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Old 04-01-2013, 09:53 PM
maxwolfie (Greg)
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Originally Posted by doppler View Post
I have a 8" f6 newtonian and had to move the primary mirror forward to get prime focus, but then found that some eyepieces would not focus for visual.

A 2x barlow lens and t mount worked on mine without moving the primary mirror, ok for imaging the moon and planets but it doubles the f ratio and a bit slow for deep sky imaging.

Cheers, I might have to try the barlow. I don't think I tried it last time!

EDIT: Could you explain where your barlow was placed compared to the rest of the optical train? I know you can put it in a few places. Sorry I am still reasonably new to this! Your help is appreciated.
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