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Orion 5124 2-Inch Telescope Eyepiece Extension Tube

Extension tube provides extra focuser "back travel" often needed for short-range terrestrial viewing through a telescope, or for astrophotographic applications.
Adds 2" of extension, fits in 2" telescope focusers, and accepts 2" eyepieces or accessories.
Features two locking thumbscrews to secure any inserted astronomy accessory.
Threaded for use with 2" Orion eyepiece and astrophotography filters.

An indispensable reference guide for observing the Red Planet.
Identifies Martian features using classical albedo and modern nomenclature.
Lists all opposition and conjunction events from 2014 to 2020.
Recommends best filters for visual observation and astrophotography of Mars.
Plastic-laminated for durability, the Mars Map measures 25.25 inches x 11 inches when fully unfolded, and folds up to 8.5 inches x 11 inches for easy portability.

Economical motor drive provides hands-free celestial tracking for small telescopes.
Cordless DC servo motor works on Orion EQ-1 and Min-EQ mounts.
Adjustable drive speed control knob allows precise tracking of both solar system and deep-sky objects.
Ideal for short-exposure piggyback and planetary astrophotography with small telescopes.
Requires 9V battery, which provides approximately 35 hours of motorized operation.

It is 5-Position 1.25" Filter Wheel For Telecope. and high-quality telescope filter wheel allows you to quickly and easily change.A huge time-saver for filtered planetary and lunar observation using different color filters, or for tri-color astrophotography pursuits. Included 5-Position 1.25" Filter Wheel lets you install all filters and then dial-in the 1.25" filter you want to use for a particular astrophotographic exposure. The filters can be changed very quickly at any time..
The robustly constructed filter wheel is supplied with a 1.25" eyepiece adaptor, 1.25" focuser nosepiece, T-2 camera adaptor and locking ring. The filter wheel can be attached to your focuser either by the supplied 1.25" nosepiece adaptor or via a T-thread. It is ideally suitable for visual observations with 1.25" eyepieces. and with the included T2 adapter it is also perfectly suitable for astrophotography with single lens reflex cameras and CCD cameras..
Keep in mind that use of the Multiple Filter Wheel requires 20mm of inward focus travel. This will not be a problem for most telescope designs, but could be a problem for Newtonian reflectors. The included T2 adapter comes with a locking ring, whereby high-precision distance regulation becomes possible.Its very sturdy a....

...ider or a crosshair eyepiece. With the generous 10mm of travel allows you will find the optimum sharpness for your guide star. Impressive - this special helical focuser can be adjusted to 0.05mm using the super fine scale. So you can always find the precise focus point very quickly..
With an off-axis guider, perfect astrophotography is virtually in your grasp. Long exposure photos require precise tracking, which is the specialty of this guider, making it one of the necessary tools for astrophotography. You will soon have the most beautiful astronomy photos in the bag!.

Equatorial wedge for Celestron NexStar 6/8SE and Evolution Alt-Az mounted computerized telescopes. Enables long exposure astrophotography and autoguiding by tilting the telescope's azimuth into an equatorial platform allowing it to track an arc around the polar axis..
For beginner to intermediate planetary and deep space imagers. Captive hardware, tool-less operation, easily adjusts under load..
Sturdy latitude adjustment screw with easy to read scale and integrated Bubble level..

Portable 80mm, f/5 refractor telescope optical tube at a great price.
Pop it on your favorite mount or use it as a guide scope for astrophotography.
Newly upgraded aluminum rack-and-pinion focuser eliminates drawtube flexure when focusing.
Wide field-of-view optics excel at guide star acquisition as well as expansive celestial and terrestrial observations.
Compact and versatile telescope weighs just 2.25 lbs. and measures 14.75" long.

Relatively low-power 20mm 1.25" telescope eyepiece with an illuminated crosshair reticle with myriad uses is a welcome addition to any astronomer's accessory case.
The perfect telescope eyepiece for alignment of computerized GoTo systems or IntelliScope systems with a comfortable 16mm eye relief.
An invaluable aid to centering guide stars and astrophotography target objects - you'll wish you had one long ago!.
Illuminated crosshair precisely centered in eyepiece field of view for accurate results.
Wide 70-degree apparent field of view makes acquiring and centering target objects a breeze.

Works with virtually any point-and-shoot digital, SLR, and DSLR cameras..
Rubber-lined eyepiece clamp prevents marring or scratching of eyepiece..
Bracket rotation allows visual access of eyepiece without disrupting camera & eyepiece alignment..
Compatible with all 1.25" telescope eyepieces and most 2" eyepieces (with housings up to 61mm in diameter)..
Deluxe camera mount securely holds virtually any camera up to a telescope eyepiece for afocal astrophotography of celestial objects through the telescope..

Attach all manner of accessories including telescope tube rings and astrophotography cameras equipped with a tripod socket.
Mount adapter provides threaded post for attaching instruments equipped with a 1/4"-20 threaded socket.
Vital accessory for obtaining star-trail photos with your EQ mount and a point-and-shoot, SLR or DSLR camera.
Black anodized, machined aluminum construction for rigid support of attached telescopes and accessories.
Attach one to all your telescopes for easy, no-tools swapping of instruments on your Orion mount and tripod.

Extension tube provides extra focuser "back travel" often needed for short-range terrestrial viewing through a telescopeor for astrophotographic applications.
Machined of high quality aluminum and anodized black.
Fits in 1.25" telescope focusersand accepts 1.25" eyepieces or accessories.
Threaded for use with standand 1.25 Inch astrophotography filters.
With a brass compression ring to prevent the marring of your telescope accessories.
Features a locking thumbscrew to secure any inserted astronomy accessory.
with a brass compression insh to prevent the marring of your telescope accessories.