Right Angled Eyepiece for Polarscope

[Jiggy 67]

The below appears to be an interesting idea, has anyone got any experience of these???....I’m assuming they reverse the image which might make things a bit confusing??

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/adapters/astro-essentials-right-angled-eyepiece-for-polar-scopes.html

[Carbon Brush]

I have no experience of the adapter. My main mount is obsy fixed so the contortionist routine is not an every day routine.

An alternative to consider is a cheap webcam mated to the polar scope.
I have seen these mentioned somewhere. Sorry I don't remember a date or source.

David.

[almcl]

I have one, although I can't remember if it came from FLO. 

It doesn't reverse (or invert) the image. 

It saves me sitting on wet grass when I have neglected to take out my neoprene foam mat!

[AdeKing]

Steve Tonkin (@BinocularSky) produced an article that is on the Sky At Night website that details how to make one of these from a cheap right angled camera viewfinder attachment and a plastic plumbing fitting for much less money and little effort.

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/build-a-right-angled-polarscope-adaptor/

The camera viewfinder attachment I got from ebay does mirror the image, but that doesn't really confuse the matter any more than using a refractor as its a simple left-right flip.  I guess you could pick up a correct orientation viewfinder attachement.

I picked up one of these (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pentax-Right-angle-viewfinder/323954870284?hash=item4b6d37080c:g:pb0AAOSwZGldrbRa)

The metal attachment that slides onto the camera viewfinder eyepiece just unscrews.  You just need to make sure that you don't pick up one of the versions that has a moulded plastic eyepiece attachment as its not clear whether these can be modified.

[Astrofriend]

Hi,

I use a 90 degree angled viewer and for me who live at 60 latitude it's an enormus difference.

 

I have it written down here:

http://www.astrofriend.eu/astronomy/projects/project-star-adventurer-angled-viewfinder/project-star-adventurer-angled-viewfinder.html

 

The viewer FLO have looks to be the same as I have, but with included adapter, my plan is to 3D print the adapter later.

 

/Lars

[Ronclarke]

I have a spare angled viewer with the adaptor as I now use the iPolar and app if you're interested??

 

One of the screws has snapped off but it works just as well with the 2 remaining screws.

PM me if you're interested..

Ron

 

Edited December 21, 2019 by Ronclarke
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[jambouk]

Save up for a PoleMaster

[Alien 13]

Been banging on about these things for years and years and years and years and years and years , best thing since sliced bread and you dont even need to mount one just hold it close enough to the right position.

Alan