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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Orion Highlight 5x Barlow, 1.25″ Review
Review of Orion Highlight 5x Barlow, 1.25″.
Price: 149.95 USD
Manufacturer: Orion
Orion Highlight 5x Barlow, 1.25″ – Product Warranty: One year
Product Type: Telescope Accessories > Barlows
When you need to crank up your telescope’s magnifying power, do it with a premium-quality HighLight Barlow. You’ll get power to burn, plus other optical benefits that make them a must-have accessory for your observing arsenal. HighLight barlow lenses are ideal for lunar and planetary observation, and for planetary imaging in combination with a solar system camera or webcam. They’re also great for extending the effective focal length of short-tube telescopes, to give them more magnifying power. The 5x HighLight (1.25″) provides a five-fold boost – it’s our most powerful barlow yet! HighLight barlows employ a sophisticated 5-element lens configuration engineered to render optically flatter, sharper images than standard barlows can render. The lenses are fully multi-coated to ensure high light throughput, and their edges blackened for improved contrast. The machined aluminum, anodized barrels are also blackened inside and glare threaded to prevent internal reflections. A non-marring compression ring secures the eyepiece in place. Slotted barrels prevent accidental slip-outs, and dual rubber grip bands on the housing ensure easy handling. HighLight barlows require no additional inward or outward focus travel. For a serious power pop with uncompromising performance, get a premium HighLight barlow. Then get ready to say “Woah!” One-year limited warranty.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50 Written by Administrator Tuesday, 13 July 2010 07:50
Orion Highlight 3x Barlow, 1.25″ Review
Review of Orion Highlight 3x Barlow, 1.25″.
Price: 139.95 USD
Manufacturer: Orion
Orion Highlight 3x Barlow, 1.25″ – Product Warranty: One year
Product Type: Telescope Accessories > Barlows
When you need to crank up your telescope’s magnifying power, do it with a premium-quality HighLight Barlow. You’ll get power to burn, plus other optical benefits that make them a must-have accessory for your observing arsenal. HighLight barlow lenses are ideal for lunar and planetary observation, and for planetary imaging in combination with a solar system camera or webcam. They’re also great for extending the effective focal length of short-tube telescopes, to give them more magnifying power. The 3x HighLight triples the power of any eyepiece it is used with. HighLight barlows employ a sophisticated 5-element lens configuration engineered to render optically flatter, sharper images than standard barlows can render. The lenses are fully multi-coated to ensure high light throughput, and their edges blackened for improved contrast. The machined aluminum, anodized barrels are also blackened inside and glare threaded to prevent internal reflections. A non-marring compression ring secures the eyepiece in place. Slotted barrels prevent accidental slip-outs, and dual rubber grip bands on the housing ensure easy handling. HighLight barlows require no additional inward or outward focus travel. For a serious power pop with uncompromising performance, get a premium HighLight barlow. Then get ready to say “Woah!” One-year limited warranty.
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Orion 2x 3-Element Apochromatic Barlow Lens Review
Review of Orion 2x 3-Element Apochromatic Barlow Lens.
Price: 185.95 USD
Manufacturer: Orion
Orion 2x 3-Element Apochromatic Barlow Lens – Product Warranty: One year
Type of Product: Telescope Accessories > Barlows
Besides doubling the power of any eyepiece, these premium-quality barlows feature 3-element, fully multi-coated lens designs that render exquisite images without introducing additional chromatic aberration. Images appear sharper and more color-correct than with standard, achromatic barlows. They’re especially good for high-power lunar and planetary observing and for boosting magnification in short-focal-length telescopes. Barrels are not threaded for filters.
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Orion Shorty 2x Barlow Lens, 1.25″ Review
Review of Orion Shorty 2x Barlow Lens, 1.25″.
Price: 43.95 USD
Manufacturer: Orion
Orion Shorty 2x Barlow Lens, 1.25″ – Product Warranty: One year
Type of Product: Telescope Accessories > Barlows
Give your scope a power boost! Orion’s Shorty barlow lens doubles the power of any eyepiece it’s used with. For about the price of a single telescope eyepiece or less, this practical accessory effectively doubles the number of eyepieces at your disposal. It gets its name from its compact size. The Shorty barlow lens is just 3″ long end to end – about half the length of a standard barlow lens. It’s short 1.25″-diameter barrel is just 1.6″ long, fitting easily in any 1.25″ star diagonal, so it’s great to use with refractors and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. In fact, it works with any type of telescope. The Shorty’s 2x amplifier lens is an achromatic glass doublet that’s multi-coated to ensure excellent light transmission. The machined and anodized aluminum housing is internally baffled to eliminate unwanted reflections and increase contrast. Barrel is threaded to accept filters.
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