Re: [APML] R200SS flattener question

[Duncan Munro <dmunro@sfu.ca>]

Hmmm. it might have been  a Baader/Celestron CC but I think Vixen used 
the same design.

Duncan Munro

Duncan Munro wrote:

> John, the Vancouver Telescope Centre had a Celestron/Vixen coma 
> corrector. IIRC it can work with a 2" focuser, and it includes a 
> number of adapters for various configurations.
>
>
> Duncan Munro
>
> John C. Mirtle wrote:
>
>> A quick question for the Vixen guru's out there.... A friend of mine is
>> curious about the R200SS field flattener, and is wondering if it can 
>> work
>> with another Newtonian. All the literature out there seems to 
>> indicate that
>> you need a direct-wide adapter to make it fit on a scope, but what is 
>> not
>> clear are diameter of the pieces. Will the flattener fit inside a 2"
>> focuser, or is it 60mm like many of the Vixen accessories? If it does 
>> fit a
>> 2" hole, will it thread onto a standard T-ring? Thanks!
>>
>> John Mirtle
>> Calgary, Ab. Canada
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