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#1 aux

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Posted 23 January 2025 - 07:01 PM

i just used two 90 degree [prisms] mirrors for each side and rotation adjusts the IDP while maintaining optical path

 

https://www.printabl...zar-bino-hadley

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Posted 23 January 2025 - 11:06 PM

The intermediate set of prisms do not look parallel — wouldn't that defeat merging the images?

Looks to be very innovative. Is the design concept yours?



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Posted 23 January 2025 - 11:39 PM

Very interesting project, but two prisms on each side deff provide some false colours.

I would replace them with two mirrors diagonals.

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Posted 24 January 2025 - 08:51 AM

The intermediate set of prisms do not look parallel — wouldn't that defeat merging the images?

Looks to be very innovative. Is the design concept yours?

as long as the 90 degree prisms are perpendicularly oriented, I don't think there should be any rotation introduced to the path the light takes, and letting the first set of tertiary prisms (the ones closer to the scope) be non-parallel allows for adjustment of IDP

 

The base design concept is my own, but the design aesthetic and non-printed parts are all based off of The Hadley by Maff: https://www.printabl...sy-assembly-hig [114mm DIY Newtonian]


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Posted 24 January 2025 - 08:56 AM

Very interesting project, but two prisms on each side deff provide some false colours.

I would replace them with two mirrors diagonals.

thanks for the tip!! Im currently working on a faster version with 2in focusers, will definitely implement diagonal mirrors for the new design!



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Posted 24 January 2025 - 03:04 PM

i just used two 90 degree prisms for each side and rotation adjusts the IDP while maintaining optical path

 

https://www.printabl...zar-bino-hadley

woops, i am remembering now that i ended up using mirrors instead of prisms for this 1.25 in version, prisms were more expensive




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