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Lightweight 2" wide field EP?

Started by williamichang, 03/17/2005 08:38PM
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Posted 03/17/2005 08:38PM Opening Post
William Chang
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I'm looking for a decent 2", around 25-32mm wide field EP with enough eye-relief for eyeglasses. The scope is an excellent featherweight 4" f/6.5 achromat so I'd like to keep the total weight down. I have a 32mm TeleVue Wide Field (listed at 1.1 lb) but would like something even lighter. Any suggestions?

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Posted 03/18/2005 09:59AM #1
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How about the GTO Proxima 31?

http://www.handsonoptics.com/ep_gto.html

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Posted 03/20/2005 03:52AM #2
William Chang
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Thank you all for the great suggestions!

Yes each of these should knock 1/2 pound off the Borg compared to 32WF. The 4" OTA with turret/diagonal but no EP is just over 3 lb. I hope to piggyback the Borg on a 6" f/15 Mak on the NexStar 8 mount...

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