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Trying again (no help here) Diagonal quality ??

Started by Midnight Sun, 11/21/2006 04:42PM
Posted 11/21/2006 04:42PM Opening Post
Has anyone had any experience with the 2" Astro-Tech Dia. I have have viewed the TV Everbrite and AP Maxibrite and saw excellent images.... the latter were in the $200. range, the AT is under $100.00. thanks for any input.. John M

Posted 11/21/2006 05:50PM | Edited 11/21/2006 07:50PM #1
John,

I just received a 2" Astro-Tech dielectric diagonal for refractors and am very pleased. I have had all the rest over the years and the Astro-Tech is very well made. It looks like a WO and is made from a single piece of aluminum. Both the 2" ep port and 1.25" ep adapter use a brass compression ring.

I believe the enhanced mirror version is the same build quality (again, the same as the WO). I bought the dielectric version simply because the coatings are more rugged and can be cleaned more easily.


Randy Roy