 5 colored double star ST547 Omega 15 38 1 42 6 4 3 ji Lup 1 red variable star ST548 51962 15 38 7 08 47 5 8 12 Lib 3 double star equal magnitude ST549 Tau 40 15 38 7 29 8 S7 ae Lib 21 star ST550 51965 Zeta 15 39 4 36 6 5 6 3 Crb 2 double star ST551 51967 Gamma 15 42 7 26 3 4 2 QS Crb 4 double star challenge ST552 Unukalhai Alpha 15 44 3 06 4 2 7 S Ser 21 star 511993 R V 15 48 6 28 09 Sf Stellar CrB 22 variable star ST554 Kappa 35 15 48
11. 32 7 5 1 11 Aur 6 triple star ST185 Capella Alpha 05 16 7 46 00 0 1 5 Aur 21 star ST186 S 476 05 19 3 18 30 6 2 39 Lep 3 double star equal magnitude ST187 h3750 05 20 5 21 14 4 7 4 Lep 9 double star magnitude contrast ST188 UV 05 21 8 32 5 74 Aur 22 variable star ST189 ADS3954 ADS 3954 05 21 8 24 8 555 924 Lep 2 double star ST190 5696 ADS 3962 05 22 8 03 6 5 32 Ori 2 double star ST191 Si ADS 3978 05 23 3 08 4 6 6 Ori 2 double star ST192 Eta 05 24 5 02 24 3 4 1 5 Ori 4 double star challenge ST193 Sigma ADS 3984 05 24 7 37 4 5 9 Aur 2 double star ST194 Theta Dunlop 20 05 24 8 52 3 6 8 38 Pic 2 double star 1195 Bellatrix Gamma 05251 06 3 1 6 Ori 21 star ST196 5698 ADS 4000 05 25 2 34 9 6 6 31 Aur 2 double star ST197 TG 118 05 29 3 25 09 5 8 Tau 2 double star ST198 5725 31 05 29 7 01 1 4 7 P Ori 21 star ST199 mg KBC 05 30 0 17 0 GE Tau 0 asterism Group ST200 Delta ADS 4134 05 32 0 00 3 2 2 53 Ori 2 double star ST201 119 CE 0 32 2 18 6 47 Tau 21 star ST202 5718 05 32 4 49 24 7 5 8 Aur 3 double star egual magnitude ST203 RT 05 33 2 07 2 8 Ori 22 variable star ST204 S747 ADS 4182 05 35 0 06 0 4 8 36 Ori 2 double star ST205 Lambda 05 35 1 09 56 3 4 4 Ori 9 double star magnitude contrast ST206 Trapezium 05 35 3 05 23 5 1 13 Ori 7 quadruple star ST207 SL lota 05 35 4 05 55 219 TP Ori 9 double star magnitude contrast ST208 Alnilam Epsilon 05 36 2 01 2 17 N Ori
12. 6 9926 and Star Blast 6i IntelliScope 27126 It S best to get a feel for the basic functions of the StarBlast 6 6i during the day before observing astronomical objects at night This way you won t have to orient yourself in the dark Find a spot outdoors where you ll have plenty of room to move the telescope and where you ll have a clear view of some object or vista that is at least 1 4 mile away It is not critical that the altazimuth base be exactly level except when initially setting the vertical stop knob position on the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope but it should be somewhat level to ensure smooth movement The StarBlast 6 6i was designed specifically for visual observa tion of astronomical objects in the night sky Like all Newtonian reflector telescopes it is not well suited for daytime terrestri al usage because the image in the eyepiece will be rotated somewhat from the normal naked eye view Placing the StarBlast 6 6i for Comfortable Viewing One of the great assets of the StarBlast 6 6i is its extremely portable size Due to its overall short length you will find that viewing while sitting next to the telescope is the most comfort able If you wish to raise the telescope off the ground so that it can be used while standing or sitting in a chair then a plat form such as a milk crate sturdy table or the hood of a car can be used Altitude and Azimuth Aiming the Telescope The StarBlast 6 6i s altazimuth base per
13. 6 4 Phe 2 double star ST045 Eta 01 08 6 10 2 85 Cet 21 star ST046 Lux Lydiae SAO 181 01 08 7 86 3 43 Cep 21 star ST047 Mirach Beta 01 09 7 35 6 2 G And 21 star ST048 Zeta ADS 996 01 13 7 07 6 5 6 23 Psc 2 double star ST049 Kappa h3423 01 15 8 68 9 51 5 4 Tuc 2 double star ST050 Z 01 16 2 25 8 8 8 4 Psc 21 star ST051 SMa 42 01 19 8 00 31 6 4 is Cet 4 double star challenge ST052 Psi ADS 1129 01 25 9 68 1 4 7 25 Cas 9 double star magnitude contrast ST053 R 01 27 0 329 6 1 G Scl 22 variable star ST054 Gamma 01 28 4 43 3 3 4 4 Phe 21 star ST055 Achernar Alpha 01 37 7 57 14 0 5 s Eri 21 star ST056 51 01 38 0 48 6 3 6 And 21 star ST057 UV 01 38 8 18 0 i i Cet 22 variable star ST058 p Dunlop5 01 39 8 56 2 5 8 11 5 Eri 2 double star ST059 Nu 106 01 41 4 05 5 4 4 Psc 21 star ST060 44 Burnham 01 43 3 60 6 5 8 1 6 Cas 2 double star 1103 ST061 Phi 01 43 7 50 7 4 1 N Per 21 star ST062 5162 01 49 3 47 54 5 8 2 Per 8 triple star challenge ST063 5174 1 01 50 1 122 3 6 2105 Ari 2 double star ST064 163 01 51 3 64 51 6 6 35 Cas 5 colored double star ST065 Baten Kaitos Zeta 01 51 5 10 3 9 d Cet 2 double star ST066 5178 01 52 0 10 48 8 5 3 Ari 3 double star equal magnitude ST067 5180 Gamma 01 53 5 19 3 4 5 8 Ari 3 double star equal magnitude ST068 Psi 01 53 6 46 3 4 4 5 Phe 1 red variable star ST069 Epsilon 45 0154 4 163 7 3 4 iE Cas 21 star ST070 5186 ADS 1538 01 55 9 01 9 6 8 1 Cet 4 d
14. 7 8 si And 21 star ST021 R 00 24 0 38 35 5 8 Stellar And 22 variable star ST022 530 00 27 2 49 59 6 9 157 Cas 2 double star ST023 AQ 00 27 6 35 6 6 9 And 1 red variable star ST024 Beta Lacaille 00 31 5 63 0 4 4 27 Tuc 2 double star 119 ST025 36 ADS 449 00 32 4 06 9 Sul 28 Psc 2 double star ST026 Zeta 17 00 37 0 53 9 3 7 li Cas 21 star ST027 Delta 00 39 3 30 9 3 3 i And 21 star ST028 55 00 39 9 21 26 5 4 6 Psc 5 colored double star ST029 Schedar Alpha 00 40 5 56 5 2 2 S Cas 21 star ST030 0518 ADS 588 00 42 4 04 2 7 8 1 5 Psc 4 double star challenge ST031 HN122 ADS 624 0045 7 75 0 5 7 36 Cas 2 double star ST032 Delta 00 48 7 07 6 4 4 ih Psc 21 star ST033 Eta 00 49 1 457 49 3 4 12 Cas 5 colored double star ST034 65 ADS 683 100 49 9 27 1 6 3 4 4 Psc 5 colored double star ST035 Do13 00 50 0 64 1 11 13 Cas 120 scattered group of stars ST036 Lambdal Dunlop 2 00 52 4 69 5 6 5 21 Tuc 2 double star ST037 36 ADS 755 0055 0 23 6 6 0 8 And 4 double star challenge ST038 Navi Gamma 00 56 7 60 7 2 5 N Cas 21 star Tsih Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST039 580 00 59 4 00 47 8 4 26 Cet 3 double star equal magni tude ST040 579 01 00 1 44 43 6 8 And 3 double star equal magnitude ST041 U 01 02 3 81 51 6 8 Stellar Cep 22 variable star ST042 588 74 01 05 6 21 28 5 3 30 Psc 3 double star equal magnitude ST043 590 77 01 05 8 04 55 6 8 304 Psc 2 double star ST044 Zeta Rumker 2 01 08 4 55 3 3 9
15. Don t worry that the reflection of the secondary mirror the dark cir cle with the four spider vanes adjoining it is off center since that adjustment is made when aligning the primary mirror in the next step Aligning the Primary Mirror The final collimation adjustment is made to the primary mir ror It will need adjustment if as in Figure 27d the second ary mirror is centered under the focuser and the reflection of the primary mirror is centered in the secondary mirror but the reflection of the secondary mirror dark circle containing the light reflective surface and center black dot of the collimation cap is off center The tilt of the primary mirror is adjusted with three spring loaded collimation thumbscrews on the back end of the optical tube bottom of the primary mirror cell these are the wide thumbscrews Figure 31 The other three thin thumbscrews 30 Out of collimation Collimated Figure 32 A star test will determine if the telescope s optics are properly collimated An unfocused view of a bright star through the eyepiece should appear as illustrated on the right if optics are perfectly collimated If the circle is unsymmetrical as illustrated on the left the scope needs collimation lock the mirror s position in place these thin thumbscrews must be loosened before any collimation adjustments can be made to the primary mirror To start turn the thin thumbscrews that lock the primary mirror in pl
16. Errai Gamma 23 39 3 77 6 3 2 Cep 21 star ST829 Theta Dunlop 23 39 5 46 6 6 6 4 Phe 2 double star 251 ST830 R 23 43 8 15 17 5 8 Stellar Aqr 22 variable star ST831 107 23 46 0 18 41 313 bi Aqr 3 double star equal magni tude ST832 TX 19 23 46 4 03 29 6 9 Stellar Psc 1 red variable star ST833 53042 23 51 8 37 53 7 8 on And 2 double star equal magni tude ST834 Lal192 23 54 4 27 03 6 9 7 Scl 2 double star ST835 R 23 58 4 51 24 4 7 Stellar Cas 22 variable star ST836 Sigma 23 59 0 55 45 4 9 3 Cas 5 colored double star ST837 53050 23 59 5 33 43 6 6 iS And 4 double star challenge 63 One Year Limited Warranty The Orion StarBlast 6 and StarBlast 6i Reflector Telescopes are warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only During this warranty period Orion Telescopes amp Binoculars will repair or replace at Orion s option any warranted instrument that proves to be defective provided it is returned postage paid to Orion Warranty Repair 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 Proof of purchase such as a copy of the original receipt is required This warranty does not apply if in Orion s judgment the instrument has been abused mishandled or modified nor does it apply to normal wear and tear This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from s
17. LCD screen along with the guide arrows to lead you to the double star The current constellation is shown in the lower left and the double star s name is in the lower right Note Double stars typically have names like Zeta Greek letter designation or a number like 36 Flamsteed number The full names for these double stars are actually linked to the constellation they reside in For example in the constellation Andromeda these stars would be Zeta And and 36 And For more information about the double star selected press the Enter button The S now refers to the separation in arc seconds between the double stars For multiple stars the S refers to the separation between the two brightest stars The M now refers to the magnitude of the brightest star To go to the next double star in the selected constellation simply press the up arrow button The guide arrows will now direct you to the next double star in the constellation If there are no more double stars avail able in that constellation a double star from the next constellation in alphabetical order will be displayed To select another constellation in which to view a double star press the Star button select DOUBLE and press Enter Variable Stars Variable stars are stars that change their brightness also called magnitude over time The period of brightness change varies greatly from star to star some variable stars change brightness o
18. RV 12 45 1 45 26 7 4 Stellar CVn 1 red variable star 1454 lota h4547 12 45 6 61 0 4 7 27 Cru 2 double star 1455 Beta 12 46 3 68 1 Sf 1 4 Mus 4 double star challenge ST456 Mimosa Beta 12 47 7 59 7 1 3 Cru 21 star 1457 1694 32 12 49 2 83 25 53 224 Cam double star equal magnitude ST458 51687 35 12 53 3 21 14 5 1 29 Com 9 double star magnitude contrast ST459 Mu Dunlop 12 54 6 57 2 4 3 Oo Cru 2 double star 126 ST460 Delta 12 55 6 03 4 3 4 Vir 1 red variable star ST461 Cor Caroli Alpha 12 56 0 138 3 3 19 Cvn 2 double star ST462 RY 12 56 4 66 0 6 8 Dra 22 variable star ST463 1699 12 58 7 27 28 8 8 15 Com 4 double star challenge ST464 Delta 13 02 3 71 5 3 6 8 Mus 21 star ST465 Theta Rumker 13 08 1 65 3 Sm 5 97 Mus 2 double star 16 ST466 Y1724 51 13 09 9 05 32 4 4 T Vir 8 triple star challenge Theta ST467 Alpha 13 10 0 17 32 5 o5 Com 4 double star challenge ST468 54 13 13 4 18 50 6 8 5 Vir 2 double star 1469 J Dunlop 13 22 6 61 0 4 7 1 Cen 2 double star 133 Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST470 Mizar Zeta 13 23 9 54 56 2 3 14 Uma 2 double star ST471 Spica Alpha 13 25 2 11 2 1 5 Vir 21 star ST472 0535123 13 27 1 64 43 6 7 69 Dra 5 colored double star ST473 R V 13 29 7 328 1 4 Stellar Hyd 22 variable star ST474 31755 ADS 8934 13 32 3 36 8 7 4 4 Cvn 2 double star ST475 S 13 33 0 07 2 6 s Vir 22 variable star ST476 25 ADS 8974 13 37 5 36 3 5 1 8 Cvn 9 double star magnitude contrast
19. Sirius 5948 5958 Kappa 5963 GY 5987 Omicron1 Theta 38 5997 BG 0580 RV Epsilon Sigma Omicron2 Dunlop38 Mekbuda 51009 R W Gamma Tau 31035 31037 Other RA 06 36 4 06 36 5 06 36 9 06 37 3 06 37 6 06 38 0 06 38 4 06 39 1 06 39 5 06 41 2 06 42 2 Alpha 06 45 1 ADS 5311 12 06 46 2 06 48 2 13 06 49 8 14 06 53 1 06 53 2 06 54 1 16 06 541 14 06 54 2 06 54 6 Mu 06 56 1 06 56 4 06 58 1 06 58 4 21 06 58 6 22 07 01 7 24 07 03 0 07 04 0 Zeta 07 04 1 07 05 7 07 07 4 RV 07 08 1 Dunlop 42 07 08 8 ADS 5846 07 11 1 07 12 0 ADS 5871 07 12 8 Dec 18 7 38 5 38 2 38 4 12 2 61 5 38 8 29 1 30 0 08 59 31 5 16 7 59 27 55 42 32 5 59 5 04 6 05 51 24 2 12 0 13 11 14 02 07 1 14 2 06 2 29 0 27 9 23 8 43 6 20 6 52 45 22 1 i 3 70 5 30 2 22 17 27 2 Mag 6 5 1 9 7 8 8 7 6 6 4 9 6 8 7 8 4 9 5 5 5 7 9 4 3 9 4 1 4 7 5 3 9 2 7 3 1 5 3 5 5 6 3 7 6 9 6 4 4 4 8 2 Sep Ty 2124 10 70 2 4 4 6 0 7 2 9 9 5 0 4 1 3 7 2 8 Stellar 13 6 1 9 Con Code Cma 5 Aur 22 Aur 2 Aur 2 Gem 2 Pic 2 Aur 2 Cma 4 Cma 1 Mon 2 Gem 22 Cma 9 Lyn 8 Lyn 3 Cma 21 Lyn 4 Mon 22 Mon 4 Cma 21 Cma 21 Gem 5 Cma Mon 22 Gem 0 Mon 22 Cma 2 Cma 21 Cma 21 Pup 2 Gem 22 Lyn 8 Gem 22 CMa 1 Vol 2 Gem 2 Gem 3 Gem 4 colored double star variable sta
20. before the Sun rises Mercury does not really show any detail but is quite bright With your telescope you will be able to investigate this 19 planet s orange colored hue Like Venus Mercury sometimes appears as a crescent rather than as a full disk VENUS At its brightest Venus is the most luminous object in the sky excluding the Sun and the Moon It is so bright that sometimes it is visible to the naked eye during full daylight Ironically Venus appears as a thin crescent not a full disk when at its peak brightness Because it is close to the Sun it never wanders too far from the morning or evening horizon No surface markings can be seen on Venus which is always shrouded in dense clouds MARS The Red Planet makes its closest approach to Earth every two years During close approaches you ll see a red disk possibly some light and dark regions and maybe the polar ice cap To see surface detail on Mars you will need a high power eyepiece and very steady air JUPITER The largest planet Jupiter is a great subject for observation You can see the disk of the giant planet and watch the ever changing positions of its four largest moons lo Callisto Europa and Ganymede Higher power eyepiec es should bring out the cloud bands on the planet s disk and maybe even the Great Red Spot SATURN The ringed planet is a breathtaking sight when it is well positioned The tilt angle of the rings varies over a period of many years s
21. enter data such as your longitude latitude and time zone For the IntelliScope controller to accurately find objects you only need to center two bright stars in your telescope and indicate to the controller which two stars you have centered This is quite easy to do For your convenience we have provided finder charts for the alignment stars in Appendix D Use the finder chart to locate and identify two bright stars in your cur rent night sky For best results choose two stars that are at least 60 apart from each other The width of your fist at arm s length is about 107 so you want the stars to be at least six fist widths apart So the optical tube is now in the vertical position and you ve chosen two bright stars in the sky to use for alignment The telescope should have a high power eyepiece such as the 10mm Sirius Pl ssl in the eyepiece holder and the finder scope should be properly aligned with the telescope these procedures are described elsewhere in this manual The LCD screen will state on its top line ALIGN STAR 1 with the name of a star flashing on the second line Figure 23 Place a carpenter s level on the altazimuth base as shown Add shims under the three feet as needed so that the base stays level through a 180 degree rotation in azimuth Once the vertical stop is set the base does not need to be level to function properly Figure 24 Once the base is leveled point the optical tu
22. of the LCD dis play will read POINT VERTICAL If the top line reads ALIGN DEC MARK simply press the up arrow button The top line will now read POINT VERTICAL and you are set to use the object locator with your IntelliScope Dobsonian If the vertical stop you installed on the top baseplate during assembly of the telescope is properly adjusted see below rotate the optical tube upward until the rear end ring comes in contact with the vertical stop knob as shown in Figure 22 You may have to raise or lower the tube in the tube rings to achieve contact between the flat portion of the rear end ring and the vertical stop knob Once the optical tube is in the verti cal position press the Enter button to start the two star align ment procedure Setting the Vertical Stop For the IntelliScope system to work accurately the vertical stop must be precisely set so that the optical tube is truly per pendicular to the azimuth axis of the base when the controller says POINT VERTICAL For this you will need a carpenter s level which you can find at just about any hardware store First make sure the base itself is level Place the carpenter s level on the top baseplate and rotate the base 180 in azimuth Figure 23 The level should indicate that the base is level through the entire rotation If not then reposition the base on the ground or place shims underneath the feet until the base stays level though a 180 rotation Nex
23. pos sibly adjusted once Thereafter it is usually only the second ary mirrors tilt that will need to be adjusted occasionally Adjusting the Secondary Mirror s Axial Position With the collimating cap in place look through the hole in the cap at the secondary diagonal mirror Ignore the reflections for the time being The secondary mirror itself should be cen tered in the focuser drawtube If it is off center along the axis of the telescope i e positioned too far toward the front opening or toward the rear of the telescope as it is in Figure 27b you will have to adjust the mirror s axial position To do so use the 2mm hex key to loosen the three small align ment set screws in the center hub of the 4 vane spider several Spider vane thumb nuts T 99 Figure 30 To center the secondary mirror radially in the focuser drawtube make adjustments to the two knurled spider vane thumbnuts that are perpendicular to the focuser turns Now grasp the mirror holder the cylinder that is attached to the back of the secondary mirror itself with one hand while turning the center screw with a Phillips head screwdriver with your other hand Figure 29 Turning the screw clockwise will move the secondary mirror toward the front opening of the optical tube while turning the screw counter clockwise will move the secondary mirror toward the primary mirror When the secondary mirror is centered axially in the focuser draw tube rotate
24. remove the thin plastic battery shield not shown from the battery casing prior to use and discard it At the end of your observing session be sure to turn the power knob counterclockwise until it clicks off When the two white dots on the EZ Finder Il s rail and power knob are lined up the EZ Finder Il is turned off Aligning the EZ Finder II When the EZ Finder is properly aligned with the telescope an object that is centered on the EZ Finder Il s red dot should also appear in the center of the field of view of the telescope s eyepiece Alignment of the EZ Finder is easiest to do dur ing daylight before observing at night Aim the telescope at a distant object at least 1 4 mile away such as a telephone pole or chimney and center it in the telescope s eyepiece Now turn the EZ Finder II on and look through it The object will appear in the field of view near the red dot Note The image in the eyepiece of the StarBlast 6 6i will not be oriented right side up but rather will be upside down or rotated somewhat from a correctly oriented naked eye view This is normal for Newtonian reflector telescopes Without moving the telescope use the EZ Finder lS azimuth left right and altitude up down adjustment knobs Figure 18 to position the red dot on the object in the eyepiece When the red dot is centered on the distant object check to make sure the object is still centered in the telescope s field of view If not recen
25. ring to the telescope mounting bracket 5 Final Assembly of Your Telescope StarBlast 6 61 Now you will complete the assembly of your telescope by installing the tube rings and optical tube assembly on the alt azimuth base and attaching the included accessories Before getting started locate the following items Qty Description Optical tube assembly Tube rings Telescope mounting bracket EZ Finder reflex sight 25mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece 10mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece Eyepiece rack M k k ek po Socket head cap screws w washers on tube rings Attach the Optical Tube to the Base To attach the optical tube assembly to the altazimuth base you will first need to equip the telescope mounting bracket with the two tube rings Rotate the bracket so one of the two through holes in the bracket is accessible Figure 15 Place a lock washer and then a flat washer onto each of the socket head cap screws Then insert the screw into the through hole as shown in Figure 15 and thread it into one of the two tube rings using the included hex key Do not tighten it all the way you ll do that after the telescope tube has been secured in the tube rings Now rotate the bracket 180 so the other through hole is accessible Fasten the second tube ring to the bracket with the remaining washer equipped screw using the hex key Again don t tighten the screw completely yet Be sure to orient the Front open end of optical tu
26. screwdriver loosen the center screw 29 Figure 31 The collimation and mirror locking thumbscrews in the secondary mirror holder about a quarter of a turn only counterclockwise That should be enough to free up the sec ondary mirror to rotate slightly in either direction Look into the collimation cap and rotate the mirror slightly in each direction to get an idea of how it affects the view of the secondary mir ror Now rotate the mirror as needed so that it precisely faces the focuser Hold the mirror holder stationary in that position while turning the center screw clockwise until it is just tight do not over tighten Sometimes the mirror may rotate slightly when tightening the screw so keep at it until the mirror faces the focuser squarely and is secured in place Adjusting the Secondary Mirror s Tilt Finally the tilt of the secondary mirror may occasionally require adjustment If the entire primary mirror reflection is not visible in the secondary mirror when using the collimation cap as in Figure 27c you will need to adjust the tilt of the second ary mirror Using a 2mm hex key first loosen one of the three alignment set screws by say one full turn and then tighten the other two to take up the slack Do not loosen the center screw during this process The goal is to center the primary mirror reflection in the secondary mirror as in Figure 27d When it is centered you re done adjusting the secondary mirror
27. secondary mirror Secon mirror K J Reflection of Reflection of secondary mirror holder spider vanes primary mirror Reflective surface of collimation Primary mirror center mark Figure 27 Collimating the optics a When the mirrors are properly aligned the view down the focuser drawtube should look like this b With the collimation cap in place if the optics are out of alignment the view might look something like this c Here the secondary mirror is centered under the focuser but it needs to be adjusted tilted so that the entire primary mirror is visible d The secondary mirror is correctly aligned but the primary mirror still needs adjustment When the primary mirror is correctly aligned the center dot of the collimation cap will be centered as in e Appendix A Collimating the Optics Collimating is the process of adjusting the mirrors so they are aligned with one another Your telescope s optics were aligned at the factory and should not need much adjustment unless the telescope was handled roughly in transit Accurate mirror align ment is important to ensure the peak performance of your tele Scope so it should be checked regularly Collimating is a rela tively easy process and can be done in daylight or darkness To check collimation remove the eyepiece and look down the focuser drawtube You should see the secondary mirror cen tered in the drawtube as well as the reflection of the prima
28. star challenge ST632 Theta 18 06 6 50 1 3 7 Bi Ara 21 star ST633 52280 100 18 07 8 26 06 5 9 14 Her 3 double star equal magnitude ST634 W 18 14 9 36 7 73 Lyr 22 variable star ST635 Eta 18 17 6 36 8 GS Sgr 21 star ST636 Kappa 1 18 19 9 36 1 4 3 Lyr 21 star ST637 Kaus Media Delta 18 21 0 29 8 Qf Sgr 21 star ST638 52306 18 22 2 15 05 7 9 10 Sct 2 double star ST639 Xi Gale 2 18 23 2 61 5 4 4 Pav 21 star ST640 2323 39 18 24 0 58 48 4 9 4 Dra 6 triple star ST641 21 ADS 18 25 3 20 5 4 9 1 8 Sgr 4 double star challenge 11325 ST642 Alpha 18 27 0 46 0 3 5 6 Tel 21 star ST643 59 18 27 2 00 12 5 2 4 Ser 5 colored double star ST644 Kaus Borealis Lambda 18 28 0 25 4 2 8 7 Sgr 21 star ST645 SS 18 30 4 16 9 9 G Sgr 22 variable star ST646 Delta 18 31 8 45 9 5 17 Tel 2 double star ST647 T 18 32 3 37 0 7 8 ii Lyr 1 red variable star ST648 A222 Kappa 18 33 4 38 44 5 9 21 CrA 3 double star equal magnitude ST649 52348 18 33 9 52 18 6 26 Dra 2 double star Number ST650 ST651 ST652 ST653 ST654 ST655 ST656 ST657 ST658 ST659 ST660 ST661 ST662 ST663 ST664 ST665 ST666 ST667 ST668 ST669 ST670 ST671 ST672 ST673 ST674 ST675 ST676 ST677 ST678 ST679 ST680 ST681 ST682 Name Alpha 05359 05358 Vega X HK 52398 Double Double Zeta Y2375 52379 R Beta 52404 52420 Delta2 05525 Nunki 13 52417 ADS11871 52422 UV 52426 Brs014 h5082 V 15 Gam
29. stars that come in a variety of shapes and sizes Viewing a galaxy always gives the observer a revelation of just how vast our universe truly is Keep in mind however that most galaxies are quite faint and may be challenging to identify especially in smaller tele Scopes To view a galaxy press the Galaxy button on the controller The LCD screen will then display the word GALAXY with a flash ing three letter constellation designation after it Now select the constellation in which you would like to view a galaxy Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list of constellations If you are unsure which constellation the three letter designation represents refer to Appendix E Once you have selected the constellation press Enter A galaxy in that constellation will now appear on the LCD screen along with the guide arrows to lead you to the galaxy The current constellation is shown in the lower left and the galaxy s proper name or catalog number is in the lower right If you wish to have more information about the galaxy selected press the Enter button To go to the next galaxy in the selected constellation simply press the up arrow button The guide arrows will now direct you to the next galaxy in the constellation If there are no more galaxies available in that constellation a galaxy from the next constellation in alphabetical order will be displayed To select another constellation in which to view galaxy press the Galaxy b
30. the object press the Enter but ton An interesting feature of the ID function is that once initiated it is continually active So if you press the ID button and choose STAR for instance you can move your telescope from star to star in the sky and the controller will automatically display the stars identity when you center the star in the eyepiece This can be a fun and easy way to identify the stars in the sky In fact you can even make a Name That Star game out of it Point your finger at a bright star in the sky and see if you can name it Then just point the telescope at the star to see if you were correct or not If the centered star is not in the controller s database it will display the identity of the closest star that is in its database To exit the identify function simply press any other of the con troller s function buttons If you would like to identify another object type press the ID button again I Adding User Defined Objects Not only does the IntelliScope s database contain over 14 000 fascinating objects to view you can even add your own Up to 99 user defined objects can be entered into the database by means of the User button These user defined objects can be random stars a faint object not contained in the controller s database or just a pretty object that you would like to come back to at some point in the future To enter a user defined object into the database you must have the right ascensi
31. top baseplate with the L bracket oriented as shown in Figure 5 On the underside of the top baseplate place a small lock washer on the end of each screw then thread on a small hex nut While holding the hex nut stationary with two fingers tighten the screw with a small Phillips screwdriver Repeat for the other screw Now the L bracket is secured in place Note You may discard the two small flat washers for the 25mm machine screws that were included in the hardware kit they are not needed Wave spring Altazimuth encoder board Under side of top baseplate Figure 7 Wedge the wave spring between the azimuth encoder board and the baseplate and align the hole in the wave spring with the central hole in the baseplate 3 Thread the vertical stop bolt and knob into the corresponding hole in the vertical stop bracket in the orientation show in Figure 5 Thread it though so that 1 2 or so of the bolt emerges on the other side of the L bracket then thread on the jam nut You will adjust the position of the vertical stop bolt and tighten the jam nut later when initializing the IntelliScope system prior to using it for the first time 4 Attach the azimuth encoder board to the underside of the top baseplate Figure 6 Insert a wood screw through the slot in the azimuth encoder board then place a washer over the tip of the screw Now hold the encoder board so that the modular jack and large hole in the encoder board line up wi
32. 2579 18 19 45 0 45 08 2 9 2 Cyg 9 double star magnitude Delta contrast ST703 055191 H V 137 19 45 9 35 01 6 39 Cyg 5 colored double star ST704 Tarazed Gamma 19 46 3 10 6 2 7 ii Aql 21 star S1705 2580 17 19 46 4 33 44 5 26 Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrast ST706 Delta 7 19 47 4 18 5 3 8 ii Sge 21 star ST707 Epsilon 19 48 2 70 16 3 8 3 Dra 9 double star magnitude contrast ST708 52583 Pi 19 48 7 11 8 6 1 1 4 Aql 4 double star challenge ST709 Zeta 19 49 0 19 09 5 9 Sge 2 double star ST710 Chi V 19 50 6 32 55 3 3 Stellar Cyg 22 variable star ST711 Altair Alpha 19 50 8 08 52 0 8 i Aql 21 star ST712 Eta 55 19 52 5 01 0 3 4 N Aql 22 variable star ST713 577 19 54 6 08 14 D 36 Aql 2 double star ST714 05532 Beta 19 55 3 06 4 3 7 13 Aql 2 double star ST715 Psi 19 55 6 52 26 49 Bi Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrast ST716 RR 19 55 9 29 2 5 4 Sgr 22 variable star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST717 RU 19 58 7 41 9 6 S Sgr 22 variable star ST718 Gamma 12 19 58 8 19 5 3 5 E Sge 21 star ST719 BF 20 02 4 21 1 8 5 Sge 22 variable star ST720 h1470 20 03 6 38 19 7 6 29 Cyg 5 colored double star ST721 X 20 05 1 20 7 7 S Sge 22 variable star ST722 WZ 20 07 6 17 7 7 D Sge 22 variable star S23 32675 Kappa 20 08 9 77 43 4 4 Ti Cep 9 double star magnitude contrast ST724 Y2637 Theta 20 09 9 20 55 6 4 12 Sge 6 triple star ST725 RY 20 10 4 36 0 8 5 ji Cyg 22 variable star ST726 FG 20 11 9 20 3 9 5 Sge 35 plane
33. 377 Rasalas Mu 09 52 8 26 0 3 9 Leo 21 star ST378 h4262 ADS 7571 09 54 5 12 9 8 7 8 Hya 2 double star ST379 Regulus Alpha 10 08 4 11 58 1 4 Stellar Leo 21 star ST380 10 09 4 61 6 4 5 ji Car 22 variable star ST381 ADS7704 10 16 3 17 7 IP 1 4 Leo 4 double star challenge ST382 Adhafera Zeta 10 16 7 123 4 3 4 5 5 Leo 2 double star ST383 q 10 17 1 61 3 3 4 E Car 21 star ST384 h4306 10 19 1 64 7 5 6 2 17 Car 2 double star ST385 Algieba Gamma 10 20 0 119 8 255 4 4 Leo 2 double star ST386 Tania Australis Mu 10 22 3 41 5 3 R Uma 21 star 1387 Mu 42 10 26 1 16 8 3 8 ii Hya 21 star ST388 Alpha 10 27 2 31 1 4 3 y Ant 21 star ST389 45 10 27 6 109 8 6 3 0 Leo 2 double star ST390 Delta HN 50 10 29 6 30 36 5 7 11 Ant 9 double star magnitude contrast ST391 p 10 32 0 61 7 8 3 id Car 21 star ST392 Rho 47 10 32 8 09 3 3 9 E Leo 21 star ST393 49 10 35 0 08 39 Sm Di Leo 4 double star challenge ST394 U 10 35 2 39 6 8 1 N Ant 22 variable star ST395 Gamma 10 35 5 8 6 4 1 E Cha 21 star ST396 U 10 37 6 13 4 7 P Hya 22 variable star ST397 Dunlop95 X 10 39 3 55 6 4 3 528 Vel 2 double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST398 51466 35 10 43 4 04 44 6 3 7 Sex 2 double star ST399 R 10 44 6 68 8 1 5 G Uma 22 variable star ST400 VY 10 45 1 67 4 5 9 Uma 22 variable star ST401 Delta 10 45 8 80 5 4 5 4 5 Cha 2 double star ST402 51476 40 10 49 3 04 01 6 9 2 5 Sex 2 double star ST403 Nu 10 49 6 16 2 3 1
34. 5 9 6 2 2 Ara 2 double star 216 ST607 2173 17 30 4 01 04 6 Tal Oph 4 double star challenge ST608 Lambda 76 17 30 7 26 1 4 4 i Her 21 star ST609 Lesath Upsilon 17 30 8 37 3 2m Sco 21 star ST610 Alpha 17 31 8 49 9 3 Ara 21 star ST611 Nu 17 32 2 55 11 4 9 62 Dra 3 double star equal magnitude ST612 Shaula Lambda 17 33 6 37 1 1 6 35 Sco 21 star ST613 Rasalhague Alpha 17 34 9 12 34 2 1 R Oph 21 star ST614 lota 85 17 39 5 146 0 3 8 ih Her 21 star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST615 52241 Psi 17 41 9 72 09 4 9 30 Dra 2 double star ST616 Kappa 17 42 5 39 0 2 4 2 5 Sco 21 star ST617 V 17 43 3 D D S Pav 22 variable star ST618 Cebalrai Beta 17 43 5 04 6 2 8 Oph 21 star ST619 2202 61 17 44 6 02 34 6 2 21 Oph 3 double star equal magnitude ST620 SZ 17 45 0 18 6 9 Sgr 22 variable star ST621 SX 17 47 5 95 7 8 5 Sco 22 variable star ST622 G 17 49 9 37 0 3 2 2 Sco 21 star ST623 Y 17 52 6 06 2 6 Oph 22 variable star ST624 Grumium Xi 17 53 5 156 9 3 8 Dra 21 star ST625 Eltanin Gamma 17 56 6 51 5 2 2 G Dra 21 star ST626 Barnards Star 17 57 8 04 34 9 5 Stellar Oph 21 star ST627 h5003 17 591 30 15 5 6 Sgr 5 colored double star ST628 52038 40 41 18 00 0 80 0 5 7 20 Dra 3 double star equal magnitude ST629 95 18 01 5 21 36 4 3 6 Her 3 double star equal magnitude ST630 Tau ADS 18 03 1 08 2 5 2 1 8 Oph 4 double star challenge 11005 ST631 52276 70 18 05 5 02 30 4 EO Oph 4 double
35. 52 Omega 18 20 51 8 26 9 4 1 i Cap 21 star ST753 Epsilon 1 20 59 1 04 18 92 1 Equ 8 triple star challenge ST754 X2751 ADS 21 02 1 56 7 6 1 1 5 Cep 4 double star challenge 14575 ST755 2742 2 21 02 2 07 11 7 4 k Equ double star equal magnitude ST756 Dunlop236 21 02 2 43 0 6 57 Mic 2 double star Sion Lambda ADS 21 02 2 07 2 7 4 er Equ 2 double star 14556 ST758 12 21 04 1 05 49 5 9 3 Aqr 4 double star challenge 1759 Xi 62 21 04 9 143 9 o Cyg 21 star ST760 52758 61 21 06 9 38 39 5 2 29 Cyg 2 double star ST761 24 ADS 21 07 1 25 0 4 5 a Cap 39 stellar planetary nebula 14632 ST762 T 21 09 5 168 5 5 2 i Cep 22 variable star ST763 Gamma 21 10 3 10 1 4 7 6 Equ 2 double star ST764 52780 ADS 21 11 8 60 0 5 6 1 0 Cep 4 double star challenge 14749 ST765 Delta 21 14 5 410 00 4 6 48 Equ 9 double star magnitude contrast ST766 Theta h5258 21 19 9 53 5 4 5 6 Ind 2 double star ST767 RY 21 20 3 10 8 8 Aqr 22 variable star ST768 Y 21 24 3 69 7 8 6 K Pav 22 variable star ST769 Beta Zl Bei 70 33 She on Cep 9 double star magnitude contrast ST770 RV 2135 2 78 37 74 Stellar Cep 1 red variable star ST771 52816 21 39 0 57 29 5 6 12 Cep 6 triple star ST772 V460 21 42 0 35 5 5 6 Cyg 22 variable star SIMS SS 2142 7 43 35 8 2 Stellar Cyg 22 variable star ST774 RV 21 43 3 38 0 7 1 2 Cyg 22 variable star SUS Herschel s Mu 21 43 5 58 47 3 4 Stellar Cep 1 red variable star Garnet Star ST776 Epsilon 21 44 2 09 52 2 5 83 Peg 9
36. 7 118 1 4 1 Ser 1 red variable star ST555 R 15 50 7 15 1 52 i Ser 22 variable star ST556 Xi 15 56 9 33 58 5 2 10 Lup 2 double star ST557 Rho 5 15 56 9 29 2 39 Sco 21 star ST558 Epsilon 13 15 57 6 26 9 4 2 T Crb 21 star ST559 Pi 6 15 58 9 26 1 2 9 Z Sco 21 star ST560 T V 15 59 5 25 55 2 Stellar CrB 22 variable star ST561 Eta Rmk 21 16 00 1 38 24 3 6 Oy Lup 9 double star magnitude contrast ST562 Delta 7 16 00 3 22 6 2 3 Sco 21 star ST563 Xi 16 04 4 22 4 2 Ju Sco 8 triple star challenge ST564 Graffias Beta 16 05 4 19 8 2 5 Sco 21 star ST565 Omegal 9 16 06 8 20 7 4 14 Sco 21 star ST566 Kappa 16 08 1 17 03 5 28 Her 5 colored double star ST567 Nu 16 12 0 19 28 4 Ju Sco 7 quadruple star ST568 Yed Prior Delta 16 14 3 03 7 2 7 i Oph 21 star ST569 52032 16 16 14 7 33 52 512 7 CrB 2 double star Sigma ST570 Delta 16 20 3 78 7 4 7 2 Aps 2 double star Saal Sigma H 121 16 21 2 25 35 2 9 20 Sco 9 double star magnitude contrast ST572 Rho ADS 16 25 6 23 5 5 3 3 1 Oph 2 double star 10049 1573 V 16 26 7 12 4 K N Oph 22 variable star ST574 Epsilon h4853 16 27 2 47 6 4 8 23 Nor 2 double star 1575 lota Dunlop 16 28 0 64 1 59 20 Tra 2 double star 201 ST576 52052 ADS 16 28 9 18 4 7 7 1 7 Her 2 double star 10075 ST577 Antares Alpha 16 29 4 26 4 1 Bi Sco 4 double star challenge ST578 Lambda ADS 16 30 9 02 0 4 2 1 4 Oph 4 double star challenge 10087 ST579 R 16 32 7 166 8 6 7 5 Dra 22 variable star Number Name Other R
37. 718 5 3 S Eri 21 star ST136 Lambda 35 04 00 7 12 5 3 3 Tau 22 variable star SMST 05531 ADS 2995 04 07 6 38 1 7 4 1 4 Per 4 double star challenge ST138 5485 SZ 04 07 8 62 20 7 90 Cam 2 double star 1139 Omicron2 40 04 15 2 07 7 4 5 83 Eri 8 triple star challenge ST140 Epsilon 04 16 5 59 3 4 4 i Ret 21 star ST141 Theta Rumker3 04 17 7 63 3 6 2 4 Ret 2 double star ST142 Phi ADS 3137 04 20 4 27 4 5 52 Tau 2 double star ST143 T 04 22 0 19 32 8 4 Stellar Tau 22 variable star ST144 5528 Chi 04 22 6 25 6 5 5 19 4 Tau 2 double star ST145 ADS3169 04 22 7 15 1 eS 1 4 Tau 4 double star challenge 1146 43 Upsilon3 04 24 0 34 0 4 Eri 1 red variable star 1147 B 184 04 27 9 21 30 b o IE Eri 4 double star challenge Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST148 3552 04 31 4 40 01 7 g Per 3 double star equal magnitude 1149 04 32 0 53 55 5 4 10 Cam 5 colored double star ST150 3559 04 33 5 18 01 6 9 3 Tau 3 double star equal magnitude ST151 46 ADS 3305 04 33 9 06 7 Dol 4 Eri 2 double star ST152 Aldebaran Alpha 04 35 9 116 5 0 9 30 Tau 5 colored double star ST153 Nu 48 04 36 3 03 4 3 9 UNIS Eri 21 star ST154 53 04 38 2 14 3 3 9 E Eri 21 star ST155 Sore 04 38 5 26 56 73 4 Tau 3 double star equal magnitude ST156 54 04 40 4 19 7 4 3 5 Eri 1 red variable star ST157 R 04 40 5 38 2 6 7 ji Cae 22 variable star ST158 5590 55 04 43 6 08 48 6 7 9 Eri 3 double star equal magnitude ST159 lota Dunl
38. 8 30 4 3 6 ii Boo 21 star ST504 h4690 14 37 3 46 08 5 4 19 Lup 9 double star magnitude contrast ST505 Rigil Kentaurus Alpha 14 39 6 60 50 0 20 Cen 2 double star ST506 Pi ADS 9338 14 40 7 16 4 5 5 6 Boo 2 double star ST507 51864 pi 14 40 7 16 25 4 9 6 Boo 2 double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST508 Zeta 14 41 1 13 44 3 8 1 Boo 4 double star challenge ST509 Alpha 14 41 9 47 4 2 3 j Lup 21 star ST510 q 14 42 0 37 8 4 E Cen 21 star ST511 Alpha Dunlop 14 42 5 65 0 3 2 16 Cir 2 double star 166 ST512 c1 14 43 7 35 2 4 17 Cen 21 star ST513 Izar Epsilon 14 45 0 27 04 2 4 ON Boo 5 colored double star ST514 Dunlop Dunlop 14 45 2 55 6 6 2 68 Cir 2 double star 169 SISS 54 H 97 14 46 0 25 26 5 2 8 Hya 2 double star ST516 Alpha 14 47 9 79 0 3 8 10 Aps 21 star ST517 51883 14 48 9 05 57 7 6 OF Vir 4 double star challenge ST518 Mu 14 49 3 14 09 54 2 Lib 4 double star challenge ST519 39 14 49 7 48 43 Sm e Boo 2 double star ST520 58 14 50 3 28 0 4 4 li Hya 21 star ST521 Kochab Beta 14 50 7 74 2 2 1 E Umi 21 star ST522 Zubenelgenubi Alpha 14 50 9 16 0 2 8 4 Lib 2 double star ST523 Xi 37 14 51 4 19 06 4 6 bp Boo 5 colored double star ST524 h4715 14 56 5 47 9 6 2 4 Lup 2 double star ST525 33 H 28 14 57 3 21 22 5 9 23 Lib 2 double star ST526 Beta 14 58 5 43 1 2 6 Lup 21 star ST527 Pi 15 01 8 83 2 Sm 18 Oct 2 double star ST528 44 15 03 8 47 39 4 8 1 5 Boo 4 double star challenge ST529 Sigma 15 04 1 25
39. A Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST580 16 16 36 2 52 55 5 1 3 Dra 6 triple star ST581 H 16 36 4 9915 4 2 S Sco 21 star ST582 Zeta 13 16 37 2 10 6 2 6 Oph 21 star ST583 SU 16 40 6 32 4 8 i Sco 22 variable star ST584 Zeta ADS 16 41 3 31 6 3 1 4 Her 5 colored double star 10157 ST585 Atria Alpha 16 48 7 69 0 1 9 5 Tra 21 star ST586 Eta 16 49 8 59 0 3 8 B Ara 21 star 1587 Epsilon 26 16 50 2 34 3 DS Sco 21 star ST588 Mu 16 52 3 38 0 3 ii Sco 21 star ST589 52118 20 16 56 4 65 0 74 1 4 Dra 4 double star challenge ST590 RR 16 56 6 30 6 5 1 2 Sco 22 variable star ST591 Kappa 27 16 57 7 09 4 32 75 Oph 21 star ST592 Zeta 16 58 6 56 0 3 1 i Ara 21 star ST593 Epsilon 16 59 6 58 2 4 1 40 Ara 21 star ST594 Mu 17 05 3 54 28 4 9 2 Dra 3 double star equal magnitude ST595 Sabik Eta 17 10 4 15 7 2 4 0 6 Oph 4 double star challenge ST596 Rasalgethi Alpha 17 14 6 14 4 3 4 6 Her 3 double star equal magnitude ST597 Delta 17 291 24 50 3 2 10 Her 9 double star magnitude contrast ST598 Pi 67 17 15 0 36 8 3 2 ra Her 21 star 1599 36 U7 3548 26 36 4 3 5 Oph 3 double star equal magnitude ST600 39 17 18 0 24 17 5 2 10 Oph 5 colored double star ST601 Theta 42 17 22 0 25 0 3 Oph 21 star ST602 52161 75 Rho 17 23 7 37 09 4 2 4 Her 2 double star ST603 Beta lf 2583 55 5 2 9 S Ara 21 star ST604 Gamma 17 25 4 56 4 3 3 Ara 21 star ST605 Sigma 49 17 26 5 04 1 4 3 49 Oph 21 star ST606 h4949 Dunlop 17 26 9 4
40. D screen are meaningless for the purposes of this test If you move the telescope counterclockwise in azimuth the number in the lower right should increase while if you move clockwise in azimuth the number will decrease If you rotate the telescope exactly 360 in azimuth the readout should return to the original 000 0 reading If you move the telescope upwards in altitude the number in the upper right should in crease while if you move downwards in altitude the number will decrease If the telescope tube was perfectly horizontal when you enabled the hidden functions of the controller then the altitude will read 090 0 when the tele scope is pointed precisely vertical If one or both of the encoders are not behaving properly when performing this diagnostic test there may be a problem with the assembly of the system or a problem with one of the encoder boards or discs Also be sure to check that all cable connections are secure Encoder Test The encoder test is another diagnostic test that gives informa tion about the performance of the encoders themselves Select ENCODER TEST from the list of hidden functions using the arrow buttons and press Enter The LCD screen will now display two lines of data The top line of data corresponds to the altitude encoder while the lower line of data corresponds to the azimuth encoder The first two digits on each line denote the amplitude of the signal from one of the magnetic sen
41. E The original model of the StarBlast 6 9964 is not compatible with the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator If you purchased the 9926 StarBlast 6 you will enjoy breath taking views of the Moon planets and even deep sky objects like the Orion Nebula The telescope s precision Newtonian optics portable user friendly design and complement of out standing features and accessories will make stargazing easy and fun for the whole family If you purchased the 27126 StarBlast 6i IntelliScope viewing the night sky will be even easier as you will have the ability to pinpoint and view thousands of celestial objects with the push of a button Searching for objects will not be necessary because the IntelliScope s high resolution digital encoders will find them for you in seconds Either way we hope you enjoy your journey through the universe These instructions will help you set up and use your StarBlast 6 6i telescope please read them thoroughly WARNING Never look at the sun with your telescope or even with just your eyes without a professionally made solar filter Permanent eye damage or blindness could result Young children should use this telescope only with adult supervision Avoid using the type of solar filter that screws into an eyepiece They are susceptible to cracking under the intense heat that builds up near the focus point and could cause severe retinal damage Use only the type of solar filter that cove
42. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion StarBlast 6 6i IntelliScope Reflector 9926 27126 OrionTelescopes com ORIONI Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com TELESCOPES amp BINOCULARS Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 IN 377 Rev B 04 10 EZ Finder II reflex sight Focuser Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece Navigation Tube rings knob Altitude tensioning knob Focus wheels Bottom end ring and primary mirror cell Optical tube assembly IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Eyepiece rack Carrying handle Vertical stop Carrying handle Altazimuth base Top baseplate Bottom baseplate Figure 1 The StarBlast 6 6i shown with IntelliScope system installed 427126 Congratulations on your purchase of an Orion StarBlast 6 6i Intelliscope Reflector telescope It is a versatile and compact astronomical instrument designed to provide wondrous views of celestial objects while offering unprecedented ease of use These instructions apply to both the StarBlast 6 9926 without IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator and the StarBlast 6i 27126 which includes the IntelliScope system If you purchased the StarBlast 6 9926 you may always add the IntelliScope system 27926 later to enjoy full digital object location capability NOT
43. Ret Reticulum Scl Sculptor Sco Scorpius Sct Scutum Ser Serpens Sex Sextans Sge Sagitta Sgr Sagittarius Tau Taurus Tel Telescopium TrA Triangulm Australe Tri Triangulum Tuc Tucana UMa Ursa Major UMi Ursa Minor Vel Vela Vir Virgo Vol Volans Vul Vulpecula Appendix F ST Catalog Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code T001 055254 00 01 2 60 21 7 6 59 Cas 5 colored double star ST002 30 00 02 0 06 0 4 4 T Psc 1 red variable star ST003 3053 00 02 6 66 06 5 9 lon Cas 5 colored double star ST004 SU 00 04 6 43 5 8 i And 1 red variable star ST005 Ced214 00 04 7 167 2 7 8 30 Cep 130 emission nebula ST006 53062 ADS 61 00 06 3 58 4 6 4 1 5 Cas 4 double star challenge ST007 Alpheratz Alpha 00 08 4 29 05 2 1 B And 21 star ST008 52 ADS 102 00 09 3 79 7 6 6 0 8 Cep 4 double star challenge ST009 Kappa B 391 00 09 4 28 00 6 2 2 Scl 4 double star challenge ST010 Algenib Gamma 00 13 2 15 2 2 8 Peg 21 star ST011 AD ADS 180 00 14 5 07 8 4 9 17 Cet 1 red variable star ST012 7 00 14 6 18 9 4 4 Cet 1 red variable star ST013 y12 35 UU 00 15 0 08 49 5 8 12 Psc 5 colored double star ST014 S 00 15 4 32 1 5 5 il Scl 22 variable star ST015 20 00 16 2 6 9 7 0 9 Cep 4 double star challenge ST016 ST 00 17 6 50 3 9 i Cas 1 red variable star ST017 Groombridge34 ADS 246 00 18 1 44 0 8 39 And 2 double star ST018 524 00 18 5 26 08 7 6 5 And 2 double star ST019 lota 00 19 4 08 8 3 5 i Cet 21 star ST020 VX 00 19 9 44
44. T358 ST359 ST360 Name h4903 31224 31223 h4104 ATO h4107 51245 Sigma h4128 51254 Alpha Delta Y1270 51268 Epsilon 51282 X 1298 Rho 31311 Suhail Sigma2 h4188 h4191 51321 1334 51338 Alpha Kappa 1347 Kappa Other RA 08 26 3 24 08 26 7 Phi 08 26 7 08 29 1 08 29 5 08 31 4 08 35 8 5 HYA 08 38 8 08 39 2 08 40 4 08 43 6 Innes 10 08 44 7 ADS 6977 08 45 3 lota 08 46 7 08 46 8 08 50 8 08 55 4 66 09 01 4 09 02 5 09 07 5 Lambda 09 08 0 09 10 4 09 11 0 09 12 5 09 14 4 09 14 9 09 16 2 09 18 4 38 09 18 8 09 21 0 40 09 21 1 09 22 1 09 23 3 ADS 7351 09 24 7 Dec 39 1 24 32 26 56 47 9 44 44 39 04 06 37 03 3 60 3 19 40 092 54 7 02 6 28 46 06 25 35 03 17 2 32 15 67 6 22 59 43 26 67 08 59 0 43 6 43 13 52 42 9 9 51 4 36 48 38 11 34 4 55 0 03 30 26 2 Mag 6 9 71 6 3 5 5 6 4 4 4 6 9 6 4 3 7 2 1 6 4 3 4 5 6 5 9 4 8 6 9 22 4 8 3 4 6 7 5 2 4 3 8 6 3 9 6 6 3 1 2 5 12 4 5 Sep 8 6 5 3 6 21 24 Con Code Pup 2 Cnc 2 Cnc 3 Vel 2 Vel 2 Vel 6 Cnc 2 Hya 21 Car 4 Cnc 7 Pyx 21 Vel 2 Hya 2 Cnc 5 Hyd 9 Lyn 3 Cnc 22 Cnc 2 Uma 21 Cnc 3 Vel 21 Uma 9 Car 21 Vel 2 Vel 9 Uma 3 Car 21 Uma 22 Lyn 4 Lyn 4 Lyn 21 Vel 21 Hya 2 Leo 6 double star double star double star equal magnitude double star double star triple st
45. ace counterclockwise a few turns each Now while looking into the focuser through the collimation cap turn one of the wide collimation thumbscrews a half turn or so in either direction and see if the secondary mirror reflec tion moves closer to the center of the primary That is does the dot of the collimation cap appear to move closer to the ring on the center of the primary mirror If it does great keep going until you get it as close as you can If it doesn t try turning the collimation thumbscrew in the opposite direction If turning the one collimation thumbscrew does not seem to bring the dot closer to the ring try using one of the other collimation thumbscrews It will take some trial and error using all three collimation thumbscrews to properly align the primary mirror Over time you will get the feel for which collimation screws to turn to move the image in a given direction When you have the dot centered as much as possible in the ring your primary mirror is collimated Now lightly tighten the three thin locking thumbscrews to secure the primary mirror in place The view through the collimation cap should now resemble Figure 27e A simple star test will indicate how well the tele Scope optics are collimated Star Testing the Telescope When it is dark point the telescope at a bright star and accu rately center it in the eyepiece s field of view Slowly de focus the image with the focusing knob If the telescope is corr
46. ain ing the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator that comes with the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope model 27126 only They are not included or needed with the standard StarBlast 6 49926 1 Computerized Object Locator Altitude encoder board Encoder connector board Altitude encoder disk Coil cable Altitude encoder cable shorter Azimuth encoder cable longer Wood screw 1 2 long Washers 5 16 diameter Wave spring Compression spring Cable retaining clips N BR a a O k k LLL Hook and loop strips 1 hook strip 1 loop strip 9 volt battery 3 Assembly of 9926 StarBlast 6 without IntelliScope system The StarBlast 6 6i is partially assembled at the factory for your convenience The altazimuth base is fully pre assembled in the 49926 configuration that is it is ready for use without the IntelliScope system If you purchased the 9926 StarBlast 6 please skip to section 5 Final Assembly of Your Telescope StarBlast 6 61 Vertical gt nggaw Ny stop knob v Altazimuth encoder jack 1 Vertical stop i L bracket Azimuth bolt lock nut Figure 5 The vertical stop L bracket and bolt with knob shown installed in their correct orientations The jam hex nut on the opposite side of the L bracket from the knob locks the vertical stop bolt in the desired position 4 Assembly of 27126 StarBlast 6i IntelliScope If you purchased the 27126 StarBlast 6i IntelliScope some assembl
47. ak brightness Because it is so close to the Sun it never wanders too far from the morning or evening horizon No surface markings can be seen on Venus which is always shrouded in dense clouds D The Stars Stars will appear like twinkling points of light Even powerful telescopes cannot magnify stars to appear as more than a point of light You can however enjoy the different colors of the stars and locate many pretty double and multiple stars The gorgeous two color double star Albireo in Cygnus is a favorite Defocusing a star slightly can help bring out its color E Deep Sky Objects Under dark skies you can observe a wealth of fascinating deep sky objects including gaseous nebulas open and globu lar star clusters and a variety of different types of galaxies Most deep sky objects are very faint so it is important to find an observing site well away from light pollution Take plenty of time to let your eyes adjust to the darkness Do not expect these subjects to appear like the photographs you see in books and magazines most will look like dim gray smudges Our eyes are not sensitive enough to see color in deep sky objects except in a few of the brightest ones But as you become more experienced and your observing skills get sharper you will be able to discern more and more subtle details and structure To find deep sky objects in the sky it is best to consult astron omy software or a star chart or planisphere These guides
48. allenge ST802 Delta 22 29 2 58 25 3 8 20 Cep 5 colored double star ST803 5 22 29 5 47 7 4 4 5 Lac 21 star ST804 Delta2 22 29 8 43 7 4 1 15 Gru 1 red variable star ST805 2912 37 22 30 0 04 4 5 8 1 Peg 4 double star challenge ST806 Roe47 22 32 5 39 46 5 8 43 Lac 7 quadruple star ST807 8 22 35 9 39 38 6 5 QE Lac 6 triple star ST808 11 22 40 5 44 3 4 5 5 Lac 21 star ST809 Beta 22 42 7 46 9 Du Gru 21 star ST810 Tau 69 22 47 7 14 1 5 7 23 Aqr 2 double star ST811 52947 ADS 22 49 0 68 6 H 4 3 Cep 2 double star 16291 ST812 Tau2 71 22 49 6 13 6 4 40 Aqr 21 star ST813 52950 ADS 22 51 4 61 7 6 1 i Cep 2 double star 16317 ST814 h1823 22 51 8 41 19 7 1 82 Lac 7 quadruple star ST815 Lambda 73 225216 07 6 87 E Aqr 21 star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST816 Fomalhaut Alpha 22 57 6 29 37 1 2 k PsA 21 star ST817 52 ADS 22 59 2 11 7 6 1 07a Peg 4 double star challenge 16428 ST818 Scheat Beta 23 03 8 28 1 2 4 Peg 21 star ST819 Dunlop246 23 07 2 50 7 6 1 9 Gru 2 double star ST820 52978 23 07 5 32 49 6 3 8 Peg 2 double star ST821 Pi ADS 23 07 9 5 4 4 6 1 2 Cep 4 double star challenge 16538 ST822 Phi 90 23 14 3 06 0 4 2 Aqr 1 red variable star ST823 Psi3 23 19 0 09 6 5 15 Aqr 2 double star ST824 94 23 19 1 13 28 5 1 13 Aqr 5 colored double star ST825 Dunlop249 23 23 9 53 8 6 5 if Gru 2 double star ST826 99 23 26 0 20 6 4 4 Aqr 21 star ST827 Z 23337 48 49 8 Stellar And 22 variable star ST828
49. alls each used just one time Dry the mirror in a stream of air a blower bulb works great or remove any stray drops of water with the corner of a paper towel Dry the bottom and the edges with a towel not the mir ror surface Leave the entire assembly in a warm area until it is completely dry before replacing it in the mirror cell Then reinstall the mirror cell in the telescope optical tube with the four screws Appendix C Troubleshooting the IntelliScope System This section is intended to help you if you are encountering any problems with your IntelliScope system If this information is not useful to you in determining the source of the problem contact Orion Technical Support by email at support tele Scope com or call 800 676 1343 Check the Azimuth Encoder and Encoder Board 1 Is the azimuth axis screw s hex lock nut tight enough Is it too tight Remember it should be tightened 3 16 to 1 4 turn past when the fender washer is no longer loose under the nut 2 Does the brass bushing extend slightly above the top surface of the top baseplate If not the bushing or top baseplate may need replacement or there may be an assembly problem 3 Is the azimuth encoder disk bent If so you will need to flatten it by bending 4 sthe brass bushing properly registered with the azimuth encoder disk The feature on the wide end of the bushing needs to seat into the hole in the disk Check the Altitude Encoder and Encod
50. and a fender washer on the underside of the Under side of top baseplate Pre drilled starter hole Center hole Figure 6 Install the azimuth encoder board on the under side of the top baseplate Be sure to place one washer on the screw after inserting the screw through its hole in the azimuth board then thread the screw into the predrilled starter hole bottom baseplate you should also see three white plastic parts a short azimuth bushing a long azimuth bushing and a flat Teflon bearing ring Figure 4 The bushings may have remained lodged in the center hole of the baseplate s when you removed it If that s the case use a finger to push the bushing out of the hole Set the bottom baseplate and associated parts aside for now while you install the vertical stop L bracket on the top baseplate 2 Install the vertical stop L bracket It will be permanently installed on the top baseplate Figure 5 The vertical stop L bracket will be used before each observing Session to set the precise vertical orientation of the optical tube the procedure for which will be described later Once installed the L bracket will never have to be removed because it does not interfere with the range of motion of the optical tube between vertical and horizontal positions To install the vertical stop L bracket insert the two 25mm 1 machine screws through the two holes in the L bracket s foot Then insert the screws into the holes in the
51. appear as much as 2 away from their actual position 12 Avoid long delays between aligning on the first and second alignment stars The stars in the night sky appear 32 to move due to the rotation of the Earth If you take more than a few minutes to align on the second star this stellar motion will result in an increase in the warp factor and decrease the resultant pointing accuracy This is because the controller does not yet have a frame of reference to tell which way the stars should appear to be moving before the second star is aligned on Warp numbers larger than 2 0 13 Are the stars you aligned on actually the stars you selected on the controller Consult the finder charts in Appendix D if you are unsure 14 The encoder sensors may be coming into contact with the encoder disks Check both the altitude and azimuth encoders as outlined above Altitude readouts do not change when you move the scope during ALT AZM TEST 15 Check the altitude cable s connections 16 Make sure the altitude tension knob is not too loose Azimuth readouts do not change when you move the scope during ALT AZM TEST 17 Check the azimuth cable s connections 18 Make sure the hex lock nut on the azimuth axis screw is tight The fender washer underneath the hex lock nut should not be able to move Remember the hex lock nut should be tightened about 3 16 to 1 4 turn beyond the point where the washer cannot move any longer 19 T
52. ar double star star double star challenge quadruple star star double star double star colored double star double star magnitude contrast double star equal magnitude variable star double star star double star equal magnitude star double star magnitude contrast star double star double star magnitude contrast double star equal magnitude star variable star double star challenge double star challenge star star double star triple star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST361 P3955 09 27 3 06 14 7 5 ET Hya 3 double star equal magnitude ST362 Alphard Alpha 09 27 6 08 40 2 Stellar Hya 21 star 1363 1356 Omega 09 28 5 09 1 5 9 0 5 Leo 4 double star challenge ST364 Dunlop76 09 28 6 45 5 7 8 61 Vel 2 double star ST365 1360 09 30 6 10 35 8 3 14 Leo 3 double star equal magnitude ST366 Zeta 09 30 8 31 53 5 8 8 Ant 2 double star ST367 N 09 31 2 57 0 3 1 F Vel 21 star ST368 51351 23 09 31 5 63 03 3 8 23 Uma 9 double star magnitude contrast ST369 Alterf Lambda 09 31 7 23 0 4 3 G Leo 21 star ST370 R 09 32 2 62 8 3 8 Car 22 variable star ST371 51369 ADS 7438 09 35 4 40 0 6 5 25 Lyn 2 double star ST372 lota 09 39 9 01 1 3 9 P Hya 21 star ST373 Upsilon Rumker 09 47 1 65 1 3 1 S Car 2 double star 11 ST374 R RV 09 47 6 11 26 4 4 Stellar Leo 1 red variable star ST375 W 09 51 0 02 0 9 x Sex 22 variable star ST376 Y 09 51 1 23 0 8 3 R Hya 22 variable star ST
53. arefully You do not need to remove the secondary mirror from its holder for cleaning Follow the same procedure described below for cleaning the primary mirror To clean the primary mirror carefully remove the mirror cell from the telescope To do this you must remove the four screws that connect the mirror cell to the steel tube These screws are located on the outer edge of the mirror cell Then pull the cell away from the tube You will notice the primary mirror is held in the mirror cell with three clips each held by two mirror clip anchor screws Using a Phillips screwdriver unthread the mir ror clip anchor screws and remove the clips Next hold the mirror by its edge and remove it from the mirror cell Be careful not to touch the aluminized surface of the mir ror with your fingers Set the mirror on a clean soft towel Fill a clean sink free of abrasive cleanser with room temperature water a few drops of liquid dishwashing detergent and if pos sible a cap full of rubbing alcohol Submerge the mirror alu minized face up in the water and let it soak for several minutes or hours if it is a very dirty mirror Wipe the mirror under water with clean cotton balls using extremely light pressure and stroking in straight lines across the surface Use one ball for each wipe across the mirror Then rinse the mirror under a stream of lukewarm water Any particles on the surface can be swabbed gently with a series of clean cotton b
54. ate the telescope mounting bracket so its long axis is vertically oriented then lift the insert off 1 Unpacking Carefully unpack the StarBlast 6 6i from its shipping box We recommend keeping the original shipping box and any smaller accessory boxes contained within it In the event that the tele Scope needs to be shipped to another location or returned to Orion for warranty repair having the proper shipping contain ers will help ensure that your telescope will survive the journey intact To remove the foam insert from the top of the altazimuth base rotate the telescope mounting bracket so that its long axis is oriented vertically then lift the foam insert out of the box Figure 2 Make sure all the parts in the Parts List below are present Be sure to check the boxes carefully as some parts are small If anything appears to be missing or broken immediately call Orion Customer Support 800 676 1343 for assistance 2 Parts List Qty Description Optical tube assembly Altazimuth base Tube rings pair Optical tube dust cover 25mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece h h oo A b 10mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece 1 EZ Finder Il reflex sight 1 Collimation cap 1 3 Hole eyepiece rack 1 Hex key or Allen wrench size 3 16 The following parts are packed in small plastic bags inside the main telescope box They are needed only for the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope model 27126 not for the StarBlast 6 49926 without IntelliSco
55. be t A lt Dovetail base EN Thumbscrew Figure 16 Attach the EZ Finder ll in its dovetail base in the orientation shown tube rings so that the knurled ring clamps are on the same side Open the tube rings by loosening the knurled ring clamps Place the optical tube assembly in the open rings so the front open end of the tube points upward While grasping the opti cal tube firmly close the rings around the tube and loosely tighten the knurled ring clamps Adjust the position of the opti cal tube in the tube rings so the bottom end of the tube just clears the hardware in the center of the top baseplate To view through the StarBlast 6 6i comfortably you can adjust the orientation of the focuser by rotating the optical tube within the tube rings Loosen the knurled ring clamps on the tube rings by a few turns Now gently rotate the optical tube within the tube rings until the focuser is oriented to your liking Then tighten the knurled ring clamps to secure the optical tube in that position Now that the optical tube is secured tightly in the tube rings tighten up each of the two socket head cap screws that fasten the tube rings to the telescope mounting bracket using the hex key Install the EZ Finder II Reflex Sight Slide the foot of the EZ Finder bracket into the dovetail base that is pre installed on the optical tube Figure 16 The EZ Finder II should be oriented as in the figure Tighten the thumb
56. be up until the mirror cell bottom end ring contacts the vertical stop knob Then place the carpenter s level across the top of the tube as shown and adjust the vertical stop knob until the tube is level After each adjustment of the vertical stop knob make sure to re establish contact between the telescope end ring and the knob before checking the carpenter level 17 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the names of the alignment stars The up arrow button scrolls through the stars alphabetically from A to Z The down arrow button scrolls alphabetically backwards from Z to A When you arrive at the name of the star you wish to align on you can begin to move the telescope so that it is pointing at that star but don t press the Enter button yet Note The controller will not accept Polaris as the first align ment star This helps prevent the pointing accuracy from decreasing over time It is OK to use Polaris as the second alignment star however Take hold of the navigation knob on the optical tube and move the telescope so that it is pointing in the general area of the alignment star Aim the telescope so the alignment star appears in finder scope Be careful not to confuse the align ment star with other stars in the area when doing this It will likely be the brightest star in the field of view Now move the telescope until you have centered the star on the crosshairs of the finder scope Look into the eyepiece of th
57. be continuously adjusted over time to keep the object in the field of view This is easy to do with the StarBlast 6 6i because of its smooth motions on both axes As the object moves off towards the edge of the field of view just lightly nudge the telescope to re center it Objects appear to move across the field of view faster at high er magnifications This is because the field of view becomes narrower 14 Eyepiece Selection By using eyepieces of different focal lengths it is possible to attain many magnifications or powers with the StarBlast 6 6i Your telescope comes with two Sirius Pl ssl eyepieces of dif ferent focal lengths a 25mm which provides a magnification of 30x and a 10mm which yields 75x Other eyepieces can be used to achieve higher or lower powers It is quite common for an observer to own many eyepieces to access a wide range of magnifications To calculate the magnification of a telescope eyepiece com bination simply divide the focal length of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece Telescope Focal Length mm Eyepiece Focal Length mm Magnification For example the StarBlast 6 which has a focal length of 750mm used in combination with the 25mm eyepiece yields a magnification of 750mm 25mm 30x Whatever you choose to view always start by inserting your lowest power longest focal length eyepiece to locate and center the object Low magnification yields a wide field of
58. centered in the telescope The LCD screen will display a new warp factor associated with the new alignment If this number is greater than 0 5 you may want to consider resetting the controller to perform another two star alignment Turn the controller off then on again with the Power button to do this If instead of pressing Enter a second time after pressing the FCN button you press one of the arrow buttons the list of initial setup alignment stars will be displayed If you wish you can select one of these alignment stars to realign on Do this by scrolling to the desired alignment star using the arrow but tons center the star in the telescope and press Enter In general it will not be necessary to use the realignment func tion but it is a handy feature to have at your disposal Also be aware that while pointing accuracy will increase in the area of Sky around the object realigned on it may decrease in other areas of the sky K The Hidden Functions All of the active functions of the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator have been outlined There are however some additional hidden functions that may be of some use to you To access the hidden functions press the Enter button while pressing the Power button to turn the controller on The LCD will display its introduction screen with software version num ber and then show the words ALT AZM TEST This is the first hidden function Scroll to the other hid
59. den functions by using the arrow buttons The other hidden functions are ENCODER TEST DOWNLOAD CHECKSUM RE WRITE and CLOCK When the hidden function you wish to use is dis played press Enter to select it To exit the currently chosen hidden function press any button except for the Enter or arrow buttons To completely exit the hidden functions section of the controller you will need to hold the Power button down until the controller turns off The rest of this section gives the details and purpose of each hidden function Altitude and Azimuth Test The altitude and azimuth test ALT AZM TEST is a diagnos tic test that gives relative altitude and azimuth positions for the telescope This test will allow you to easily see if the encoders are talking to the controller and if the encoders are accurate ly monitoring the telescope s motions To effectively use this test make sure the telescope optical tube is in the horizontal position when pressing the Enter and Power buttons to access the hidden functions Once ALT AZM TEST is chosen from the hidden function options the LCD screen will display the telescope s current relative altitude and azimuth position in degrees the relative altitude is in the upper right while the relative azimuth is in the lower right To begin with both of these numbers will be 000 0 The first two sets of numbers on the upper and lower lines of the LC
60. dinate will be flashing Use the arrow buttons to select or for the Dec coordinate Then the first two digits of the Dec coordi nate will begin flashing Press the two numerical buttons that correspond to the degrees value of the Dec coordinate Then the tenth of a degree value for the Dec coordinate will begin flashing Press the numerical button that corresponds to the tenths of a degree value for the Dec coordinate You have now input the data for your first user defined object Remember that this object is now NEWO 1 If you wish to view this object in the future press the User button and press Enter once NEWO is selected The guide arrows will then tell you where to point your telescope to find the user defined object If you wish to input another user defined object select NEWO 2 by using numerical buttons or the arrow buttons after pressing the User button and input the data as out lined previously If you select a NEW object number that you have already entered coordinates for and attempt to input new data you will lose the data that was input previously You may find it convenient to keep a written log of the NEW objects so that you can easily keep track of them J The Function FCN Button The IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator has several other useful functions a couple of which can be accessed by using the FCN function button R A and Dec Coordinates By simply pressing the FCN bu
61. does performance may be compromised for the corresponding encoder If the number goes above 125 then the encoder disk and magnet may be too close to each other If the number goes below 30 then the encoder disk and magnet may be too far away from each other Also if the radius varies by more than 30 counts in a cycle encoder performance may not be optimal and you should contact Orion Technical Support The four digit number at the end of each line is the raw encod er ticks in hexadecimal numbers This information will gener ally not be useful for diagnostic testing of the encoders Download This function allows downloading of software changes and upgrades available from Orion s website To use this option you must have the optional IntelliScope to PC cable available from Orion Check www oriontelescopes com for more infor mation about available software downloads for the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Checksum The checksum function is used to make sure that software has loaded into the controller properly It has no purpose until a new software version is downloaded Check the IntelliScope download section on www telescope com to see what the proper checksum should be for each new software version 26 Rewrite Rewrite is also only used after a new software version has been downloaded It rewrites the new software into its memory in order to prevent any potential problems from arising after the software transfer
62. double star magnitude contrast ST777 Lambda h5278 21 50 9 02 7 5 4 i Oct 2 double star ST778 AG 21 51 0 12 6 6 2 Peg 22 variable star ST779 2840 21 52 0 55 47 919 18 Cep 2 double star ST780 52841 ADS 21 54 3 19 7 6 4 22 Peg 2 double star 15431 ST781 RX 21 56 4 122 9 8 x Peg 22 variable star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST782 2873 21 58 4 82 51 7 1 14 Cep 3 double star equal magnitude T783 Eta B 276 22 00 8 28 27 5 8 1 9 Psa 2 double star ST784 29 5 802 22 02 5 16 58 7 2 4 Aqr 3 double star equal magnitude ST785 52863 17 Xi 22 03 8 64 38 4 3 8 Cep 2 double star ST786 05461 ADS 22 03 9 59 8 6 7 11 1 Cep 2 double star 15601 ST787 Lambda 22 06 1 99 5 4 5 S Gru 21 star ST788 Al Nair Alpha 22 08 2 46 58 17 Stellar Gru 21 star ST789 52883 22 10 7 70 07 Sm 15 Cep 2 double star ST790 Zeta 22 10 9 158 2 3 4 Cep 21 star ST791 h1746 ADS 22 13 9 39 7 4 5 28 Lac 2 double star 15758 ST792 41 22 14 3 21 04 5 3 5 Aqr 5 colored double star 1793 1 22 16 0 37 7 4 1 5 Lac 21 star ST794 Alpha 22 18 5 60 3 2 9 5 Tuc 21 star ST795 52894 22 18 9 37 46 6 1 16 Lac 5 colored double star ST796 Pi 22 23 1 45 9 5 8 2 7 Gru 2 double star 1797 S 22 26 1 48 4 6 B Gru 22 variable star ST798 53 22 26 6 16 45 6 4 3 Aqr 3 double star equal magnitude ST799 Delta h5334 22 27 3 65 0 4 5 ir Tuc 2 double star ST800 Kruger60 ADS 22 28 1 57 7 9 8 3 Cep 2 double star 15972 ST801 Zeta 22 28 8 00 01 4 3 24 Aqr 4 double star ch
63. e focus wheels until the object comes into sharp focus Go a little bit beyond sharp focus until the image starts to blur again then reverse the rotation of the knob just to make sure you ve hit the exact focus point Operating the EZ Finder II Reflex Sight The EZ Finder II reflex sight Figure 18 works by projecting a tiny red dot onto a lens mounted in the front of the unit When you look through the EZ Finder II the red dot will appear to float in space helping you locate even the faintest of deep space objects The red dot is produced by a light emitting diode LED not a laser beam near the rear of the sight A replaceable 3 volt lithium battery provides the power for the diode To use the EZ Finder turn the power knob clockwise until you hear a click indicating power has been turned on With your eye positioned at a comfortable distance look through the back of the reflex sight with both eyes open to see the red dot The intensity of the dot can be adjusted by turning the power knob For best results when stargazing use the dim mest possible setting that allows you to see the dot without difficulty Typically a dim setting is used under dark skies and a bright setting is used under light polluted skies or in daylight Azimuth adjustment knob Slot for battery removal Power knob Battery casing Altitude adjustment knob Figure 18 The EZ Finder II reflex sight If it is present
64. e telescope and you should see the alignment star in the field of view of the eyepiece If it isn t then your finder scope is out of alignment with your telescope and will need to be adjusted Once the alignment star is in the eyepiece s field of view center it in the eyepiece as best you can by making small movements to the telescope If you have one an illuminated reticle eyepiece is great for centering alignment stars Once this is done press the Enter button on the controller You have now completed one half of the two star alignment The LCD screen will now read ALIGN STAR 2 on the first line with an alignment star s name flashing on the second line As before scroll through the names of the stars with the arrow buttons until you reach your second chosen alignment star Repeat the procedure described above for your second align ment star When you have aligned on the second star press the Enter button The LCD will then display a number It is the alignment error factor or warp W factor The Alignment Error Warp Factor The warp alignment error factor essentially lets you know if your alignment was accurate or not Ideally this number should be as low as possible but any W of 0 5 or smaller is acceptable regardless of or sign Warp factors of 0 3 and 0 4 are the most common Warp factors under 0 2 are typically not achievable but kudos to you if you get one If you complete an alignment and the warp facto
65. ead on the outer washer followed by the altitude tensioning knob 17 Lastly connect the encoder cables and install the cable retaining clips Refer to Figure 14 for proper placement Connect one end of the azimuth encoder cable the longer of the two cables to the encoder jack in the top baseplate Connect the other end to the encoder connector board on the side panel The cable should plug into the jack on the right side of the encoder connector board Plug one end of the altitude encoder cable into the modular jack on the altitude encoder board Connect the other end of the cable to the jack on the left side of the encoder connector board Use the provided cable retaining clips to secure the altitude and azimuth cables neatly to the base We recommend using one clip for the shorter altitude cable and two clips for the longer azimuth cable Figure 14 The clips have adhesive backing simply peel the paper off the back of the clip and press the adhesive back to the base where you want the clip to be located 10 Altitude Wa encoder board Altitude encoder gt cable Altitude cable jack Azimuth cable jack E du Encoder Cp connector Azimuth board encoder cable a A Azimuth encoder board jack Figure 14 Connect the two encoder cables as shown Telescope mounting bracket Tube ring Flat washer Lock washer Socket head cap screw Figure 15 Attaching a tube
66. echanical maintenance The optical tube is made of steel and has a smooth painted finish that is fairly scratch resistant If a scratch does appear on the tube it will not harm the telescope Smudges on the tube can be wiped off with a soft cloth and a household cleaner Refer to Appendix B for detailed instructions on how to clean the optics of the StarBlast 6 6i 10 Specifications of the StarBlast 6 6i Primary mirror diameter 150mm Primary mirror Secondary mirror minor axis Focal length Focal Ratio Mirror Coatings Focuser Eyepieces Magnification Finder Weight Tube Length Parabolic 47 0mm 750mm f 5 0 Aluminum with SiO2 overcoat Rack and pinion accepts 1 25 eyepieces 25mm and 10mm Sirius Pl ssl 1 25 30x with 25mm eyepiece 75x with 10mm eyepiece EZ Finder II reflex sight 23 Ibs 8 oz 28 inches 11 Specifications of the IntelliScope System Objects in database 110 Messier M objects 7840 New General Catalog NGC objects e 5386 Index Catalog IC objects 8 Major planets 99 User defined objects RS 232 port Power Requires one 9V battery Computer interface This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes of modif
67. ect ly collimated the expanding disk should be a perfect circle Figure 32 If the image is unsymmetrical the scope is out of collimation The dark shadow cast by the secondary mirror should appear in the very center of the out of focus circle like the hole in a donut If the hole appears off center the tele scope is out of collimation If you try the star test and the bright star you have selected is not accurately centered in the eyepiece the optics will always appear out of collimation even though they may be perfectly aligned It is critical to keep the star centered so over time you will need to make slight corrections to the telescope s position in order to account for the sky s apparent motion Point the telescope at Polaris the north star if you do not have a mount that tracks Appendix B Cleaning the Optics Cleaning Lenses Any quality optical lens cleaning tissue and optical lens clean ing fluid specifically designed for multi coated optics can be used to clean the exposed lenses of your eyepieces Never use regular glass cleaner or cleaning fluid designed for eye glasses Before cleaning with fluid and tissue blow any loose particles off the lens with a blower bulb or compressed air Then apply some cleaning fluid to a tissue never directly on the optics Wipe the lens gently in a circular motion then remove any excess fluid with a fresh lens tissue Oily fingerprints and smudges may be removed using this meth
68. er Board 5 Did you install the altitude encoder disk onto the telescope mounting bracket with the three small machine 31 screws If you didn t and the disk is free to rotate on the mounting bracket shaft the IntelliScope system will not work 6 Did you install the aluminum spacer ring on the telescope mounting bracket shaft after you attached the encoder disk The spacer ring is important for maintaining the correct spacing between the altitude encoder disk and the sensors on the encoder board 7 Is the compression spring seated in its hole just below the hole for the telescope mounting bracket shaft Does it make contact with the altitude encoder board when the board is in place This is also important for maintaining the correct spacing between the altitude encoder disk and the sensors on the encoder board Warp factor consistently above 0 5 but below 2 0 8 Check accuracy of vertical stop Use a carpenter s level to do this 9 Are alignment stars being centered with reasonable precision A high power eyepiece at least 10mm focal length or an illuminated reticle eyepiece preferred is recommended 10 Check encoders as outlined previously 11 Try to use alignment stars that are well above the horizon Light from stars is refracted as it travels through the atmosphere and starlight near the horizon has to travel through the greatest amount of atmosphere before reaching your telescope Stars near the horizon can
69. g star twinkling is minimal and images appear steady in the eyepiece Seeing is best over head worst at the horizon Also seeing generally gets better after midnight when much of the heat absorbed by the Earth during the day has radiated off into space Especially important for observing faint objects is good trans parency air free of moisture smoke and dust All tend to scat ter light which reduces an object s brightness Transparency is judged by the magnitude of the faintest stars you can see with the unaided eye 6th magnitude or fainter is desirable If you cannot see stars of magnitude 3 5 or dimmer then con ditions are poor Magnitude is a measure of how bright a star is the brighter the star the lower its magnitude A good star to remember for this is Megrez mag 3 4 which is the star in the Big Dipper that connects the handle to the pan of the dipper Figure 20 If you cannot see Megrez then you have fog haze clouds smog or other conditions such as light pol lution that are hindering your viewing Tracking Celestial Objects The Earth is constantly rotating about its polar axis complet ing one full rotation every 24 hours this is what defines a day We do not feel the Earth rotating but we see it at night from the apparent movement of stars from east to west When you observe any astronomical object you are in essence watching a moving target This means the telescope s position must
70. ghtest nebu las galaxies and star clusters in the night sky The Nebula Cluster and Galaxy buttons are organized by constellation So before using these buttons decide in which constellation you would like to view an object Choose a con stellation that is at least 40 high in the sky to get a good view If you are unsure of the constellations currently visible in your night sky consult a planisphere or the monthly star chart at www oriontelescopes com Locating Nebulas Amongst the most beautiful objects in the night sky nebu las are clouds of dust and gas that are lit by a nearby stellar source There are several different types of nebulas emission nebulas which are where star systems form planetary nebu las which are the result of a star dying and reflection nebulas which are caused by dust reflecting starlight Most have low surface brightness so a dark sky free of light pollution is best for a night of viewing nebulas To view a nebula press the Nebula button on the controller The LCD screen will then display the word NEBULA with a flash ing three letter constellation designation after it Now select the constellation in which you would like to view a nebula Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list of constellations If you are unsure which constellation the three letter designation represents refer to Appendix E Once you have selected the constellation press Enter A nebula in that constellation wi
71. ications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi dential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televi sion reception which can be determined by turning the equip ment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an output on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help e A shielded cable must be used when connecting a peripheral to the serial ports 27 Bottom end of focuser drawtube Reflection of your eye Mirror center mark not shown for clarity 28 Reflection of primary mirror clip Edge of
72. icial light such as street lights porch lights and automobile headlights The glare from these lights will greatly impair your dark adapted night vision Avoid viewing over rooftops and chimneys as they often have warm air cur rents rising from them Similarly avoid observing from indoors through an open or closed window because the tempera ture difference between the indoor and outdoor air will cause image blurring and distortion If at all possible escape the light polluted city sky and head for darker country skies You ll be amazed at how many more stars and deep sky objects are visible in a dark sky Seeing and Transparency Atmospheric conditions vary significantly from night to night Seeing refers to the steadiness of the Earth s atmosphere at a given time In conditions of poor seeing atmospheric turbulence causes objects viewed through the telescope to boil If when you look up at the sky with your naked eyes the stars are twinkling noticeably the seeing is bad and you will be limited to viewing with low powers This is because bad 13 Big Dipper in Ursa Major 1 9 MEGREZ 4 9 24 1 9 2 5 MAGNITUDES Figure 20 Megrez connects the Big Dipper s handle to its pan If you cannot see Megrez a magnitude 3 4 star then the viewing conditions are poor seeing affects images at high powers more severely Planetary observing may also be poor In conditions of good seein
73. le star double star double star equal magnitude colored double star double star challenge Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST112 Zeta 03 18 2 62 5 5 2 5 Ret 2 double star ST113 Tau4 ADS 2472 03 19 5 21 8 l Eri 21 star ST114 Toms Topaz SAO 03 20 3 129 0 4 5 9 Ari 21 star 75871 ST115 Mirfak Alpha 03 24 3 49 52 1 8 a Per 21 star ST116 Y 03 27 7 44 2 8 1 d Per 22 variable star ST117 5394 03 28 0 20 27 TA be Ari 2 double star ST118 5385 ADS 2544 03 29 1 59 9 4 2 2 4 Cam 2 double star ST119 5389 03 30 1 59 21 6 5 DN Cam 2 double star ST120 Sigma 03 30 6 148 0 4 4 Per 21 star ST121 gt 401 03 31 3 27 34 6 4 11 Tau 3 double star equal magnitude ST122 Epsilon 03 32 9 09 5 3 7 li Eri 21 star Sim2s 5400 ADS 2612 03 35 0 60 0 6 8 1 4 Cam 2 double star ST124 0Y36 ADS 2650 03 40 0 163 9 6 8 46 Cam 2 double star SIN25 U1 03 41 6 62 6 8 1 Cam 22 variable star ST126 Omicron ADS 2726 03 44 3 32 3 3 8 Per 21 star S27 Pi 26 03 46 1 121 4 4 S Er 1 red variable star ST128 Gamma 03 47 2 74 2 3 2 iji Hyi 21 star ST129 y52 30 03 48 3 11 2 5 oj Tau 2 double star ST130 F A 16 03 48 6 37 37 4 9 8 Eri d double star equal magnitude ST131 BE SAO 03 49 5 65 5 4 5 Cam 21 star 12916 ST132 Atik Zeta 03 54 1 31 9 2 9 7 Per 21 star 1133 32 ADS 2850 03 54 3 03 0 5 te Eri 5 colored double star ST134 Epsilon 03 57 9 40 01 2 9 9 Per 9 double star magnitude contrast ST135 Zaurak Gamma 0358 0
74. ll now appear on the LCD screen along with the guide arrows to lead you to the nebula The current constellation is shown in the lower left and the nebula s proper name or catalog number is in the lower right For more information about the nebula selected press the Enter button To go to the next nebula in the selected constellation simply press the up arrow button The guide arrows will now direct you to the next nebula in the constellation If there are no more nebulas available in that constellation a nebula from the next constellation in alphabetical order will be displayed To select another constellation in which to view nebulas press the Nebula button again Locating Star Clusters Star clusters are just what their name implies groupings of stars Star clusters come in two main types open and globular Open star clusters reside within our Milky Way galaxy and usu ally contain a handful of stars clustered together because they were spawned from the same gas cloud Globular clusters are more like miniature galaxies with hundreds or thousands of stars packed into a spherical shape by mutual gravity Globular clusters reside outside the disk of the Milky Way galaxy and orbit the galaxy s center It is believed that globular clusters are formed as a natural consequence of galaxy formation Star clusters in general are somewhat bright compared to other deep sky objects so many will appear quite spectacular even in smaller telesc
75. m 21 star ST235 5872 ADS 4849 06 15 6 36 2 6 9 11 Aur 2 double star ST236 KS 06 19 7 05 3 9 5 R Mon 22 variable star Sieen Zeta Furud 06 20 3 30 1 3 8 5 Cma 21 star ST238 V 06 22 7 02 2 6 P Mon 22 variable star ST239 Mirzam Beta 06 22 7 18 0 2 Cma 21 star ST240 Mu 06 23 0 22 5 2 9 Gem 21 star ST241 8 06 23 8 04 36 4 3 eh Mon 5 colored double star ST242 Canopus Alpha 06 24 0 52 42 0 7 K Car 21 star ST243 BL BL 06 25 5 14 7 8 5 i Ori 22 variable star ST244 15 06 27 8 20 47 6 6 27 Gem 2 double star ST245 Beta 06 28 8 07 02 3 8 e Mon 6 triple star ST246 ADS5150 06 31 8 38 9 11 5 4 5 Aur 2 double star ST247 5924 20 06 32 3 17 8 6 3 20 Gem 5 colored double star ST248 ADS5188 06 34 3 38 1 6 7 43 Aur 2 double star ST249 CR 06 34 4 16 1 8 5 5 Gem 22 variable star ST250 5928 ADS 5191 06 34 7 38 4 7 6 3 5 Aur 2 double star ST251 ADS5201 06 35 1 37 1 7 4 2 6 Aur 2 double star ST252 5929 ADS 5208 06 35 4 37 7 7 4 6 Aur 2 double star ST253 3939 06 35 9 05 3 8 3 30 Mon 2 double star ST254 ADS5221 06 36 2 38 0 8 5 1 3 Aur 4 double star challenge Number ST255 ST256 1257 ST258 ST259 ST260 ST261 ST262 ST263 ST264 ST265 ST266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 ST277 ST278 ST279 ST280 ST281 ST282 ST283 ST284 ST285 ST286 ST287 ST288 1289 7290 ST291 Name Nul UU ADS5240 ADS5245 South529 Innes5 ADS5265 Innes1156 SA0172106 5953 VW
76. ma 52449 52474 Other ADS 11483 Alpha Epsilon ADS 11726 Omicron ADS 11825 Sigma R 63 Theta ADS 11869 RA 18 35 2 18 35 5 18 35 9 18 36 9 18 38 3 18 42 8 18 43 0 18 44 3 18 44 8 18 45 5 18 46 5 18 47 5 18 50 0 18 50 3 18 50 8 18 51 2 18 54 5 18 54 9 18 55 3 18 55 3 18 56 3 18 57 0 18 571 18 58 6 19 00 0 19 01 1 19 03 1 19 04 4 19 05 0 19 06 4 19 06 4 19 06 4 19 09 1 Dec 08 2 23 36 17 0 38 47 08 8 37 0 59 6 39 40 37 36 05 30 00 58 05 42 33 24 07 9 10 59 59 22 36 9 33 58 26 3 43 9 04 11 132 9 26 1 14 4 12 53 37 03 19 14 05 41 04 02 37 00 08 14 07 09 34 35 Mag 3 9 6 3 6 8 5 9 9 5 4 7 4 4 6 2 5 8 4 5 3 5 6 9 4 9 4 5 3 9 4 1 8 6 7A 6 6 6 6 5 4 5 5 12 6 5 Sep 0 7 1 6 Stellar 13 m 44 13 Stellar 47 14 3 4 35 45 7 Stellar 38 3 Stellar 8 16 Con Code Sct 21 Her 4 Her Lyr 21 Oph 22 Lyr 22 Dra 2 Lyr 7 Lyr 2 Ser 3 Aql 6 Sct 22 Lyr 9 Sct 2 Agl 2 Dra 2 Cyg 21 Lyr 5 Sgr 21 Lyr 21 Ser 2 Lyr Lyr Agl 22 Agl 5 Cra 3 Sgr 6 Aq 1 Aql 5 Aql 3 Aql 1 Agl 2 Lyr 2 star double star challenge double star challenge star variable star variable star double star quadruple star double star double star equal magnitude triple star variable star double star
77. magnitude contrast double star double star double star star colored double star star star double star double star challenge double star challenge variable star colored double star double star equal magnitude triple star red variable star colored double star double star equal magnitude red variable star double star double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST683 52486 19 12 1 49 51 6 6 8 Cyg 3 double star equal magnitude ST684 05178 19 15 3 15 1 5 7 90 Aql 2 double star ST685 Tau 60 19 15 5 73 4 4 5 Dra 21 star ST686 RY 19 16 5 33 5 6 N Sgr 22 variable star ST687 U V 19 18 8 19 37 6 6 Stellar Sge 22 variable star ST688 V1942 19 19 2 15 9 6 4 Sgr 22 variable star ST689 UX RV 19 21 6 76 34 5 9 Stellar Dra 1 red variable star ST690 RR V 19 25 5 42 47 71 Stellar Lyr 22 variable star ST691 P2525 ADS 19 26 6 27 3 8 1 2 Vul 2 double star 12447 ST692 h5114 19 27 8 54 3 5 7 70 Tel 2 double star ST693 Alpha 6 19 28 7 24 7 4 4 a Vul 21 star ST694 Albireo Beta 19 30 7 28 0 3 35 Cyg 5 colored double star ST695 Mu 38 19 34 1 07 4 4 5 A Aql 21 star ST696 AQ 19 34 3 16 4 9 1 Sgr 22 variable star ST697 R 19 36 8 50 2 6 1 3 Cyg 22 variable star ST698 HN84 19 39 4 416 34 6 4 28 Sge 5 colored double star ST699 54 ADS 19 40 7 16 3 5 4 38 Sgr 2 double star 12767 ST700 TT 19 40 9 132 6 7 8 T Cyg 22 variable star ST701 16 19 41 8 450 32 6 39 Cyg 3 double star equal magnitude ST702 5
78. me to observe our one and only natural satellite is dur ing a partial phase that is when the Moon is NOT full During partial phases shadows are cast on the surface which reveal more detail especially right along the border between the dark and light portions of the disk called the terminator A full Moon is too bright and devoid of surface shadows to yield a pleasing view Make sure to observe the Moon when it is well above the horizon to get the sharpest images Use an optional Moon filter to dim the Moon when it is very bright It simply threads onto the bottom of the eyepiece bar rels you must first remove the eyepiece from the focuser to attach a filter You ll find that the Moon filter improves view ing comfort and also helps to bring out subtle features on the lunar surface B The Sun You can change your nighttime telescope into a daytime Sun viewer by installing an optional full aperture solar filter over the front opening of the StarBlast 6 6i The primary attraction is sunspots which change shape appearance and location daily Sunspots are directly related to magnetic activity in the Sun Many observers like to make drawings of sunspots to monitor how the Sun is changing from day to day Important Note Do not look at the Sun with any optical instru ment without a professionally made solar filter or permanent eye damage could result C The Planets The planets don t stay put like the stars so to find them
79. mits motion along two axes altitude up down and azimuth left right See Figure 17 Moving the telescope up down and left right is the natural way people aim objects which makes pointing the telescope intuitive and easy Simply take hold of the navigation knob and push or pull it to move the telescope and base in the desired direction Both the altitude and azimuth motions can be made simultaneously and in a continuous manner for easy aiming This way you can point to any position in the night sky from horizon to horizon 12 Azimuth Figure 17 The StarBlast 6 6i has two axes of motion altitude up down and azimuth left right You may find it convenient to hold one hand on one of the car rying handles to help in leveraging the base while moving and aiming the telescope When aiming the telescope in altitude you may find the opti cal tube assembly is either too hard to move or does not stay in place Use the altitude tension knob to adjust the friction on the altitude axis until you achieve the desired amount Ideally you should adjust the tension on the altitude axis so that the amount of friction roughly matches that of the azimuth axis which is not adjustable Focusing the Telescope With the 25mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece in the focuser aim the optical tube so the front open end is pointing in the general direction of an object at least 1 4 mile away With your fingers slowly rotate one of th
80. month or you can wait a few hours for the objects to rise higher in the sky H The Identify Function There may come a time in your observations when you spot an unidentified deep sky object or star in the eyepiece and want to know what it is With the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator a simple press of a button will tell you Using the ID Button When you locate an object and center it in the eyepiece you can identify it by simply pressing the ID button The LCD screen will display IDENTIFY with the word ANY flashing You can 23 then use the up and down arrow buttons to scroll through sev eral more specific options STAR DOUBLE CLUSTER NEBULA and GALAXY If you know which one of these object types you are looking at selecting the object type will make the identification quicker and more accurate This is because the computer will search through a shorter list of potential object matches and will allow proper identification if there are several objects within the same field of view If you are unsure of the object type you are looking at simply select ANY from the list of choices Once you have selected the object type or ANY press the Enter button The identity of the object centered in the eyepiece will now be displayed in the lower right area of the LCD screen The constellation in which the object resides is shown in the lower left As always to get more information about
81. n them with numbers above them Figure 21 The letters designate the function of the pushbut ton The numbers above them are used for entering numerical data only the numbers are never active until a function is first chosen The numbers are arranged like a telephone keypad for ease of number entry None of the function buttons will work properly until an initial alignment as outlined previously is completed If you press a function button be fore the two star alignment is completed the controller will display MUST STAR ALIGN Turn the unit off then on again by using the Power button to begin the alignment routine again Figure 26 This sequence of pictures illustrate how the Computerized Object Locator s guide arrows look as you are finding a celestial object a When the optical tube is aimed far away from the objects location there will be a number from 10 to 179 to the left of the guide arrows b When the scope is aimed close to the object each guide arrow will display a number on its immediate left from O to 9 and immediate right from 0 to 9 the number on the left is whole number increments while the number on the right is in increments of tenths This helps in making small movements to the telescope to pinpoint the object s location c When the guide arrows display 0 0 0 0 the object will be within the field of view of the telescope with a 25mm or longer focal length eyepiece
82. ng Enter again will display the stars R A and Dec coordinates its magnitude and a brief description To find another named star to observe simply continue scroll ing through the list of named stars Double and Multiple Stars Many stars in the night sky appear to be single stars but they are not They are actually double or multiple star systems Some of these systems comprise two or more stars gravi tationally bound to each other while others are just two or more stars in the same line of sight At high magnifications it is possible to split many double and multiple stars into their individual components It can also be interesting to contrast and compare the different colors and magnitudes of the stars in the system Be aware however that good seeing conditions are critical for separating close components of a double or multiple star To select a double or multiple star to observe press Enter after selecting DOUBLE from the Star button choices The LCD screen will then display the word DOUBLE with a flash ing three letter constellation designation after it Now select the constellation in which you would like to view a double star Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list of constella tions If you are unsure which constellation the three letter designation represents refer to Appendix E Once you have selected the constellation press Enter A double star in that constellation will now appear on the
83. nting to The lower right numbers are the current azimuth AZ and altitude ALT coordinates of the telescope this information is generally not useful The Realignment Function This function is useful for obtaining a new alignment fix during an observing session to correct for small pointing errors Use this function only when pointing accuracy for a certain area of the sky appears to be poor compared to other areas of the sky This is evident when objects in one area of the sky consistent ly fall at the edge or just outside the field of view of the 25mm eyepiece when the numbers on the LCD screen read 0 0 0 0 This can happen if the alignment stars initially chosen during setup are somewhat close to each other less than 60 apart or if the area of sky being viewed is a considerable distance away from the alignment stars chosen To improve pointing accuracy in a specific area of the sky select an object in the controller s database from that region and use the guide arrows to find the object Precisely center the object in the eyepiece preferably a high powered one Now press the FCN button and the R A and Dec coordinates of the centered object will be displayed Then press the Enter button The LCD screen will now display ALIGN OBJECT 3 on the first line and will be flashing the object currently cen tered in the telescope on the second line Pressing Enter again then realigns the IntelliScope system to the object
84. od Use caution rubbing too hard may scratch the lens On larger lenses clean only a small area at a time using a fresh lens tissue on each area Never reuse tissues Cleaning the Mirrors In general your telescope s mirrors will only need to be cleaned very infrequently if ever Covering the front opening of the tele scope with the dust cover when it is not in use will prevent dust from accumulating on the mirrors Keeping the dust cap on the focuser s 1 25 opening is also a good idea Improper cleaning can scratch the mirror coatings so the fewer times you have to clean the mirrors the better Small specks of dust or flecks of paint have virtually no effect on the visual or imaging perfor mance of the telescope The large primary mirror and the elliptical secondary mirror of your telescope are front surface aluminized and over coated with hard silicon dioxide which prevents the aluminum from oxidizing These coatings normally last through many years of use before requiring re coating To clean the secondary mirror it must be removed from the telescope Do this by holding the secondary mirror holder sta tionary with your fingers don t touch the mirror itself while unthreading the Phillips head screw in the center hub of the 4 vane spider Completely unthread the screw from the holder and the holder will come loose in your fingers Be careful not to lose the spring on the Phillips head screw Handle the mirror and its holder c
85. ometimes they are seen edge on while at other times they are broadside and look like giant ears on each side of Saturn s disk A steady atmosphere good seeing is necessary for a good view You will probably see a bright star close by which is Saturn s brightest moon Titan URANUS Uranus is a faint planet and requires high powers at least 100x before it starts to show any detail that distin guishes it from stars Uranus will appear as a pale blue green disk NEPTUNE Like Uranus Neptune will require high pow ers before showing anything to distinguish itself from stars Neptune will appear as a bluish colored disk possibly with a very faint moon nearby if you are using a larger aperture IntelliScope PLUTO Smaller than our own Moon Pluto is very very faint and shows little more than a point of light similar to a star Even the Hubble Space Telescope is unable to show much detail on Pluto Many amateur astronomers note how Pluto moves with respect to background stars over several nights in order to confirm their observation of our most remote planet D Locating Deep Sky Objects by Catalog Catalogs are groups of deep sky objects of interest that have been assembled and given designations Very often a deep Sky object will have a catalog number as well as a common name For example the Orion Nebula is listed in the Messier catalog as M42 The controller has three catalogs built in The Messier catalog M
86. on R A and declination Dec coor dinates for the object If you are currently observing an object that is not in the controllers database and you wish to add it but don t know its coordinates you can use the FCN button to obtain its coordinates described in next section To input a user defined object begin by pressing the User but ton The LCD screen will display the word NEW with a two digit number flashing after it Since no user defined objects currently exist press Enter to create user defined NEW object number 01 The LCD will display the R A and Dec coordinates for the NEW object selected in the lower left Since no data has been input yet these coordinates will be 00 00 00 0 The first four digits indicate the R A coordinate in R A hours and minutes and the remaining digits and the sign indicate the Dec coordinate in degrees Now press the Enter button and the first two digits of the R A coordinate 24 R A hours will begin flashing Press the two numerical but tons on the keypad that correspond the hours value of the R A coordinate If the value of the R A hours is less than 10 make sure to enter a zero first Then the second two digits of the R A coordinate R A minutes will begin flashing Press the two numerical buttons that correspond to the minutes value of the R A coordinate If the R A minutes are less than 10 make sure to enter a zero first Next the sign of the Dec coor
87. on about the object you are viewing such as its celestial coordinates R A and Dec magnitude brightness size in arc minutes or arc seconds and a brief scrolling text description When you are finished viewing the selected Messier object you may scroll to another Messier object by using the arrow buttons or you can select another Messier object to view by pressing the M button again The New General Catalog The New General Catalog or NGC is a catalog of some 7 840 deep sky objects compiled by the Danish astronomer J L E Dreyer more than 100 years ago It contains hundreds of excellent examples of each type of deep sky object and is the most well known and used catalog by amateur astronomers beyond the already mentioned Messier catalog To be more precise the version of the New General Catalog used in the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator is an improved ver sion known as the Revised New General Catalog this ver sion has many corrections from Dreyer s original list To view an object from the NGC catalog press the NGC but ton Then enter the number of the NGC object you wish to view using the numeric buttons and press Enter For example to view the Andromeda Galaxy which is listed as NGC224 you would press the NGC button then the 2 button twice then the 4 button followed by the Enter button If the number of the NGC object you wish to view contains four digits it is not necessary to press Enter after inp
88. op 18 04 50 9 E095 5 6 12 Pic 2 double star ST160 ST RV 04 51 2 68 10 9 2 Stellar Cam 1 red variable star ST161 Pi4 3 04 51 2 05 6 SK Ori 21 star ST162 TT 04 51 6 28 5 8 Tau 22 variable star ST163 Pid 8 04 54 2 02 4 SK Ori 21 star ST164 Omicron2 9 04 56 4 13 5 4 1 u Ori 21 star ST165 lota 04 57 0 33 2 2 Aur 21 star ST166 Pi6 10 04 58 5 01 7 4 5 Bi Ori 21 star ST167 Omega ADS 3572 04 59 3 37 9 5 5 4 Aur 2 double star ST168 Hinds Crimson R 04 59 6 14 8 5 9 T Lep 22 variable star Star ST169 3627 05 00 6 03 36 6 6 all Ori 3 double star equal magnitude ST170 Y631 ADS 3606 05 00 7 13 5 7 5 5 5 Lep 2 double star ST171 5630 ADS 3623 05 02 0 01 6 6 5 U 2 Ori 2 double star ST172 Epsilon 05 02 0 43 49 2 9 Stellar Aur 22 variable star ST173 Zeta 8 05 02 5 41 1 3 8 j Aur 21 star ST174 W 05 05 4 01 2 8 6 li Ori 22 variable star ST175 Epsilon 05 05 5 22 4 3 2 Lep 2i star ST176 Eta 10 05 06 5 41 2 3 2 Aur 21 star ST177 0598 14 05 07 9 08 29 59 0 7 Ori 4 double star challenge ST178 TX 05 09 1 39 0 8 5 Aur 22 variable star ST179 Si 05 09 8 05 6 9 Eri 22 variable star ST180 5644 05 10 4 37 17 6 8 2 Aur 4 double star challenge ST181 Y655 lota 05 12 3 11 9 4 5 13 Lep 2 double star ST182 Rho 05 13 3 02 52 4 5 f Ori 5 colored double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST183 Rigel Beta ORI 05 14 5 08 2 0 9 4 Ori 9 double star magnitude contrast ST184 5653 14 05 15 4
89. opes To view a star cluster press the Cluster button on the controller The LCD screen will then display the word STAR CLUSTER with a flashing three letter constellation designation after it Now select the constellation in which you would like to view a star cluster Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list of constellations If you are unsure which constellation the three letter designation represents refer to Appendix E Once you have selected the constellation press Enter A star cluster in that constellation will now appear on the LCD screen along with the guide arrows to lead you to the star cluster The cur rent constellation is shown in the lower left and the star clus ter s proper name or catalog number is in the lower right For more information about the star cluster selected press the Enter button To go to the next star cluster in the selected constellation sim ply press the up arrow button The guide arrows will now direct you to the next star cluster in the constellation If there are no more star clusters available in that constellation a star cluster 21 from the next constellation in alphabetical order will be dis played To select another constellation in which to view a star cluster press the Cluster button again Locating Galaxies Nebulas may be beautiful and star clusters impressive but nothing has quite the breathtaking power of observing a gal axy Galaxies are collections of billions of
90. ouble star challenge STO71 56 ADS 1534 01 56 2 37 3 ST i And 2 double star ST072 Lambda ADS 1563 01 57 9 23 6 4 8 37 Ari 2 double star T073 Upsilon 02 00 0 21 1 4 4 Cet 21 star Number ST074 ST075 ST076 ST077 ST078 ST079 ST080 ST081 ST082 ST083 ST084 ST085 ST086 ST087 ST088 ST089 ST090 ST091 ST092 ST093 ST094 ST095 ST096 ST097 ST098 ST099 ST100 ST101 ST102 ST103 ST104 ST105 ST106 ST107 ST108 ST109 ST110 ST111 ADS 1697 02 12 4 ADS 1709 02 14 0 ADS 2237 02 57 2 ADS 2402 03 12 1 Mag 4 DAD 2 5 6 9 7 6 6 6 9 7 8 6 5 5 4 3 6 6 2 5 2 3 9 4 7 7 3 3 5 4 6 4 6 5 4 2 5 3 4 5 8 5 6 2 2 8 5 6 7 7 8 Sep 1 6 10 16 3 8 16 5 1 1 7 14 2 2 3 14 18 11 391 eur 3 Stellar 3 28 5 15 5 3 5 7 3 0 9 double star challenge colored double star star colored double star colored double star double star double star challenge double star equal magnitude double star variable star triple star double star double star equal magnitude double star double star colored double star variable star double star double star challenge variable star triple star double star magnitude contrast variable star double star double star double star challenge double star challenge double star star red variable star colored double star double star variable star doub
91. pe If you purchased the latter please do not discard these parts Should you decide at a later date to add the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator 27926 you will need these parts Keep them in a safe place 1 Azimuth encoder board Azimuth encoder disk Vertical stop L bracket Vertical stop bolt with knob Jam nut for vertical stop bolt Brass azimuth bushing Aluminum spacer ring Machine screws 5mm 1 4 long Wood screws 12mm 12 long Machine screws 25mm 1 long Small hex nuts for 25mm machine screws Small flat washers for 25mm machine screws M NMN N N O WO H gt k k k SH Small lock washers for 25mm machine screws Vertical side panel 25mm 1 machine screws Hex lock nut Fender washer Vertical stop L bracket Top baseplate gt Pre drilled holes Hex nuts Wave spring Azimuth encorder board Washer gt lt gt Azimuth encoder disk Wood screw gt A Modular jack Azimuth bearing pads x3 Bottom baseplate Figure 3 Illustration showing correct placement of the azimuth components of the IntelliScope system on the altazimuth base Azimuth axis bolt Fender washers bushing Short lt azimuth bushing Lock nut QO Figure 4 When you disassemble the top and bottom baseplates you should see all of these parts The following parts are included in the small box cont
92. performance of the telescope or the image quality That might seem counterintuitive but it s true Figure 29 To center the secondary mirror under the focuser hold the secondary mirror holder in place with your fingers while adjusting the center screw with a Phillips head screwdriver Do not touch the mirror s surface Preparing the Telescope for Collimating Once you get the hang of collimating you will be able to do it quickly even in the dark For now it is best to collimate in day light preferably in a brightly lit room and aimed at a white wall It is recommended that the telescope tube be oriented hori zontally This will prevent any parts from the secondary mirror from falling down onto the primary mirror and causing damage if something comes loose while you are making adjustments Place a sheet of white paper inside the optical tube directly opposite the focuser The paper will provide a bright back ground when viewing into the focuser Aligning the Secondary Mirror To adjust the secondary mirror collimation you will need a Phillips screwdriver and a 2mm hex key or Allen wrench You will need to check and adjust if necessary four aspects of the secondary mirror s alignment 1 The secondary mirror s axial position 2 The secondary mirror s radial position 3 The secondary mirror s rotational position 4 The secondary mirror s tilt The first three will probably only need to be checked and
93. presents the day of the month Input the two digit day using the number buttons 4 The three letter month will now be flashing Use the arrow buttons to scroll to the present month and then press the Enter button 5 Now the year will flash Input the year using the number buttons If you make a mistake while inputting the date press the Enter button at any time while still within the Planet button function The LCD screen will then display the last date input with the two digit day after the word DATE flashing Input the correct date as outlined above Now to choose a planet to view press the arrow buttons and scroll through the planets The planet s name will be dis played in the upper left section of the LCD screen with the guide arrows on the upper right of the LCD screen Move the telescope in the corresponding direction shown by the guide arrows The lower left screen shows the constellation that the planet appears in with its present co ordinates given in right ascen sion and declination When you are finished viewing the planet you may scroll to another planet by using the arrow buttons The features and details you can see will vary from planet to planet The following descriptions give a brief overview of what to expect when viewing them MERCURY Mercury is often so close to the Sun that it cannot be seen Sometimes it is visible for a brief period after the Sun sets and sometimes it s visible in the morning just
94. pression spring Figure 11 Insert the compression spring into the small hole just below the larger hole for the altitude axis bolt lt Altitude encoder board Washers Wood screws Figure 12 a Installing the altitude encoder board Place a washer on each screw as shown b The altitude encoder board installed Telescope mounting bracket 5mm machine Screws Altitude encoder disk Figure 13 a The altitude encoder disk is attached to the telescope mounting bracket with three 5mm machine screws Aluminum Spacer ring b The disk fits just inside the Ebony Star bearing ring b The aluminum spacer ring should be installed on the telescope mounting bracket s shaft altitude axis bolt such that the flat side of the ring faces outward 16 Attach the altitude encoder disk to the telescope mounting bracket with the three 5mm 1 4 machine screws Figure 13a Place the aluminum spacer ring on the telescope mounting bracket shaft with the flat side of the ring facing outward the opposite side has an indentation around the hole See Figure 13b Then carefully insert the shaft through the hole in the altitude encoder board and then the hole in the side panel You may have to carefully rotate the shaft back and forth a little to get it through the hole as it is a tight fit Slide the inside washer and ball bearing ring which you removed in step 13 onto the shaft then thr
95. r double star double star double star double star double star double star challenge red variable star double star variable star double star magnitude contrast triple star challenge double star equal magnitude star double star challenge variable star double star challenge star star colored double star double star magnitude contrast variable star asterism variable star double star star star double star variable star double star equal magnitude variable star red variable star double star double star double star equal magnitude double star challenge Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST292 Omega 28 07 14 8 26 8 3 9 Cma 21 star SII298 h3945 07 16 6 223819 4 5 274 CMa 5 colored double star ST294 Tau h 3948 07 18 7 24 57 4 4 15 CMa 6 triple star ST295 Delta 55 07 20 1 21 59 QU 6 Gem 9 double star magnitude contrast ST296 1062 19 07 22 9 55 17 5 6 15 Lyn 6 triple star ST297 Gamma 4 07 28 2 08 9 4 3 Cmi 21 star T298 Sigma 07 29 2 43 3 3 3 22 Pup 2 double star ST299 51093 ADS 6117 07 30 3 50 0 8 8 0 8 Lyn 4 double star challenge ST300 n HN19 07 34 3 23 28 5 1 10 Pup 3 double star equal h269 magnitude ST301 Castor Alpha 07 34 6 31 9 2 1 8 Gem 4 double star challenge ST302 Upsilon 69 07 35 9 26 9 4 1 2 5 Gem 1 red variable star ST303 nhi 07 36 6 14 29 7 9 d Pup 9 double star egual magnitude ST304 K 0738 8 26 48 3 8 10 Pup 3 double star equal
96. r is larger than 0 5 e g 0 6 0 6 0 7 0 7 etc then you must turn the controller off by holding down the Power button and begin the alignment procedure again Otherwise there is no guarantee that the controller will consistently place objects within the field of view of a medium low power eyepiece An unacceptable warp factor may indicate that you aligned on the wrong star or did not have the telescope initially in a pre cisely vertical position If you are having problems getting the warp factor at or below 0 5 see the troubleshooting section in Appendix C Your IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator is now ready to find objects Replace the high powered eyepiece you used 18 Figure 25 If you re positioned to the left of the telescope and face the direction the optical tube is pointed the guide arrows on the Computerized Object Locator will correspond exactly with the direction you should move the telescope to pinpoint the selected object for centering the alignment stars with a low power wide field eyepiece such as the 25mm Sirius Pl ssl B Overview of the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator The IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator controller has been specifically designed for ease of use This section will help familiarize you with the basic layout and operation of the controller Pushbuttons Besides the Power Enter ID FCN and up down arrows all pushbuttons have letters o
97. ress the IC button then the 4 button then the 0 button then the 5 button followed by the Enter button If the number of the IC object you wish to view contains four digits it is not necessary to press Enter after inputting the fourth digit The object s catalog designation will be shown in the upper left corner of the LCD screen with the guide arrows in the upper right The lower left will show the constellation the object resides in and the object s common name if it has one or a brief description of the object will be shown in the lower right Move the telescope in the corresponding directions shown by the guide arrows You can get more information about the selected object by pressing the Enter button The second line of the LCD display will then cycle information about the object you are viewing such as its celestial coordinates R A and Dec magnitude brightness size in arc minutes or arc seconds and a brief scrolling text description When you are finished viewing the selected IC object you may scroll to another IC object by using the arrow buttons or you can select another IC object to view by pressing the IC button again E Locating Deep Sky Objects by Object Type Rather than trying to select objects by catalog numbers you may wish to simply view certain types of objects This is where the Nebula Galaxy and Cluster buttons come in handy These buttons will access a selection of the best and bri
98. rs the front of the telescope Also be sure to leave the cover caps on the finder scope when solar observing Better yet remove the finder scope altogether when viewing the sun Table of Contents Unpacking caw o ete some rege le a a alas 2 Pans Listed tex ti j Ee p RE e agak katta 3 Assembly of 9926 StarBlast 6 without IntelliScope system 4 Assembly of 27126 StarBlast 6i IntelliScope B Final Assembly of Your Telescope StarBlast 6 6i 6 Preparing to Use Your Telescope 7 Observing With Your Telescope 8 Using the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator A Alignment B Overview of the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Locating the Planets D Locating Deep Sky Objects by Catalog kawasa e E Rs Locating Deep Sky Objects by Object Type Locating Stars 2 Tours of the Best Objects The Identify Function Adding User Defined Objects J The Function FCN Button K The Hidden Functions 9 Care and Maintenance 10 Specifications of the StarBlast 6 6i 11 Specifications of the IntelliScope System Appendix A Collimating the Optics Appendix B Cleaning the Optics Appendix C Troubleshooting the Intelliscope System Appendix D Alignment Star Finder Charts Appendix E Constellation Abbreviations Appendix F ST Catalog m rom Figure 2 To remove the cardboard insert from atop the altazimuth base rot
99. ry mirror centered in the secondary mirror and the reflection of the secondary mirror and your eye centered in the reflection of the primary mirror as in Figure 27a If anything is off center proceed with the following collimating procedure The Collimation Cap Your StarBlast 6 6i comes with a quick collimation cap Figure 28 This is a simple cap that fits on the focuser drawtube like a dust cap but has a tiny hole in the center and a reflective inner surface The collimation cap helps center your eye over the focuser drawtube so that aligning the optical components is easier to achieve The reflective surface provides a distinct visual reference that is helpful in centering the mirror reflec tions Figures 27b through 27e assume that you have the col limation cap in place 28 Figure 28 The quick collimation cap which features an inner reflective surface helps in centering reflections of the optics in the focuser during the collimation process The Primary Mirror Center Mark You ll notice that the primary mirror of the StarBlast 6 6i has a tiny ring sticker marking its center This center mark allows you to achieve a very precise collimation you don t have to guess where the exact center of the mirror is NOTE The center ring sticker need not ever be removed from the primary mirror Because it lies directly in the shadow of the secondary mirror its presence in no way adversely affects the optical
100. ry disassembling then reassembling the azimuth encoder by disassembling the top and bottom baseplates 33 Appendix D Alignment Star Finder Charts NORTH X lt eo Z gt 28 o DIZE COMA BERENICES e E Denebola SPRING Early March Late March Early April Late April Early May Late May Early June Daylight saving time ORION c ES Betelgeuse 1 00 AM 12 00 AM 12 00 AM 11 00 PM 10 00 PM 9 00 PM 8 00 PM dusk seod x BON vadi D 18 l1 rs Jeddig 9 O o Denebola N w 12 55 tr ou m m TELESCOPIUM SOUTH Early June 2 00 AM Late June 1 00 AM Early July 12 00 AM Late July 11 00 PM Early August 10 00 PM Late August 9 00 PM Early September 8 00 PM dusk Daylight saving time 35 2 G D s 5 o S Sngsua 4 w Bac XELIN 0 o 0 WINN Vy 7 A SOUTH AUTUMN Early September Late September Early October Late October Early November Late November Early December Daylight saving time 2 00 AM 1 00 AM 12 00 AM 11 00 PM 9 00 PM 8 00 PM 7 00 PM ap M e 2 V lt e _ N I e om N 6 win N UN sueiod a N Za s gt a O BR i Ss YA s o e pee g 4 V9 4 S s X ES Be o lt os kaa KS 5 g W g So gt Wk B 9 gt K ze 9 o lt a 9 E e e 1 Y E o R I H H
101. s will keep the bolt from sliding down as you install the top baseplate which you will do in step 10 8 Place the azimuth encoder disk flat side down over the azimuth axis bolt and rest it on the bottom baseplate Make sure you ve got the correct encoder disk The azimuth encoder disk has a smaller center hole than the altitude encoder disk 9 Place the brass bushing onto the azimuth axis bolt so that the wide end of the bushing is closest to the encoder disk Seat the bushing onto the encoder disk so that the registration feature on the bushing goes into the hole in the encoder disk You may need to move the encoder disk around on the azimuth axis bolt a bit for the bushing to seat properly Note that for the IntelliScope version 27126 of this tele scope you will not need the long nylon azimuth bushing and Teflon bearing disk that you removed during the baseplate disassembly Figure 4 Those parts are only utilized for the non IntelliScope version of the StarBlast 6 9926 10 Carefully position the top baseplate over the bottom baseplate and lower it so the brass bushing goes up into Figure 9 To reassemble the baseplates tilt them only slightly as shown Do not place them on their side Use one wrench to hold the azimuth axis bolt head steady while turning the hex lock nut with the other wrench the center hole of the top baseplate Place the remaining fender washer onto the shaft of the azimuth axis bolt
102. screw on the dovetail base to secure the EZ Finder Il in place If it is present remove the thin plastic battery shield tab not shown from the battery casing prior to use and discard it Install the Eyepiece Rack The eyepiece rack can be installed so that it can be removed or so it is permanently attached Place the large portion of the eyepiece rack s keyhole mounting slots over the two pre installed Phillips head screws on the side of the altazimuth base then slide the rack downward If you want to be able to remove the rack for transport or storage of the telescope be sure the screws are loose enough so you can lift the rack and remove it from the base through the large opening of the keyhole If you wish to permanently attach the rack to the 11 base tighten the two screws with a screwdriver until the rack is secured in place Insert an Eyepiece Remove the small cap covering the focuser drawtube and loosen the two eyepiece locking thumbscrews on the drawtube collar Insert the chrome barrel of the 25mm Sirius Pl ssl eye piece into the focuser and secure it with the thumbscrews You can place the 10mm Sirius Pl ssl eyepiece in the eyepiece rack for use later Congratulations Your telescope is now fully assembled Remove the dust cap from the front of the telescope when it is in use Replace it when you are finished observing 6 Preparing to Use Your Telescope This section applies to both the StarBlast
103. se known as the Whirlpool Galaxy The first arrow is pointing right and gives a number of 34 The second arrow is pointing up and displays the number 12 This means that the telescope tube should be moved to the right clockwise and up When you are close to M51 the numbers will be displayed in tenths as is shown in Figure 26b When the numbers reach zero Figure 26c the telescope will be pointed right at the Whirlpool Galaxy It is easiest to move the telescope in one direction at a time say altitude until the corresponding number reached 0 0 Then move the scope in the other direction azimuth until that number also reads 0 0 If the object selected to view is currently located below the horizon the word HORIZON will flash before the guide arrows are displayed Choose another object to view C Locating the Planets By far the most popular objects for viewing after the Moon are the planets Since the other eight planets in our solar system are also orbiting the Sun they do not appear in fixed positions in the night sky like deep sky objects and stars do Because of this the controller requires you to input the date before it can find the planets To find planets with your IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator use the following procedure 1 Press the Planet button on the controller 2 TheLCD screen will display a date similar to the following 3 The number after the word DATE will be flashing and re
104. sors on the encoder board the second two digits represent the amplitude from the other sensor on the encoder board The numbers are in hexadecimal base 16 digits Therefore A in hexadecimal represents 11 in decimal B represents 12 in decimal C represents 13 D repre sents 14 E represents 15 and F represents 16 When moving the telescope in altitude or azimuth you will note that 25 each of the digit pairs rises and falls None of the digit pairs should ever go above F3 If they do then the encoder disk is too close to the sensors on the encoder board This will gener ally not happen in altitude but can happen in azimuth If you notice that the first or second digit pair on the second line of the display goes above F3 then try loosening the lock nut on the azimuth nut of the base by about 1 16 turn If this does not work you will need to disassemble the azimuth encoder azimuth encoder disk brass bushing and azimuth encoder board and reassemble it carefully according to the assembly instructions If you notice that the two digit pairs on the first line are going above F3 then there is a problem with your altitude encoder assembly More than likely the altitude encoder disk is bent The three digit number displayed after the digit pairs on each line is the radius for each encoder This number should not go above about 125 or below about 30 If it
105. t rotate the optical tube upward until the rear end ring comes in contact with the vertical stop knob Place the car penter s level across the top of the optical tube Figure 24 Is Jam nut Vertical stop L bracket gt Figure 22 Once the vertical stop is adjusted and set initially pointing the optical tube vertically is as easy as rotating the tube until the bottom end ring contacts the vertical stop knob as shown Make sure the middle of the end ring not the rounded bottom edge contacts the vertical stop knob it level If so thread the jam nut tight against the back of the L bracket to secure the vertical stop knob in that exact posi tion If the top of the optical tube is not level thread the vertical stop bolt in or out as needed until the top of the tube is level when the end ring comes in contact with the vertical stop knob Then secure the vertical stop bolt in place with the jam nut Once the vertical stop bolt is accurately adjusted it should not need adjustment again The base does not need to be level for the IntelliScope system to function properly the base only needs leveling when initially setting the vertical stop Simple Two Star Alignment After setting the vertical position of the optical tube a simple two star alignment process is all that is needed to ready the IntelliScope system for operation This is a great simplification from many other computerized systems which require you to
106. t corner of the LCD screen with the guide arrows in the upper right The lower left will show the constellation the object resides in and the star s name You can get more information on the star selected by pressing the Enter button The second line of the LCD screen will then cycle information about the object you are viewing such as its celestial coordinates R A and Dec magnitude brightness and a brief description When you are finished viewing the selected star you may scroll to another star in the ST catalog by using the arrow buttons or you can select another ST catalog star to view by pressing the Star button and pressing Enter once CATALOG is selected G Tours of the Best Objects The IntelliScope controller offers guided tours of the best and brightest celestial objects visible in the sky each month There are 12 monthly tours each consisting of 12 preselect ed objects The tours are an easy and fun way to locate and observe the finest wonders of the heavens They are a great place to start for a beginner who is unfamiliar with the night Sky or for a more experienced observer who wants to revisit some old favorites or show friends or family what s up on a given evening Starting a Tour To start an IntelliScope tour press the Tour button at any time after you have aligned the IntelliScope system The LCD screen will display SKY TOUR and a flashing three letter des ignation for the month Scroll through
107. tary nebula irregular ST727 52644 20 12 6 00 52 6 8 Su Aql 3 double star equal magnitude ST728 RS 20 13 4 38 7 6 5 iji Cyg 22 variable star ST729 52658 20 13 6 53 07 71 5 Cyg 2 double star ST730 Omicron1 ADS 20 13 6 46 7 3 8 Cyg 21 star 13554 V 695 SIG RT 20 17 1 21 3 8 9 i Cap 22 variable star ST732 Alpha 20 17 6 12 5 4 2 44 Cap 21 star 1733 RT 20 17 7 39 1 6 Sgr 22 variable star ST734 P 20 17 8 38 02 3 Stellar Cyg 22 variable star 1735 Alpha 20 18 0 12 32 3 8 m Cap HZ quadruple star ST736 52671 20 18 4 55 23 6 4 Cyg 2 double star SIST U 20 19 6 47 9 5 9 5 Cyg 22 variable star ST738 Dabih Beta 20 21 0 14 8 3 4 3 Cap 2 double star ST739 39 39 20 23 9 132 2 44 5 Cyg 21 star ST740 Peacock Alpha 20 25 6 56 7 1 9 Pav 21 star ST741 pi 20278 18 13 8 S Cap 9 double star magnitude contrast ST742 Omicron SHJ324 20 29 9 18 35 6 1 19 Cap 2 double star ST743 2716 49 20 41 0 132 18 55 3 Cyg 9 double star magnitude contrast 1744 V 20 41 3 48 2 77 Cyg 22 variable star ST745 Deneb Alpha 20 41 4 45 17 1 3 R Cyg 21 star ST746 52726 52 20 45 7 30 7 4 2 6 Cyg 2 double star ST747 Gamma 20 46 7 16 07 4 3 10 Del 2 double star ST748 Lambda ADS 20 47 4 36 5 49 0 9 Cyg 4 double star challenge 14296 ST749 3 20 47 7 05 0 4 4 Aqr 1 red variable star ST750 763 20 48 4 18 11 6 7 16 Cap 2 double star Number Name Other RA Dec Mag Sep Con Code ST751 4 ADS 20 51 4 05 6 6 4 0 8 Aqr 4 double star challenge 14360 ST7
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109. ter it and adjust the EZ Finder Ils alignment again When the object is centered in the eyepiece and on the red dot the EZ Finder II is properly aligned with the telescope Figure 19 simulates the view through the EZ Finder Once aligned the EZ Finder II will usually hold its alignment even after being removed and remounted Otherwise only minimal realignment will be needed Replacing the EZ Finder 11 Battery Replacement 3 volt lithium batteries for the EZ Finder are available from many retail outlets Remove the old battery by inserting a small flat head screwdriver into the slot on the bat tery casing Figure 18 and gently prying open the case Then Figure 19 The EZ Finder Il superimposes a tiny red dot on the sky showing right where the telescope is aimed carefully pull back on the retaining clip and remove the old bat tery Do not over bend the retaining clip Slide the new battery under the battery lead with the positive side facing down and replace the battery casing 7 Observing With Your Telescope This section applies to both the StarBlast 6 9926 and StarBlast 6i IntelliScope 27126 Specific instructions on how to use the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator with the StarBlast 6i IntelliScope are provided in the section entitled Using the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator Choosing an Observing Site When selecting a location for observing get as far away as possible from direct artif
110. th their corresponding holes in the baseplate Insert the screw tip into the pre drilled starter hole and screw it in with a Phillips screwdriver until just tight The screw should not be fully tightened it should be tight but not tight enough to prevent the encoder board from moving in its slot 5 Place the wave spring between the azimuth encoder board and the bottom of the top baseplate as shown in Figure 7 Position the wave spring so that it aligns precisely with the central hole in the baseplate Now that the azimuth encoder is installed on the underside of the top baseplate be sure not to set the baseplate down on a flat surface as doing so could damage the encoder Rather set the baseplate with attached vertical side panel assembly on its side for now 6 Place one fender washer on the azimuth axis bolt followed by the short nylon bushing Then insert the bolt through the central hole from the underside of the bottom Under side of bottom baseplate Head of azimuth axis bolt and fender washer P YAA Figure 8 Placing a piece of duct masking or packing tape over the hex head of the azimuth axis bolt will keep it from dropping downward when you replace the top baseplate onto the bottom baseplate baseplate Make sure the short nylon bushing seats up into the hole 7 Now temporarily place a piece of duct tape masking tape or packing tape over the head of the azimuth axis bolt Figure 8 Thi
111. th your telescope will be a learning experi ence Each time you work with your telescope it will get easier to use and celestial objects will become easier to find There is a big difference between looking at a well made full color NASA image of a deep sky object in a lit room during the day time and seeing that same object in your telescope at night Magnification Limits Every telescope has a useful magnification limit of about 2X per millimeter of aperture This comes to 300X for the StarBlast 6 Some telescope manufacturers will use misleading claims of excess magnification such as See distant galaxies at 640X While such magnifications are technically possible the actual image at that magnifica tion would be an indistinct blur Moderate magnifications are what give the best views It is better to view a small but bright and detailed image than a dim unclear oversized image One can merely be a pretty image someone gave to you The other is an experience you will never forget Objects to Observe Now that you are all set up and ready to go one critical deci sion must be made what to look at A The Moon With its rocky surface the Moon is one of the easiest and most interesting targets to view with your telescope Lunar craters marias and even mountain ranges can all be clearly seen from a distance of 238 000 miles away With its ever changing phases you ll get a new view of the Moon every night The best ti
112. the New General Catalog NGC and the Index Catalog IC Many of the objects in the Messier catalog also have NGC catalog designations The Messier Catalog The Messier catalog contains 110 galaxies nebulas and star clusters identified by the famous French astronomer Charles 20 Messier and his colleagues in the late 1700 s These are some of the most popular celestial attractions observed by amateur astronomers To view an object from the Messier catalog press the M but ton Then enter the number of the Messier object you wish to view using the numeric buttons and press the Enter button For example to view Messier 57 also known as the Ring Nebula you would press the M button then press the 5 button then press the 7 button followed by the Enter button If the number of the Messier object you wish to view contains three dig its it is not necessary to press Enter after inputting the third digit The object s catalog designation will be shown in the upper left corner of the display screen with the guide arrows in the upper right The lower left will display the constellation the object resides in and the object s common name if it has one or a brief description of the object Move the telescope in the corresponding directions shown by the guide arrows to locate the object You can get more information about the selected object by pressing the Enter button The second line of the LCD display will then cycle informati
113. the months by using the arrow buttons until you reach the present month then press the Enter button The LCD screen will then display the first tour object for the selected month in the lower right of the screen with the guide arrows in the upper right Use the guide arrows to point the telescope and you will soon be observing the first astronomi cal showpiece of the month You can get more information about the current tour object by pressing the Enter button The second line of the LCD screen will then cycle the following information about the object you are viewing its celestial co ordinates R A and Dec magni tude brightness size in arc minutes or seconds and a brief text description When you have finished viewing the first tour object for the selected month you can continue the tour by pressing the up arrow button to find the next object You can exit the tour at any time by pressing any one of the other function buttons on the controller Since several months tour objects are visible in the night sky at one time feel free to select a month before or after the current month These tour objects will likely be visible also Remember however that viewing objects below 40 or so from the horizon will not give the best view due to atmospheric distortion and usually light pollution If you are finding that objects in the selected tour month are too close to the horizon you should choose a month following the selected
114. the secondary mirror holder until the reflection of the primary mirror is as centered in the secondary mirror as possible It may not be perfectly centered but that is fine for now Then tighten the three small alignment set screws equal ly to secure the secondary mirror in that position Adjusting the Secondary Mirror s Radial Position Like the axial position the secondary mirror s radial position was set at the factory and will probably not need any adjusting or if it does you ll typically need to do it only once By radial position we mean the position of the secondary mir ror along the axis perpendicular to the focuser drawtube as shown in Figure 30 This position is changed by adjusting two of the spider vane thumb nuts as shown Loosen one thumb nut then tighten the opposite one until the secondary mirror is centered radially in the drawtube Do not loosen the thumb nuts too much to avoid having them completely unthread from the ends of the spider vanes Also when making this adjust ment be careful not to stress the spider vanes or they could bend Adjusting the Secondary Mirror s Rotational Position The secondary mirror should face the focuser squarely If the mirror appears to be rotated away from the focuser the mir ror s rotational position will need to be adjusted Again this adjustment will rarely if ever need to be done Grip the sides of the secondary mirror holder with your fingers Then using a Phillips
115. then thread the hex lock nut onto the end of the bolt and tighten it only finger tight for now Note that the brass bushing protrudes slightly above the surface of the top baseplate This is by design 11 Tilt the assembled base at a slight angle as little as possible and remove the tape from underneath the bottom baseplate Now with one wrench or pliers hold the head of the azimuth axis screw still while turning the hex lock nut with the other wrench Figure 9 Tighten the hex lock nut just until the top fender washer is no longer loose then tighten the hex nut 3 16 to 1 4 turn beyond that This ensures proper spacing between the encoder disk and the azimuth encoder board 12 Attach the encoder connector board to the side panel Place a wood screw into each of the four holes of the connector board and then a washer onto each screw Sliding the washers all the way down on the screw shaft should help keep the screws from falling out while installing the board Still the installation may take a bit of dexterity so don t get frustrated if it takes a couple tries Align the screw tips with the four pre drilled holes in the side panel so that the modular jack fits into the rectangular cutout Then thread the screws into the holes with a screwdriver See Figure 10 Figure 10 Installing the encoder connector board There is a washer on each screw between the encoder board and the side panel 13 14 15 To attach the al
116. titude encoder board and altitude encoder disk you must first remove the telescope mounting bracket Rotate the altitude axis tensioning knob counterclockwise and remove it completely You ll see two flat washers and a ball bearing ring remaining on the mounting bracket s shaft To remove them you have to rotate the outer washer counterclockwise to unthread it from the bolt shaft then slide the ball bearing ring and inside washer off of the shaft Now remove the telescope mounting bracket from the side panel Insert the compression spring into the hole just below the hole for the altitude axis bolt on the inside surface of the side panel When inserted as far as it will go the spring will still protrude from the hole by several millimeters Figure 11 Now you will install the altitude encoder board Place two wood screws through the mounting holes in the board and then place two washers over the screw tips as shown in Figure 12a Thread the screws into the pre drilled mounting holes with a Phillips screwdriver until the board is secured making sure that the large hole in the encoder board is aligned with the hole in the side panel and the board is pressing squarely against the compression spring that you installed in the previous step Figure 12b The screws should not be fully tightened they should be tight but not tight enough to prevent the altitude encoder from moving up and down within the slots in the encoder board Com
117. tton the controller will give a continuous readout of the telescope s current R A and Dec coordinates This can be helpful and powerful in a number of ways You can easily find any object in the night sky if you know its right ascension and declination coordinates Grab any star atlas choose any object you wish to view be it faint gal axy or random star and jot down its coordinates Then once you have aligned the IntelliScope system you can point the telescope to that location by simply pressing the FCN button and moving the telescope until the R A and Dec coordinates displayed match the coordinates of the object you wish to view You can also press the FCN button at any time to display the current R A and Dec coordinates of whatever you are cur rently viewing A common use for the FCN button is to locate transient objects such as comets and asteroids To find these objects you will need to learn their coordinates from astronomy resources such as Astronomy or Sky amp Telescope magazines or a reliable astronomy website Comet and asteroid positions will change from night to night so entering the current coordi nates into the user defined database is generally not useful After pressing the FCN button the R A and Dec coordinates corresponding to the center of the telescope s field of view are displayed on the first line of the LCD screen The lower left of the screen indicates the current constellation the telescope is poi
118. utting the fourth digit The object s catalog designation will be shown in the upper left corner of the LCD screen with the guide arrows in the upper right The lower left will show the constellation the object resides in and the object s common name if it has one or a brief description of the object will be shown in the lower right Move the telescope in the corresponding directions shown by the guide arrows You can get more information about the selected object by pressing the Enter button The second line of the LCD display will then cycle information about the object you are viewing such as its celestial coordinates R A and Dec magnitude brightness size in arc minutes or arc seconds and a brief scrolling text description When you are finished viewing the selected NGC object you may scroll to another NGC object by using the arrow buttons or you can select another NGC object to view by pressing the NGC button again The Index Catalog The Index Catalog or IC contains 5 386 objects discovered in the decade or so after the NGC catalog was first published This list contains objects similar to the NGC but IC objects are typically fainter and more difficult to observe To view an object from the IC catalog press the IC button Then input the number of the IC object you wish to view using the numeric buttons and press the Enter button For example to view the Flaming Star Nebula which is listed as IC405 you would p
119. utton The M refers to the mean magnitude of the variable star To go to the next variable star in the select ed constellation simply press the up arrow button The guide arrows will now direct you to the next variable star in the con stellation If there are no more variable stars available in that constellation a variable star from the next constellation in alphabetical order will be displayed To select another constel lation in which to view a variable star press the Star button select VARIABLE and press Enter Catalog ST Stars The ST catalog contains all of the stars in the IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator s database This catalog has 837 of the most interesting stars to view in the night sky The full list of stars appearing in the ST catalog is printed Appendix F Generally the best way to use the ST catalog to observe stars is first to peruse Appendix F and then note the catalog number of the star you wish to observe To select an ST catalog star to observe press Enter after selecting CATALOG from the Star button choices The LCD screen will then display the letter ST with three digits blinking after it Now input the ST catalog number of the star you wish to observe and press Enter If the ST catalog number of the star you wish to view contains three digits it is not necessary to press Enter after inputting the third digit The object s ST catalog designation will be shown in the upper lef
120. utton again F Locating Stars The IntelliScope database contains 837 stars Stars always appear like tiny points of light Even powerful telescopes can not magnify a star to appear as more than a point of light You can however enjoy the different colors of the stars and locate many pretty double and multiple stars You can also monitor variable stars from night to night to see how their brightness changes over time To view a star press the Star button on the controller The LCD screen will then display the word STAR with the word NAMED flashing next to it From this screen use the arrow buttons to choose from NAMED DOUBLE VARIABLE and CATALOG Named Stars The named stars are the brightest in the night sky These are the stars that the ancients gave proper names to like Arcturus or Mizar To select a named star press Enter after selecting NAMED from the Star button choices You can now use the arrow but tons to scroll through the list of named stars The stars are listed in alphabetical order Once you have found the named star you would like to observe the guide arrows will direct you to move the telescope to the star s position The upper left corner of the LCD screen will show the named star s ST catalog number the IntelliScope s entire ST catalog is printed in Appendix F for easy reference and the lower left shows the constellation in which the star resides Pressi
121. ver several days while others may take several months to noticeably change It is fun and challenging to watch a star s magnitude change over time Observers typically com 22 pare the current brightness of the variable star to other stars around it whose magnitudes are known and do not change over time To select a variable star to observe press Enter after selecting VARIABLE from the Star button choices The LCD screen will then display the word VARIABLE with a flashing three letter constellation designation after it Now select the constellation in which you would like to view a variable star Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list of constellations If you are unsure which constellation the three letter designation repre sents refer to Appendix E Once you have selected the con stellation press Enter A variable star in that constellation will now appear on the LCD screen along with the guide arrows to lead you to the variable star The current constellation is shown in the lower left and the variable star s name is in the lower right Note Variable stars typically have names like Eta Greek let ter designation or a letter designation like R The full names for these variable stars are actually linked to the constellation they reside in For example in the constellation Aquila these stars would be Eta Aql and R Aql For more information about the variable star selected press the Enter b
122. view which shows a larger area of sky in the eyepiece This makes finding and centering an object much easier Trying to find and center objects with a high power narrow field of view eye piece is like trying to find a needle in a haystack Once you ve centered the object in the eyepiece you can switch to a higher magnification shorter focal length eye piece if you wish This is recommended for small and bright objects like planets and double stars The Moon also takes higher magnifications well The best rule of thumb with eyepiece selection is to start with a low power wide field eyepiece and then work your way up in magnification If the object looks better try an even higher magnification eyepiece If the object looks worse then back off the magnification a little by using a lower power eyepiece What to Expect So what will you see with your telescope You should be able to see bands on Jupiter the rings of Saturn craters on the Moon phases of Venus and many bright deep sky objects Do not expect to see color as you do in NASA photos since those are taken with long exposure cameras and have false color added Our eyes are not sensitive enough to see color in faint deep sky objects except in a few of the brightest ones Remember that you are seeing these objects with your own eyes in real time using your own telescope That beats looking at a picture in a book or on a computer screen in our opinion Each session wi
123. y is required to install the components of the IntelliScope system on the altazimuth base In fact you will first have to disassemble a portion of the base to remove a couple of parts and install others that are necessary for the IntelliScope system of function properly Installation of the IntelliScope System on the Altazimuth Base The assembly requires a small and a medium sized Phillips screwdriver and two adjustable crescent wrenches You can substitute a pair of pliers for one of the adjustable crescent wrenches You will also need a small 4 or so piece of duct tape masking tape or packing tape When tightening screws tighten them until firm but be careful not to strip the threads by over tightening Begin by placing the pre assembled altazimuth base on the floor or a table For steps 1 11 refer to the schematic illustra tion in Figure 3 for correct placement of components 1 To prepare the base for the installation of the IntelliScope system components you must first disassemble the top baseplate from the bottom baseplate To do this use one adjustable crescent wrench or a pair of pliers to hold the hex head of the azimuth axis bolt steady on the underside of the bottom baseplate while using another adjustable crescent wrench to turn the hex lock nut on the other end of the bolt Remove the lock nut and metal fender washer and set them aside Now carefully separate the two baseplates In addition to the azimuth axis bolt
124. you should refer to This Month s Sky Summary in the Learning Center section of our website telescope com Venus Jupiter and Saturn are the brightest objects in the sky after the Sun and the Moon Your StarBlast 6 6i is capable of showing you these planets in some detail Other planets may be visible but will likely appear star like Because planets are quite small in apparent size optional higher power eyepieces are recom mended and often needed for detailed observations Not all the planets are generally visible at any one time JUPITER The largest planet Jupiter is a great subject for observation You can see cloud bands on the disk of the giant planet and watch the ever changing positions of its four largest moons lo Callisto Europa and Ganymede SATURN The ringed planet is a breathtaking sight when it is well positioned The tilt angle of the rings varies over a period of many years sometimes they are seen edge on while at other times they are broadside and look like giant ears on each side of Saturn s disk A steady atmosphere good seeing is necessary for a good view You will probably see a bright star close by which is Saturn s brightest moon Titan VENUS At its brightest Venus is the most luminous object in the sky excluding the Sun and the Moon It is so bright that sometimes it is visible to the naked eye during full daylight Ironically Venus appears as a thin crescent not a full disk when at its pe
125. ystem Powering the Controller Install the included 9 volt alkaline battery in the battery com partment on the back of the controller Make sure the positive and negative terminals are oriented as indicated by the labels next to the terminals in the battery compartment To turn the controller on firmly press the Power button The LED lights will activate and the LCD screen will display its introduction message The intensity of the illumination can be adjusted by repeatedly pressing the Power button There are five levels of LED brightness Choose a brightness level that suits your con ditions and needs Dimmer settings will prolong battery life To turn the controller off press and hold the Power button for a few seconds then release it To conserve battery life the controller is programmed to shut itself off after being idle for 50 minutes So make sure to press a button at least once every 50 minutes if you do not want the controller to turn off If the controller does turn off you will need to perform the initial alignment procedure again If the LCD screen and the buttons backlighting automatically begin to dim it s time to change batteries 16 Coil cable jack RS 232 jack Backlit liquid crystal display Illuminated pushbuttons User friendly keypad Figure 21 The Intelliscope Computerized Object Locator Initial Vertical Alignment After powering up the controller the top line

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