Secondary Spiders

I have a dob mounted newtonian that I've been working on. I've replaced the primary with one I bought from Mark Harry and that made a huge difference. The scope is/was a Celestron Star Hopper and has a single (1/4" thick) secondary stalk. I am wondering if I would benefit from changing that to either a regular spider support or a one of the hybrid curved supports? Does the really thick support degrade the image more so than normal ones?

I also plan on flocking the tube and getting a higher quality secondary so any suggestions for a source are welcome as well.


Clear skies, Robert.

Hi Robert! Check out the Protostar spiders and secondaries. First rate stuff and first rate people to deal with. You might have to wait a little to get your order but it's worth it. They have flocking paper too.
Bill