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Old 01-04-2014, 09:58 AM
astro744
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Originally Posted by Varangian View Post
who wants mess around in the dark screwing on barlows to the negative lens of a 12mm when you can just purchase a decent 6mm ep for roughly the same price?
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Originally Posted by OzStarGazer View Post
Well, you can also attach the Barlow to the eyepiece before starting your session. This way you don't have to mess around AND you can use the Barlow with any eyepiece before any session...
A Barlow slips into the focuser just like any other eyepiece. The eyepiece then slips into the Barlow like it does into the focuser. If you are using Barlows that screw onto the bottom of eyepieces (I'm not aware of any but I'm sure they exist) I would be using a different Barlow. You cannot go wrong with the Tele Vue 2x in either 1.25" or 2".
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