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Old 05-08-2005, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by janoskiss
I have the Orion Shorty Plus. It does a decent job. I don't have anything to compare it to but there are a number of things I can pick on. Internal reflections on brighter targets (like Jupiter or bright stars), or with brighter objects not in but near FOV, are obvious. .
Reflections can happen between the barlow and the eyepiece you insert into it. The quality of coatings of both come into account. I dont have any problems with reflections with my Pentax eyepieces in this barlow.

I have compared the shorty plus to a 2 inch GSO barlow and the shorty plus came out noticeably ahead in sharpness and with much less light scatter.
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