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Originally Posted by simmo
Nice one Morton.
Pity about the fungus. Hope you can clear it up.
I love my orthos and they are my main weapons in the dob. I find the detail stands out more as there is less light and distraction from surrounding objects.
Best thing the value is quite good too.
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Figured out how to take it apart and gave it a clean. Looks like I got most of it off. Will test tonight on Jupiter.
My initial impression was that he ortho was sharper than the Nagler on Jupiter and on a couple of double stars I checked out (Alpha Centauri and Acrux). Contrast may have been slightly better, or maybe that was just the sharpness.
I also compared it to my 15mm Ultrascopic and 12.5mm Ultima (both with 2x Barlow) and the contrast of the ortho was quite superior.
Do orthos play well with Barlows or do they lose something when you do that? I'd like one around 5mm but that would mean awfully short ER. More tempted to try a 9mm with Barlow. What do you think?