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#226 Highburymark

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Posted 24 August 2024 - 06:56 AM

Lovely Denis - look forward to your comparisons.
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#227 denis0007dl

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Posted 24 August 2024 - 06:56 AM

...and here is all prism setup (I love FAT prisms), thus not so clean and not so colourfree images:

 

Zeiss Aspheric Orthos 25mm (with usable field stop 27mm) + Baader Mark V (latest run) + Baader T2 Zeiss spec prism diagonal.

 

Very very  rarely used setup.

 

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Posted 02 September 2024 - 03:05 PM

Great views of the sun today. 

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#229 Doug Culbertson

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Posted 02 September 2024 - 04:09 PM

Great views of the sun today. 

Yep!

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#230 Shorty Barlow

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Posted 25 September 2024 - 01:12 AM

Nine years old and still going strong:

 

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#231 Kefka1138

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Posted 28 January 2025 - 06:21 PM

Dipped my toe into the world of binoviewing recently and really enjoy it so far. This sub-forum is a wealth of knowledge. Thanks to all for that!

 

My modest little setup consists of a modified Zeiss head mated to an old Lumicon diagonal, for use with my MAK guide scope. Performance is awesome so far. However, I haven't had sufficient time at the EPs with it to draw conclusions. A nice added bonus though, the added weight boosts the efficacy of the scope doubling as a counter weight to the 603!

 

I have pairs of Zeiss Pl 10x/18, W 10x/25, and a pair of 12.5x OPMI on the way (excited). The PL and W sets are impressive performers. I have Svbony's 1.25" converters too, but don't have any pairs yet. However, I may pickup another Pan, Nagler, or Ultima Series at some point. I'm in no hurry, as I'm working to optimize the chain first (need more field time).

 

I sourced the W pair on the cheap "as-is/for parts" - the seller claimed the barrels and lenses were loose. Turns out it was an easy fix. Appears as if someone attempted to disassemble them at some point and didn't follow the proper order of operations during assembly. Cleaned and reassembled the units properly and now they work perfectly! 

 

Anyway, thought I'd share. 

 

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#232 Dr Arnheim

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Posted 29 January 2025 - 06:53 PM

Bino

 


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#233 wrvond

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Posted 30 January 2025 - 05:34 AM

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Posted 21 March 2025 - 10:18 PM

More than ten years ago I was able to borrow a Televue Binoviewer.  I haven't used one since then, but I remember how much I enjoyed observing with it.  I've never owned a binoviewer myself.  Then, this afternoon these appeared on my club's listserv, and I was able to buy and collect this setup in under a hour.  I will use these on an Orion Starmax 127 Mak-Cass and on a 10" f5.6 Dobsonian reflector.  Completely chuffed!  Let the fun begin....

 

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Posted 22 March 2025 - 04:58 AM

My new addition:

 

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Below with added 1.6x nosepiece Barlow.

 

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#236 Shorty Barlow

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Posted 22 March 2025 - 11:59 AM

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Daylight trials. Above: Celestron BV plus 15mm Omni Plossls in conventional Baader T2 prism with the 127mm SW Maksutov. Below: 18mm Baader BCO's in BV with nosepiece Barlow in same set-up.

 

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This set-up fits into my Oklop case. Just about!

 

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Posted 08 April 2025 - 06:46 PM

Just finished my second poor man's set for the 703 with a 2" nose. Excited to get them under the stars!

 

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