Omegon Flip Mirror 1.25 inch

Omegon Flip Mirror 1.25 inch: Observe and photograph without conversion

In planetary photography, finding the object is often harder than photographing it: the small sensor of a planet camera shows only a fraction of the field of view. A flip mirror solves that. With the mirror up, you look through the eyepiece and center the object; flip the mirror away, and the light falls directly onto the camera.

This is how you switch between searching and recording in a second, without rebuilding the eyepiece and camera and without losing the object.

Two exits, one light path

The eyepiece output on top accepts 1.25-inch eyepieces, the straight passage ends in a T2 thread for the camera. Both can be positioned so that the eyepiece and camera are parfocal: in focus in the eyepiece is also in focus on the sensor.

Built-in helical focuser

The built-in helical focuser fine-tunes the eyepiece side, allowing you to precisely set the parfocal point and then never having to search again.

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For lunar and planetary photography with planetary cameras on telescopes with 1.25-inch or T2 connection. Include the optical length of 75 mm in the back focus.

For whom yes and for whom no

• ✓ Planet photographers who want to center the object quickly
• How to switch between visual and photographic without retooling
• ✓ Owners of cameras with small sensors
• ✗ Deep-sky photography with large sensors: a flip mirror is unnecessary
• ✗ Setups with less than 75 mm back focus

Specifications

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