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Uranus C and barlow Celestron Luminos 2.5x

Player One Uranus-C Celestron Luminos 2.5x Barlow
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Da27 avatar
Da27 avatar

Good day to everybody

I open this discussion because, since one week I’m working to make my Player One Uranus C (not the pro one) with this new barlow lens (Celestron Luminos 2,5x) on my Skywatcher 200PDS.

I’m having a lot of issues finding the focus with this configuration, do you have any tips? I’ve already tried to installa some spacers between the barlow and the camera but still nothing, on sharp cap the image is always totally black

andrea tasselli avatar
andrea tasselli avatar
Point at something very bright, such as Jupiter and find focus from there. Use a EP not the camera to center Jupiter in the FOV with the barlow in!
Concise
Tony Gondola avatar
Tony Gondola avatar

You could also get in the ballpark with focus during the day if you have something far away enough. Welcome to the challenges of getting a small object onto a small chip at long focal length!

Da27 avatar
Da27 avatar

thanks for your feedback,

I’ ll have a try on the next clear night

to be honest, I tried to find the focus during afternoon hours so…