djpaul Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 can you recommend one for me please send a link if you know of one to suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, djpaul said: can you recommend one for me please send a link if you know of one to suit You'll love the ease and convenience of observing with a quality Amici prism. The following is ideal, though there are even better ones up to about £600, but I don't think you'd notice the difference! ? I think Mick (Doc) uses this one, I have the previous version of this without the clicklock. Wish I had the clicklock though. ? https://www.teleskop-express.de/shop/product_info.php/info/p5502_Baader-2--90--Erecting-Amici-Prism---correct-image.html I just changed that link, got the wrong one, they don't seem to do the clicklock sorry. Edited November 28, 2018 by Tweedledee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 i will treat myself to one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 11 minutes ago, djpaul said: i will treat myself to one If you can find the clicklock version available elsewhere, you might like that even better. They where about the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) I will look hope to find one Edited November 28, 2018 by djpaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 For now somebody on another site has suggested filling in the safety lug on the televue electrical type tapewith tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Decisions decisions. The tape idea sounds like just a temporary fix, and you'd probably need to keep replacing the tape. In my opinion you'd enjoy that scope more if you had a correct image prism, and still would probably notice no difference in quality from the Televue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 If you fancied buying this budget version, I'd be very interested in your review of it... ? https://www.rothervalleyoptics.co.uk/baader-2-90-degree-amici-erecting-prism.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Lol. I don't think so..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Okay. I have been advised that these particular 2 inch diagonals are more suited to terrestrial viewing. And you got get sharp focus on stars. So for now I have purchased a second-hand diagonal from abs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 Havent bought the secondhand diagonal. Had a thought. Attach a baader clicklock to the focuser and attach my televue everbrite diagonal to clicklock? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 6 hours ago, djpaul said: Okay. I have been advised that these particular 2 inch diagonals are more suited to terrestrial viewing. And you got get sharp focus on stars. So for now I have purchased a second-hand diagonal from abs. There are a lot of cheap Amici prisms around that have a poor reputation on quality, but these are in a different league. In theory, a good mirror diagonal should be better, because you are doing less with the light passing through it. I swapped mine numerous times with a quality mirror diagonal and couldn't tell the difference, except that the correct image was so much more convenient to use. djpaul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djpaul Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 May try one in the summer time. It's clear tonight. Managed to get my televue diagonal to bite on to the focuser. Left it out for 30 mins . Popped in my 26mm wide field. Wow. Nice sharp image Very happy with the W,O.73 zenithstar. Looking forward to taking it to a dark site on a better evening. Nice and small .well built scope. Easy to carry . Absolutely fab. Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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