THE BAADER BBHS-SITALL SILVER DIAGONAL
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THE BAADER BBHS-SITALL SILVER DIAGONAL
by WilliamPaolini
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 as both non-T2 (pictured) and T2-threaded in 2" and...
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why I have purchased the BBHS 2" Star diagonal, which has cost me more than the old Sky-Watcher Synta 6"
I am happy to have the Baader BBHS Star Diagonal,
JG
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Thanks Bill!
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Thank you for the review Bill.
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Celestron CPC1100 SCT....Celestron Evolution 8 SCT...TeleVue-85 apo...SkyWatcher ST150 achro..ST102 achro..ST80 achro.
Celestron AVX...Orion Atlas EQ-G...SkyTee-2...Twilight-1.
Baader BBHS prism and mirror diagonals + Vernonscope quartz 1.25"
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Same here. 2" BBHS mirror forSpyderwerX wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:24 pm The 2" BBHS mirror is indeed an amazing unit. Between it and the Baader T2 (Zeis spec) prism, I don't even consider anything else.
Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
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EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Delos, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
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That's my plan, and I'm sticking to it.Bigzmey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:47 pmSame here. 2" BBHS mirror forSpyderwerX wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:24 pm The 2" BBHS mirror is indeed an amazing unit. Between it and the Baader T2 (Zeis spec) prism, I don't even consider anything else.DSOs and Baader T2 (Zeis spec) for planets, doubles and Moon.
Celestron CPC1100 SCT....Celestron Evolution 8 SCT...TeleVue-85 apo...SkyWatcher ST150 achro..ST102 achro..ST80 achro.
Celestron AVX...Orion Atlas EQ-G...SkyTee-2...Twilight-1.
Baader BBHS prism and mirror diagonals + Vernonscope quartz 1.25"
EPs: TeleVue oldie (NJ) & modern Plossls, Widefields, and Naglers + 3-6 zoom & Brandons 6-32.
Astronomik, Lumicon & Baader filters..
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Bigzmey wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:47 pmSame here. 2" BBHS mirror forSpyderwerX wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:24 pm The 2" BBHS mirror is indeed an amazing unit. Between it and the Baader T2 (Zeis spec) prism, I don't even consider anything else.DSOs and Baader T2 (Zeis spec) for planets, doubles and Moon.
So true! I have both and yes, although pricey, once you have them you just never look back as nothing really better IMO.
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Thanks, once more for a thoroughly masterful examination and comparison. You do us all a great service.WilliamPaolini wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:17 pm ... 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 as both non-T2 (pictured) and T2-threaded in 2" and...
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