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- In Baader-Planetarium@yahoogroups.com, "Tim" <tim_patton_1999@...>
wrote:
Mike , I guess I should have tried it in the 2" Williams Optics
Carbon Fiber Diagonal I received today in the mail. It doesnt get
close to touching the mirror.
>
> --- In Baader-Planetarium@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Swanson"
> <swanson.michael@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Tim,
> >
> > Do you mean the Hyperion 8mm eyepiece? The 2" barrel is the
black
> part
> > right above the 1.25" barrel. In other words, nothing to change,
> just put
> > it in the diagonal. You do need to check to insure it won't
> protrude too
> > far and contact the mirror. If it will, Baader sells rings that
> prevent
> > that. See the Files section of our Yahoo Group:
> > http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Baader-Planetarium/files/
> > Then "Baader Documentation", "Hyperion Eyepieces" and finally the
> document
> > "Hyperion Illustrated Instructions.pdf" for more details. You
> probably also
> > want to look at "Hyperion and Zoom Brief Instructions.pdf".
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Mike Swanson
> > Author of "The NexStar User's Guide"
> > Author of "NexStar Observer List"
> > http://www.NexStarSite.com
> >
> Thanks Mike , I'm new to this.Yes It's an 8mm Hyperion. I ordered a
> 24mm but they sent me the wrong one. I was thinking about keeping
it
> and ordering a 24mm. I just received a CPC 1100 Scope and havn't
even
> had it out yet. It's been cloudy and rainy everyday since it
arrived.
> What I was confused about was if I should unscrew and remove the
1.25
> portion of the eyepiece.
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Baader-Planetarium@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Baader-Planetarium@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 1:01 PM
> > To: Baader-Planetarium@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Baader-Planetarium] 1.25 - 2" Eyepieces
> >
> > I have seen this question asked before but nobody has answered it
> > clearly yet. How do you change a Baader Eyepiece to 2inch from
1.25
> > inch? Do you need to replace the 1.25" sleeve with a 2"sleeve?
> >
> >
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