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My modded VIP barlow


Piero

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As I use my VIP only in 2" / T2 mode, I don't need the 2"-to-1.25" reducer. That reducer is a well made one, but it is a reducer in the end. There is a downside if the top T2 is used: the brass ring locking a 1.25" eyepiece is in the light path and it can cause light scatter on bright objects (e.g. the moon). The reducer is also rather heavy. 

So, here the plan: replace the 2"-to-1.25" Baader reducer with 2" / T2 Baader nosepiece (part no. # 2408150). This weighs slightly less than half the reducer, does not have the issue of the brass ring, and allow me to use the reducer as such (e.g. with the dobson - I don't like the Moonlite reducer..). 

Another advantage is that the internal has a T2 diameter. As the VIP clear aperture is 28mm, there is some space on the internal wall which could be fitted with some black flocking material reducing light scattering even more. 

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And here with my zoom and Docter eyepieces connected via T2:

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