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good affordable barlow. need a recommendation

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17 years 3 weeks ago #53318 by fguihen
Im looking for a good 2X barlow for a 1.25' star diagonal. can anyone recommend one, that wont kill my credit card, that will soon be scorched by the purchase of a new mount?? the saying certainly is true, that a cocaine addiction would be more affordable than astronomy!

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17 years 3 weeks ago #53332 by dave_lillis
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I used to have a meade 126 2x shorty barlow, its cheap enough and showed surprisingly good views.

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17 years 3 weeks ago #53334 by michaeloconnell
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I spent some time reading up on barlows a couple of years ago and decided to go with the Celestron 1.25" Ultima barlow. Very good performer and still very happy with it. Won't break the bank either.

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17 years 3 weeks ago #53340 by JohnMurphy
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I'd agree with Michael, I use a Celestron Ultima barlow and have compared it to the Meade, I think the Ultima wins easily and is relatively inexpensive - around £40 I think.

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