My generic 80mm short tube has extremely low color at even 120x. When I look thru the eyepiece tube racked to normal focus position, I'm sure some of the outer edges of the objective are hidden from view. The old focuser stop down trick I guess. I could hacksaw the last inch of the focuser off, This would give me more light for deep sky but more chroma. Should I just live with it or hack it off?
Question on 80mm short tube
Started by spaceman13, 05/02/2004 03:20PM
Posted 05/02/2004 03:20PM
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Posted 05/03/2004 12:43AM
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Great info Dan. I will give that a try. When I put my 6.4mm and barlow in I was expecting the Jimi Hendrix experience. Jupiter was a bit soft and the view was better at 85x but no purple from hell. The moon held up at 120x easy and I do not even think all the lense surfaces are coated! Any more comments anyone?
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