1.25" Orion Astrophotography Flip Mirror
by Orion
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Review & Description
Rather than having to take numerous photos to locate and focus your target, the Flip Mirror lets you do those things visually with an eyepiece. An internal mirror deflects the incoming light 90 degrees up into the eyepiece. A helical fine focus mechanism on the eyepiece holder lets you set the eyepiece focus to be parfocal with the camera. Then, once you've focused the object in the eyepiece, a flip the side lever drops the mirror to allow the light to enter the camera, rendering a sharp, focused CCD image. The Imaging Flip Mirror was designed specifically for use with StarShoot Deep Space imagers and similarly sized CCD cameras, for which it provides full sensor illumination. Male T-threads on the unit's metal housing allow direct attachment of the CCD camera body. The housing itself connects to a telescope's 1.25" focuser or adapter via the nosepiece, which alternatively can be removed to expose T-threads for direct coupling. The nosepiece is threaded for 1.25" filters. As convenient as it is for CCD imaging, the Imaging Flip Mirror also lets you enjoy visual observation when you want to take a brief break from shooting pictures. Maybe you want to catch an eye-full of that bright planet before it sets. You can do so without having to dismantle your camera setup! Why not streamline your astro-imaging routine and take an occasional break to enjoy the views while you're at it? Get the Imaging Flip Mirror today!
Product Details
- Brand: Orion
Features
- The Orion Flip Mirror makes framing and focusing celestial objects for CCD astrophotography as easy as flipping a switch!
- Find and focus your target visually through an eyepiece, instead of tediously taking multiple test pictures
- Once you've focused the eyepiece view, just flip the lever and you're ready to capture a CCD image through an attached astrophotography camera
- Designed specifically for use with StarShoot Deep Space Imaging cameras and similarly sized astrophotography CCD cameras
- Accepts 1.25" telescope eyepieces (sold separately), features T-thread ring for imaging camera or camera-adapter attachment
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