Can a 2x Barlow lens be used with this telescope?
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Yes, I bought an Orion 2x 1.25 in Barlow lens and have used it with the telescope
1214022
yes it can be used with any 1.25 telescope I use it on a 80eq a 4.5" and 10" dobsonian.
1958044
You can use barlow lense to double or triple the size of Mars. Unfortunately Mars is so small that it needs a much larger aperture, a steady go to mount and really god eyepiece to observe Mars in a much larger state.
720577
This replaces your 1.25" eyepiece. It can still be used with a Barlow lens or focal reducer.
790390
How are you hooking up the starshoot? You can put a barlow between the telescope and the starshoot (it slides in between them), but a lens won't work. The starshoot won't attach to the lens.
1047642
I don't really know what type of barlow is this, but I like to use it specially for terrestrial observation and the image quality is good (I have a 20mm erect-image eyepiece and with the barlow it makes a 10mm). For observing the sky, it does get objects at the edges a little bit out of focus but overall I think the quality is good.It's not the best barlow you can get but it's definitely a good first barlow lense, and the price is excellent!!
2269847
At first blush, it appears your Celestron has an eye piece of .98 inches in diameter. The Barlow you are looking at is designed to fit an eye piece of 1.25 inches. If you can find an adapter possible. But may not be the purchase for you.
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No. This goes in place of your eyepiece. This device is the equivalent of a 7mm eyepiece, which will already result in high magnification images. If you want to go further in, as many people do, then something like a 2.5X barlow lens should be employed. That's the next thing I'm going to acquire. I'm thinking that Jupiter with a 2.5X barlow will nearly fill the 640x480 frame size on my Celestron 8", with enough room to keep the image tracked. The frame stacking software, Registax is where the magic occurs. The videos you take of planets from this thing will not wow you, but after stacking they should. No. This goes in place of your eyepiece. This device is the equivalent of a 7mm eyepiece, which will already result in high magnification images. If you want to go further in, as many people do, then something like a 2.5X barlow lens should be employed. That's the next thing I'm going to acquire. I'm thinking that Jupiter with a 2.5X barlow will nearly fill the 640x480 frame size on my Celestron 8", with enough room to keep the image tracked. The frame stacking software, Registax is where the magic occurs. The videos you take of planets from this thing will not wow you, but after... » Read More No. This goes in place of your eyepiece. This device is the equivalent of a 7mm eyepiece, which will already result in high magnification images. If you want to go further in, as many people do, then something like a 2.5X barlow lens should be employed. That's the next thing I'm going to acquire. I'm thinking that Jupiter with a 2.5X barlow will nearly fill the 640x480 frame size on my Celestron 8", with enough room to keep the image tracked. The frame stacking software, Registax is where the magic occurs. The videos you take of planets from this thing will not wow you, but after stacking they should. « Show Less
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Both packages offer the same Barlow, Item # 08711 Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow Lens.
937324
Absolutely. I use them on my AstroMaster 90 AZ, and they're similar telescopes that can use same eye pieces... they just have different bodies. By the way, my wife loves this kit. She took a picture of the moon with her Nikon D5000 and oh my.... it looks amazing.
1565296
I'd start with a good 2X Barlow lens. It doubles the mag of all your other eyepieces...
85767
I'm pretty sure they are the same...the X2 "Shorty" Barlow...def worth it. The XT8 is a GREAT telescope.
139521
Michael, I purchased the Orion 8715 5x high power Barlow lens for $169 and got a fine crisp image from it .I also liked the heft of it and the cool inner brass ring. Only thing is, a $39 3x. Barlow is not only just as good, but allows me to utilize a wider range of my eyepieces. Lemme put it to you this way...the overkill factor on the 5x Barlow is insane, to say the least.
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A 3 or 5x might be a bit much for that scope. A smaller 1.5 or 2x would be a better fit. All a Barlow does is increase your magnification. A 2x would double the magnification of whatever eye piece you use. Rule of thumb for maximum useable mag is 50 times the aperture. The aperture of the 127 is 5 inches. So the highest useable mag would be around 250x and that would be with perfect viewing conditions.
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I do not see any reason why it should not. But my experience with the 3X Barlow is that the image becomes blurry.
2236144
Definitely probably. Depending on your application, you may never need less than about 15mm focal length. I'm not familiar with the hyperion zoom. Normally zoom eyepieces are more expensive and give a lower quality image than similar fixed focal length eyepiece. But they are popular for their convenience. I bought an orion sirius plossl 17mm eyepiece that is about as much magnification as can be used on a normal sunny day due to mirage and thermal effects. If you plan to seek and find those occasional days with perfect seeing, either at dusk or dawn or at night doing astronomy or similar, then you can possibly find a use for more magnification. In mornings with my 17mm eyepiece I can resolve a 1/4" hole in a piece of paper at 600 yds. This is only 73x or 15x/in. Theoretically, with good seeing you might use up to 50x/in or 250x. So to achieve 250x you'd need a 5mm eyepiece or a 10mm eyepiece with a 2x barlow. High power and barlows work best with bright objects--the moon or planets, bright double stars, etc. I think the 8mm of the zoom will likely be all you'll ever need. OTOH, you might find using the zoom, or a longer focal length eyepiece, with the barlow to achieve higher magnification to be more comfortable. So yes, they will both work. they are both designed to work with a scope like this. But they might be overkill. --Jerry
1469254
I use the 3 and higher for imaging Planets, thet 2X can be used for doubling the power at the eyepiece. The 127 eq is a great scope you should have lots of fun. I had a C5 at one time loved it.