Hello guys,
I'm not sure this is unorthodox or not, but I've been thinking about mounting a 70mm (say, MERCURY-705 70MM) refractor on the top of my Skywatcher 200p tube - or maybe both togther on the same mount (EQ5). I'm actually after a readily made maginifcation set-up instead of constant changing of the eyepieces. I would use the reflector as a powerful finderscope, that's not to say I'm getting rid of the original 10x50 finderscope. Or Mayb I am?!!
Do you think it's a radical thought? Has anybody seen something like that before? What extra accessories required to fit the refractor? Any suggestions?
I created a graphic below to explalin my point:
Thanks!
Imad
I'm not sure this is unorthodox or not, but I've been thinking about mounting a 70mm (say, MERCURY-705 70MM) refractor on the top of my Skywatcher 200p tube - or maybe both togther on the same mount (EQ5). I'm actually after a readily made maginifcation set-up instead of constant changing of the eyepieces. I would use the reflector as a powerful finderscope, that's not to say I'm getting rid of the original 10x50 finderscope. Or Mayb I am?!!
Do you think it's a radical thought? Has anybody seen something like that before? What extra accessories required to fit the refractor? Any suggestions?
I created a graphic below to explalin my point:
Thanks!
Imad
