ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS SkyQuest XT6 9806 Instruction Manual

15, E. Deep-Sky Objects Under dark skies, you can observe a wealth of fascinating deep-sky objects; that is, objects that reside outside of our solar system.These include gaseous nebulas, open and glob- ular star clusters, and a variety of different types of galaxies. The large apertures of SkyQuest XT …

11, Aligning the Secondary Mirror With the collimation 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, in the direction parallel to the length of the t…

14, 14 Once you’ve centered the object in the eyepiece, you can switch to higher magnification (shorter focal length eyepiece), if you wish. This is especially recommended for small and bright objects, like planets and double stars. The Moon also takes higher magnifications well. Deep-sky obje…

9, ORION TELESCOPES & BINOCULARS SkyQuest XT6 9806 9 1200mm = 48x 25mm The magnification provided by the 10mm eyepiece is 1200mm = 120x 10mm The maximum attainable magnification for a telescope is directly related to how much light its optics can collect. A telescope with more light-collecting area, or aperture, can yield higher magnifi- cat…

2, Secondary mirror with 4-vane spider (not shown) Navigation knob Right side panel Front brace Handle Top baseplate Ground baseplate 2 Figure 1. The SkyQuest XT Dobsonian (XT6 pictured) Finder scope Finder scope bracket Eyepiece Focus knob Optical tube Altitude side bearing CorrecTension Fri…