Barlows with a Northstar Maksutov

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Note: The Bushnell Northstar Maks do not come with a barlow, despite what it says in the Bushnell Northstar manual supplied with the Northstar Maks. Bushnell printed this in error. Here is a good question on that matter.

opticsplanet.com · Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:12 am Post subject:

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No, it means that only the Northstar reflectors are supplied with a barlow. Bushnell chose not to supply the Northstar Maks with a barlow, because, in a long focal length scope like a Mak, a barlow makes it too easy to produce more magnification than the aperture can handle and still produce good image quality. There is no technical reason, however, not to use a barlow in a Mak, no matter what Bushnell might say. In fact, when used with a low-power, long focal length eyepiece, a barlow is a good choice in any type of telescope when you want to achieve high power and maintain the long eye relief of a low power eyepiece. Thousands of owners of Meade, Celestron and LOMO Maksutov telescopes will tell you the same thing.
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