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FIELD TEST: THE NOH CT-20 ALT-AZ MOUNT
Fig 1: Close up of the NoH CT-20 Alt-Az (Altitude-Azimuth) mount configured with a Vixen-style saddle.
Image Credit: Author.
1. OVERVIEW
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2021].
The NoH CT-20 Alt-Az (altitude-Azimuth) mount is a product offering...
Read more...MONO & BINO VIEWING WITH THE BAADER MORPHEUS 17.5MM EYEPIECE
Fig 1: The Baader 17.5mm Morpheus configured with the eye guard extension (left) and with the eye guard removed (right)
1. Overview
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2018] Baader markets their Morpheus line as “high-end” 76° apparent...
Read more...BAADER MORPHEUS 4.5mm thru 14mm FIRST LIGHT REVIEW
Fig 1: Baader’s new Morpheus eyepieces -- precision optics, light weight, comfortable, engaging, and photo-visual ready.
1. Overview
[NOTE - This product evaluation of the 4.5, 6.5, 9, 12.5, and 14 Morpheus was conducted in 2015; the 17.5 Morpheus became available...
Read more...FIELD TEST OF THE BAADER MAXBRIGHT II BINOVIEWER
Fig 1: The Baader MaxBright II Binoviewer package. Note that the T2 Cap Nut Connector
is attached and capped on the binoviewer in this image. Image Credit: Author.
1. Overview
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2020] The new Baader MaxBright II Binoviewer,...
Read more...Mirror vs. Dielectric vs. Prism Diagonal Comparison
Back Row ( 2" )
Baader Zeiss Prism, Takahashi Aluminum Mirror, Astro-Tech Dielectric, Baader Dielectric, Astro-Physics MaxBright Dielectric
Center Row ( 1.25" )
Baader T2 Zeiss Prism, VERNONscope Enhanced Silver Mirror, Takahashi Prism, Tele Vue Everbrite Dielectric
First Light with the Prototype 8x42 Space Walker 3D Binoculars
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2016] The Space Walker 3D Binoculars are a continuation of the 3D technology innovated by Russ Lederman of 3D Astronomy (www.3dastronomy.com). Like the 3D technology used in the L-O-A...
Read more...THE BAADER BBHS-SITALL SILVER DIAGONAL
Fig 1: LEFT - Baader 2" BBHS Silver; CENTER - Astro-Physics 2" MaxBright Dielectric; RIGHT - Baader 2" Zeiss Prism.
1. Overview
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2016] The new Baader Broadband Hardened Silver (BBHS) diagonal, available...
Read more...FIELD TEST: CARL ZEISS APOCHROMATIC & SHARPEST (CZAS) BINOVIEWER
Fig 1: The CZAS Binoviewer with included accessories: Baader 1.25" ClickLock eyepiece holders, Zeiss Bayonet, Baader T-2 Quick Changer, and Baader 1.25" nosepiece. Image Credit: Author.
1. Overview
[NOTE - This product evaluation was conducted in 2021] This...
Read more...USING FILTERS FOR LUNAR/PLANETARY OBSERVATION
1. Overview
[This assessment was conducted in 2020] For the vast majority of my astronomical observing life, over 50 years, I have never used filters of any kind for planets or otherwise. But after half a century of reading the extraordinary claims by manufacturers and observing organizations...
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