Diagonal mirror for LX200R-8

arcticeddie · Joined: 25 Aug 2007 Posts: 25 Location: St. Petersburg, FL

What is the part number for the appropriate 45 deg erecting prism for the LX200R-8 scope?

Thanks

Jne_K · Site Admin Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Posts: 5173

Hi

If you have a visual back, [urlhttp://www.opticsplanet.net/meade-eyepiece-holder.html]07182[/url], you can add a standard 1.25" refractor style erecting prism, such as the Meade 928. Bad idea, though. Erecting prisms degrade image quality compared to a mirror diagonal. What little you gain in comfort is not worth the loss of image quality. The diagonal will still give upright, though reversed right to left images.
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