Orion IMAGING FLIP MIRROR 5523 - Manual

IN 342 Rev B 02/09
Orion
®
Imaging Flip Mirror
#5523
Congratulations on your purchase of the Orion ® Imaging Flip
Mirror. Your Imaging Flip Mirror enables easy object acquisition,
centering, and focusing for your CCD camera. Easily switch your
telescope’s light path from your CCD camera to your eyepiece,
and visa-versa, without removing your camera or disrupting its
focus and orientation.
Parts List
Flip Mirror body, includes:
1.25" Eyepiece holder with helical focus mechanism
1.25" Nosepiece
Camera adapter with knurled lock ring
Camera adapter metal dust cap
Setting Up the Imaging Flip Mirror
The Imaging Flip Mirror is designed to accommodate your CCD
camera and eyepiece using the same telescope focuser. The
Imaging Flip Mirror comes fully assembled and ready to attach to
your telescope and CCD camera.
Attaching the Imaging Flip Mirror to a Telescope
The Flip Mirror is equipped with a standard removable 1.25" nose-
piece and female T-threads, ready to attach to most telescopes.
Using the 1.25" Nosepiece
If your telescope features a 1.25" focuser or adapter, the easiest
way to attach the Imaging Flip Mirror is by using the included 1.25"
nosepiece. Simply insert the nosepiece into your telescope’s 1.25"
eyepiece adapter and secure it by tightening the thumbscrew
(Figure 2).
Using T-threads
Some Orion telescopes feature focus adapters with exterior
T-threads. If you are using such a telescope, you can attach the
flip mirror body directly to the T-threads without using the 1.25"
nosepiece. Remove the 1.25" nosepiece. Then carefully attach the
flip mirror body to the T-threads. (Figure 3).
Attaching a CCD Camera to the Imaging Flip Mirror
All Orion StarShoot™ cameras, and most commercial CCD cam-
eras, have accessible T-threads which attach directly to the rear
side of the flip mirror body. Remove the nosepiece of your CCD
camera to reveal the T-threads. Attach the camera body to the flip
mirror body by rotating the camera clockwise until tight.
To change the camera orientation, unthread the camera counter-
clockwise only until you have reached the desired camera orien-
tation. Then turn the knurled lock ring counter-clockwise (when
facing the back of the camera) against the camera body until the
camera fits snug against the ring (Figure 4).
Eyepiece Use
The Imaging Flip Mirror should reach focus with nearly all 1.25"
eyepieces. Simply insert your eyepiece into the 1.25" eyepiece
holder and secure it with the eyepiece holder thumbscrew.
Figure 4. Use the knurled lock ring to secure the camera orientation.
Figure 3. Attach the flip mirror body directly to the focuser T-threads
by first removing the nosepiece.
Figure 2. Insert the Imaging Flip Mirror nosepiece into your
telescope’s 1.25” adapter.
Figure 1. The Imaging Flip Mirror and its components
1.25" Eyepiece holder with
helical focus mechanism
Focus lock thumbscrew
Removable 1.25"
nosepiece
Eyepiece holder
thumbscrew
Flip mirror lever
Nosepiece
Focuser T-threads
Kurled
lock ring
Camera adapter
with knurled
lock ring