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16 years 9 months ago #61033 by pj30something
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The star we call the sun doesn't look the same upside down.

Now you know why i want an erect diagonal.

Paul C
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16 years 9 months ago #61035 by Petermark
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The Erect Diagonal will make the sun spin the wrong way though.
Might be better off going to Australia.
Looking at it upside down down there is the same as looking at it the right way up up here.

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16 years 9 months ago #61037 by pj30something
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Now why didnt i think of that. Yes Australia here i come.

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16 years 9 months ago #61040 by JohnMurphy
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Paul,

Before you go buying one make sure you can use it with your scope. If you've got a newtonian reflector, then you may have problems bringing anything into focus (you'll have added an extra couple of inches to your focal length and I dont think the focusers on a reflector will handle that, wheras a refractor focuser is already designed to handle a diagonal. Erect image diagonals or any diagonal is really only suitable for reflectors and SCTs (I could be wrong if anyone cares to correct me?).

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16 years 9 months ago #61097 by pj30something
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My scope is a refractor. It's just an idea i'm throwing around. One of many.

Paul C
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