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Re: Prism Diagonal
      08/29/08 03:27 PM

I mentioned this in one of the many threads about this, but not sure if you saw it. I tried using my old Meade prism on Jupiter several nights ago, and while seeing wasn't good enough to draw any conclusions about color or detail, it did make me remember one of the reasons I changed to mirror diagonals years ago, there was an extra reflection dancing around, which I assume is bouncing back from the top surface of the prism.

I haven't seen anyone else comment on this, so perhaps it's unique to my prism or high-power eyepiece choice (TV Radians).

Mike

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* Prism Diagonal asaintAdministrator 08/28/08 08:00 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   09/29/08 09:34 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Fomalhaut   08/30/08 03:24 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal highfnum   08/30/08 04:54 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Mr Onions   08/30/08 05:17 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   09/02/08 09:12 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal slyke   08/28/08 01:52 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/28/08 02:16 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/28/08 03:07 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Scott BeithAdministrator   08/28/08 03:23 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/28/08 03:37 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal proud uncle   08/28/08 04:50 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/29/08 08:53 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Dylan Gladstone   08/29/08 10:56 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/29/08 11:26 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Dylan Gladstone   08/29/08 12:06 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal dothead   08/29/08 12:29 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/29/08 02:39 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal hudson_yak   08/29/08 03:27 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/29/08 04:06 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Veridian   08/29/08 10:19 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/29/08 05:17 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal hudson_yak   08/31/08 11:50 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/28/08 05:01 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal proud uncle   09/04/08 05:31 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   09/05/08 01:59 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal rustynailz911   09/05/08 09:33 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   09/08/08 08:49 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Jim Rosenstock   09/02/08 10:06 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal helpwanted   08/28/08 11:17 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal David E   08/31/08 08:16 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Daniel Mounsey   08/31/08 10:34 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/29/08 12:09 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Scott BeithAdministrator   08/28/08 02:53 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Jim Rosenstock   08/28/08 09:51 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/28/08 10:14 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal jumpingjackflash   09/02/08 08:03 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal sdufoer   09/04/08 08:20 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal David E   09/04/08 12:51 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   09/04/08 12:39 PM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Bradley B   09/08/08 10:57 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/28/08 11:07 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Clive Gibbons   08/28/08 11:15 AM
. * Re: Prism Diagonal Glassthrower   08/28/08 12:02 PM

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