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Maybe I will try the 4.5 & 6.5 again with the extension ring to see if I can get a more comfortable viewing position. To be fair to the 4.5mm, I don't seem to have any issues with this. It's just the 6.5 I find a bit awkward. I was probably being over harsh in the 14mm not being clear to the field stop. It is only really close to the edge it becomes apparent, so more like the last 5% as you said Jiggy. I am also a big fan of all things Baader. I've been waiting for my 47mm 2" click lock extension since last Wednesday. Blooming royal snail... 😂😁

Hi Mike. I have recently picked up the Baader X2.25 short barlow. I haven't had much chance to use it yet but will give it a go with my 14mm this will give me a similar power to the 6.5 with the more comfortable eye relief. Cheers Baz

So we find out who the lucky owner of this scope is. I viewed it many times and thought about reuniting it with the ar102 I picked up from.@Commanderfish

Hi KP82 - Very interesting to read that you feel the same about the 6.5mm, especially as you also have experience with other high end EP's. I was expecting the 4.5mm to be a bit fussy aswell, However the eye relief seems to be ok. Anyhow at least my thoughts have been backed up, I thought maybe I was going round the bend.

Evening @Dantooine In response to you question in the "show us your ep case thread" I started a reply then realised it was getting quite long winded, I decided to start a thread on the Morpheus range to get other members input on them also. I was only telling my wife last night that I am now very content with my EP's Much to her relief! I quite like to the sound of a UFF APM for my lower power viewing. Something like the 30mm but other than that im sorted 🙂 I am using the Baader collection in two scopes, My 300p dob & Bresser ar102 frac. The 17.5mm is a very fine EP, no doubt you would have read many members comments preaching about it. It gives a very sharp image up until the field stop. The FOV is also very impressive, Particularly in the Short ar102 - For example I can get the majority of M45 into the AR102 FOV. It is also interesting to note how much smaller the 17.5mm is compared to the rest of the range, Even the next in range (14mm) is much larger. The 14mm gives a very enjoyable x107 in my 300p -personally I find this a nice low power which is quite versatile for a number of targets. It is not as sharp to the field stop as the 17.5mm - Roughly the last 10% (at most) starts to get a little fuzzy. But like the 17.5mm it has a very large FOV and is generally nice and sharp, in both scopes. Most people seem to prefer the 12mm which I do not own. The 9mm is my personal favorite ( I haven't told the others though 😁 ) It is my go to EP for the 300p giving x167, Great views and clear to the field stop. again the fov is excellent. I rate this ep very highly, Just beating out the 17.5mm With all of the above ep's I have been using the supplied ring extension for the eye cup. I found the eye relief much better with this applied making all of them very comfortable to view through. Things certainly start to tighten up a bit on the FOV front with the 6.5mm - I have tried using the extension ring for comfortable viewing, However I find it gains a black ring around the outer edge of the field when installed, If i am not mistaken this is vignetting? (SP!) I do find the 6.5mm more difficult to use than the rest of the range (this includes the 4.5mm for some reason?! I would love to know why, I just find the eye relief a bit fussy with this ep, I have to have my eye placed in a specific position to view properly. It gives me x230 in the 300p which doesn't get a huge amount of use in this scope - it does give me x92 in the ar100 though so I use it quite often in this scope. the image is generally very good, conditions permitting. The 4.5mm gives me a huge x333 in the 300p and I have only used it on the moon so far in this scope. again no extension ring due to the vignetting? Like the 6.5mm the FOV is tighter than the other focal lengths but but generally the image is good & enjoyable. It is worth noting you do get some edge of field brightening with this EP, If i hadn't have read about it on these forums I may have not noticed it, However I went looking for it after reading about it. Maybe sometimes ignorance is bliss and I would have never noticed with my lack of experience. The 4.5mm hit that nice power zone in the ar102 of x133 I have used it a couple of times briefly but the weather hasn't been ideal for it. Regarding contrast, I know this is not strictly down to the EP, however star colours have been wonderful in the frac, I was very surprised at the beautiful Blue of Sirius, Orange of Big B, and white of Procyon. colours and contrast are certainly improved in the little frac with these eps over the dob. The dob does a wonderful job at going for the deep space objects, Horses for courses. The main reason I moved from the BST star Guider range up to the Morpheus range was the eye relief comfort and huge 76 degree AFOV - It was like looking through a window when I viewed though my 1st morph, The 14mm. Nothing against the star guiders of course, They are excellent ep's for the money, However I was hooked on the Wide field of view and very comfortable relief. Sorry for the long drawn out response, I bet you wish you never asked now 🙂 I would certainly like to hear more feedback from more experienced members with the Morpheus range, I know @Louis D @Don Pensack are knowledgeable, And might be able to tell me why I struggle viewing with the extension rings in place on the 6.5 & 4.5mm @Jiggy 67 might also be able to give us a comparison of the 12mm & 14mm - I would certainly be interested to know how they both fair. I might have to upset the wife and tell her there is one more Morpheus I would like to buy 🙂 Regards Baz Disclaimer - I have not had the pleasure of looking through the other "Black & Green" ep range as this might bring my "contentness" to an abrupt end 🙂

Great set you have there. I appreciate you have a pair of 18mm EP's for the binos but a 17.5mm Morph would still sit in you set beautifully 🙂 a fantastic low power wide FOV ep.

I am also waiting impatiently for the postlady to rock up with my click lock today!!

I am not having much joy with our council. Sent two polite emails with pics of the offending lights and still no reply. To make matters worse our council hasn't even managed to join the rest of the country in the 21st century and install led lighting yet. We still have the sodium lights and the sky is a shade of orange. My folks live 2 miles away and have led street lighting as they are under a different borough and the sky is noticeably darker where they are. Baz

A Canon 250d for my wife. She would like to get some nice pics of the kids and the garden. I may have to look into what accessories I will require to connect the 250 to the 300p 😁

Fantastic report Neil. Where abouts is your dark site? It looks great. Do You know how dark it is? I am looking forward to attempting some galaxy's later this year when I get to a bortle 3 location.

"show us your bongos" thread incoming 😁 They are 6" and 7" in diameter. That might help put the diagonal into perspective, it's a big old lump compared to the standard 1.25" supplied that's for sure. I've just fitted it, can't wait to try it shortly 👍

I'm a very lucky boy today. I managed to source a prestine 2nd hand 2" William Optics diagonal. Thanks to all that helped me decide on a 2" Oh and my bongos arrived to! And another surprise, A clear sky for all hopefully, what a beautiful day! 👍

Hi Amaury Hope all is well and you are enjoying the 200p I can confirm what Ricochet says about the 1.25 to 2" click lock adapter in the standard 2" focus tube. It does in fact tile slightly. I spent a lot of time using my concentre to try and align the secondary mirror in the circles on my 300p. I couldn't get them to align at all. It turned out that when I took the 1.25 to 2" click lock adapter out and replacedit with the standard 1.25 to 2" adapter I got the mirror to align perfectly. I am now considering purchasing a 2" click lock to put my 1.25 to 2" reducer in, that way I know the optical train is in line. I think I will need a 47mm 2" click lock to replace the standard extension. Hope this helps a bit. baz

Sounds like a great solution Craig. Do you have any pics?

Here is a shield I knocked up out of some card and left over flocking material for the little fella. Not the best but again certainly improved the contrast.

For a time I used an AstroZap Dew Shield on my then 8" dob. It certainly helped eliminate stray light from the neighbours. and I could see an improvemen in contrast also as I asked my wife to remove the shiled while I was at the EP. The only downside I personally found was the length of the shield did make the front end of the scope heavy enough to unbalance it on certain occasions. I have been looking around for something similar to @John for my 12" dob but I believe this Astro Essentials?? model is no longer produced. I feel that the half circular shiled would help with the balance more. there is actually a light shield on FLOS web page but it is a lit of money for what it is and I personally dont like it asthetically. I was just yestreday looking for some dark mat black material and velcro to maybe try and make my own. Cheers

The Bresser hex focuser is all dual speeded up. Very nice and smooth 😃

Thanks for all your advice and input folks. I am definitely going to look for a 2" diagonal now instead. The Baader models look very nice but are big bucks. Any other suggestions

Hi Jiggy Thank you for the advise. I know what you mean about the Baader click lock system, they certainly reassure you that them morpheus eps are safely in place. I have the 1.25 click lock which I use in my dob. I wonder if I could utilise this in a 1.25 WO durabright - Are you keeping yours or are you considering selling? If so drop me a pm as I would be interedsted. Thank you Baz

I think with all the good sky conditions last night all thw pros were out observing and not on here! A little bump with my question is needed 😁

Hi all, I am looking to upgrade my Bresser AR102s. I currently have the stock diagonal and was thinking of the William Optics dura bright when back in stock. The reviews seem very positive on this model but I am open to similar priced diagonals. Is it a worth while upgrade over the stock unit? https://www.firstlightoptics.com/diagonals/william-optics-125-dura-bright-dielectric-diagonal.html Cheers Baz 👍

Thats exactly what I was thinking. Its so steady this evening!

Tonights viewing has been the best in ages. I can't believe how steady the moon is. Everything I point the frac at is beautifully sharp. Very odd that the actual sky is really milky here and there's not a huge amount to see with the naked eye.

Great job on the mirror there Stu. Nice and clean, that scope looks a bargain for the price you paid! Hope you all get to enjoy the views it is capable of.

I managed a nice low power shot of the terminator last night also