How critical, in terms of adding to the experience, will be to also buy a 2x Barlow with this scope?
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It's really not critical to have a Barlow lens but it's nice. When I first got my telescope, I just used the lens take came with it. Later on, I purchased a Barlow lens and some filters. With these items, I was able to see better details. Now I wish I had a bigger telescope. I guess just like any other hobby it depends on how much can you afford to spend. You might want to try to hook up with a astronomy group some night and see for yourself before you decide.
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I personally dont own a barlow but ive heard its best to not get one and just to get a more powerful lens
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Hi Charles, No, you would have too much magnification. I would get a 10x 20x 40x scope that is used for coins and other solid objects. they are also usually less expensive :)
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Also I think you can look up bdc conversions on Google. Its a great scope for the money. I've owned quite a few rifle and scope setups and this one on my tikka t3 has been my favorite and most useful across the board so far. Haven't found a use for the illuminated reticle yet but its cool to have.
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S&b it's in a class in itself. I don't have any complaints with my hdmr scope. It's not as clear as the s&b but I don't see have the price to get the S&b.
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The size of the scope tube is not the only critical issue. The size of your objective lens also comes into play. If they are 40mm or less it will be fine. Even 42 mm should work out. If it is 44 to 52 mm, you will have a problem.
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Hey Iggy,Since I wrote, I did end up with the 8" Dobsonian Intelliscope. The answer is, the Orion scope is nicely balanced and with a little practice, you can get good at tracking objects by hand. With a 10mm eyepiece and 2X Barlow, which is a magnification of 240x on the 1200mm scope, you need to move the scope about every 20 seconds or so. You still need a motor driven mount if you plan on taking photographs, though.
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Thank you for your inquiry. That barlow will work with the XT10 but you may find that you are only able to use it to look at very bright objects like the moon. I would recommend something less powerful, like our 2x or 3x barlows.
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i would go with this one. either this one or go up one level (littmann ranks its scopes by sensitivity). use their website to determine which one you want, and then amazon to find the best price
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The eye piece view is crisp and clear, had problems at first getting them to focus but playing with them I found that if I use my 2x Barlow lens the focus was great, so if you think this might be a problem I would suggest you take this advice when choosing your lenses. I ordered two 12mm lenses to go with the bino viewer and it cut it down to a 6mm because of the 2x Barlow.
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The corrector is a "reducer" which means it's purpose is to take in more of the sky.The barlow's purpose is to magnify the portion of sky.So putting them both on the scope is defeating each of their purposes.Use only the barlow if you want GREATER magnificationand use the reducer/corrector when you want more light (for dim objects) and less magnification
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I think the 10mm & 20 mm eye piece comes with the telescope, & a basic laser finder, you may find it more enjoyable to order a 2x barlow extension, That mostly makes it a complete setup for the quality the scope
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A barlow provides 2x or 3x the magnification of your regular eyepieces. This lens is adjustable between 8mm and 24mm simply by turning the piece. In essence, this eyepiece could replace your regular eyepiece. Before I purchased this zoom lens, I had 2 separate eyepieces of 9mm and 25mm. I no longer use those and just use this adjustable zoom lens. I still use my separate Barlow lens which enhances this zoom lens by 3x. Hope this helps!
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You're welcome...it's a great scope for the price as long as you get a "new" one. Take care.
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You can get eye pieces that provide more magnification but for the XT4.5 it won't enhance your viewing. I would instead get a Barlow lens to double the 2 you already have as I found the 10mm w/ Barlow is much better than buying something like the 6.5mm I picked up. In fact, I find I use the 25mm w/ the Barlow more than I do the the 10mm.
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Not sure, choose the most detrimental of the two & contact the company directly , then go ahead & buy this inexpensive scope and remember to record the person's name at cliffs for the warranty.
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Hi, a barlow 3x is a very good acquisition. For both stunning moon's surface details or planetary observations (Saturn will pop up at the size of your pupil, what means great observation of rings). You have a 1,000mm focal length telescope. With a 10mm eyepiece, that means 100x power. With a barlow 3x, that means 300x power. Without a motorized mounting, that is the limit for observation (motion due to earth rotation is too fast with such reduced field of view). A barlow 2x will give you very good views of Saturn with more comfortable observation (more time to focus and keep eyes on). On my refractor, which is not neither APO nor ED, barlow 5x gives no resolution, due to chromatic aberration and other effects. So, barlow 5x, which, in your case, means 500x, may be not so good, due to same reason. The image is quite large but both impossible to keep on view field (due to rotation) and nothing more clear than a blurred image, due to lack of resolution in my telescope. I hope this helps.
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Yep, lots of problems with the OEM scope. I am currently looking to put a simple rail system on it to avoid the ring issue.