· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Announcements and News >> Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Olivier Biot Amused Reged: 04/25/05 Loc: 51°N (Belgium) Review of the TEC eyepiece turret       #4818380 - 09/20/11 02:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Review of the TEC eyepiece turret By Tom Bryant Post Extras:       Bart Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/28/06 Loc: Somewhere near Charlottesville... Re: Review of the TEC eyepiece turret [Re: Olivier Biot]       #4818595 - 09/20/11 04:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice review, makes one think of the possibility of owning one. But, they ain't cheap, that's for sure...... Post Extras:       jrbarnett Eyepiece Hooligan Reged: 02/28/06 Loc: Petaluma, CA Re: Review of the TEC eyepiece turret [Re: Olivier Biot]       #4818774 - 09/20/11 06:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tom: Thanks for the write-up. I have one of those gadgets too and really enjoy it. Recently, through parfocalizing I've come up with all kinds of additional mischief I can get into with the turret (such as conducting tricksy "semi blind" tests regarding color tone and/or transmission of different eyepieces). One thing I would add to your excellent write up is this: I've compared the scatter properties of the TEc turret mirror to many other mirrors and prisms, including my A-P Maxbright by measuring green laser contact spot diameters. The TEC mirror has the least scatter (smallest contact spot) of any mirror I tested, and is even superior to some of the prisms I've tested in this regard. A very nice addition. - Jim Post Extras:       highfnum Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/06/06 Loc: NE USA Re: Review of the TEC eyepiece turret [Re: jrbarnett]       #4818955 - 09/20/11 08:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   good article rebirth of an old unitron item Post Extras:       Jim Curry Pooh-Bah Reged: 10/29/07 Loc: STL Re: Review of the TEC eyepiece turret [Re: highfnum]       #4825993 - 09/24/11 10:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I purchased one several years ago and put a suite of ortho's in it. When my ortho collection grew I bought another TEC for that much used brand just to avoid the extra handling. Other than cash flow considerations there's minimum depreciation in ownership. THey're very high quality. In terms of weight, a 5 ortho ep loaded TEC turret weighs about what a 31N with diagonal weighs so other than stabilizing the OTA while making the switch, there isn't any other balancing issues to deal with. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  droid, iceblaze  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 2102 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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