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shams42
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Reged: 01/05/09
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Loc: Pittsboro, NC
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Re: Contrast Enhanced Diagonal
01/20/09 09:17 AM
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I'm in the market for a 2" diagonal to replace the 1.25" one that came with my telescope. I assume my stock diagonal has relatively poor reflectivity. Do you think I would be better off with a CED2 for planetary and DSOs, or a more general-purpose brighter 2" diagonal and a filter, such as a Baader semi-APO, for planetary and lunar viewing?
To restate, do you think the CED2 would be brighter on DSOs than my stock diagonal? I don't have a lot of aperature to spare (4.7"). Is it a good compromise piece, or would I be better off with something else?
As a newbie, I've viewed mostly DSOs so far, but this partly reflects the relative unavailability of planetary targets right now. I don't yet have a sense of what my "specialty" will become.
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10" Deep Space Observer dob
6" C6 SCT
LXD75 and AT Voyager mounts
TMB Planetary 9mm 7mm 5mm
Nagler 13mm T6
Panoptic 24mm
Canon 12x36 IS binoculars
Edited by shams42 (01/20/09 11:52 AM)
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