Orion goscope 70 User Manual
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5. Insert the 20mm eyepiece into the diagonal (remove the
caps from the eyepiece). Secure the eyepiece with the
thumbscrew on the diagonal.
thumbscrew on the diagonal.
6. Connect the EZ Finder II reflex sight to its bracket on the
telescope tube. Loosen the two knurled silver thumbscrews
on the reflex sight, and slide its base onto the rail on top
of the bracket. The reflex sight should be oriented on the
GoScope as shown in Figure 4. Retighten the knurled sil-
ver thumbscrews so the EZ Finder II is firmly connected to
its bracket.
on the reflex sight, and slide its base onto the rail on top
of the bracket. The reflex sight should be oriented on the
GoScope as shown in Figure 4. Retighten the knurled sil-
ver thumbscrews so the EZ Finder II is firmly connected to
its bracket.
7. Re-connect the tripod’s quick-release shoe, now with the
GoScope attached, to the tripod. Push the quick-release
lever to allow the shoe to seat onto the tripod head.
lever to allow the shoe to seat onto the tripod head.
Your telescope is now fully assembled and should resemble
Figure 1.
Figure 1.
using the tripod
The tripod allows motion of the telescope either left-to-right
(azimuth) or up-and-down (altitude) (Figure 5). To move the
telescope in azimuth, first loosen the azimuth lock knob
(Figure 1). You do not need to completely loosen this knob,
(azimuth) or up-and-down (altitude) (Figure 5). To move the
telescope in azimuth, first loosen the azimuth lock knob
(Figure 1). You do not need to completely loosen this knob,
as having some tension makes pointing the telescope easier.
To move the telescope in altitude, first rotate the tripod handle
(Figure 1) counterclockwise. Again, do not completely loosen
the handle, or the telescope will move too freely and become
difficult to point.
Once the telescope is pointing where you wish, you can re-
tighten the azimuth lock knob and rotate the handle clockwise
to lock the tripod position into place.
For additional tripod height, you can extend the elevator shaft
of the tripod. First loosen the elevator shaft lock knob, and use
the hand crank to raise or lower the telescope to the desired
height (Figure 1). Tighten the lock knob firmly when done.
The tripod also has a third axis of motion, as the telescope
can be rotated 90° to the left about the axis parallel to the
telescope’s body. Because this is a photo tripod, this fea-
ture allows you to rotate a camera from portrait to landscape
mode. This feature will rarely, if ever, be used with a tele-
scope. However, if you wish to rotate the telescope in this
way, first loosen the third axis lock knob (Figure 6), make your
adjustment and retighten the knob.
To move the telescope in altitude, first rotate the tripod handle
(Figure 1) counterclockwise. Again, do not completely loosen
the handle, or the telescope will move too freely and become
difficult to point.
Once the telescope is pointing where you wish, you can re-
tighten the azimuth lock knob and rotate the handle clockwise
to lock the tripod position into place.
For additional tripod height, you can extend the elevator shaft
of the tripod. First loosen the elevator shaft lock knob, and use
the hand crank to raise or lower the telescope to the desired
height (Figure 1). Tighten the lock knob firmly when done.
The tripod also has a third axis of motion, as the telescope
can be rotated 90° to the left about the axis parallel to the
telescope’s body. Because this is a photo tripod, this fea-
ture allows you to rotate a camera from portrait to landscape
mode. This feature will rarely, if ever, be used with a tele-
scope. However, if you wish to rotate the telescope in this
way, first loosen the third axis lock knob (Figure 6), make your
adjustment and retighten the knob.
Figure 3.
The knurled ring of the diagonal connects to the
threads on the rear of the GoScope. To change the viewing angle,
loosen the knurled ring, rotate the diagonal, then retighten the ring.
loosen the knurled ring, rotate the diagonal, then retighten the ring.
Figure 5.
The GoScope tripod moves about two axes of motion:
altitude (up-and-down) and azimuth (left-to-right).
Figure 6.
The tripod’s third axis of motion is rarely, if ever, used.
Figure 4.
The EZ Finder II reflex sight.
Knurled ring
Altitude
Azimuth
Third axis
lock knob
Altitude
adjustment
knob
Azimuth adjustment
knob
Power knob
Battery
cover