Barlows, SLR and a Secret Package!

Whether you are getting into astrophotography (like I am) or just wanting to do some casual stargazing, a Barlow Lens is a must-have item. What a Barlow does is double (or triple) your magnification, so in essence it gives you double the amount of eyepieces you have to work with and best of all Barlows are fairly cheap across the board. Just plop in the Barlow first into your telescope, then plop in your eyepiece and boom, double magnification.

Since my primary purpose for buying a scope is to do astrophotography, and I already have a Canon XTi camera, this next item is another must-have. The Meade Variable-Projection Camera Adapter was made so that people with SLR cameras can attach it to a telescope to take wide-field, high-resolution images. I have a DSI II Color on order, but it is limited to taking photos up to 752x852...not very high resolution at all - this is where a SLR camera fills the gap as my XTi can take images up to 3888x2592. Don't forget to order the T-Mount for your particular SLR camera as well if you get the adapter.

Lastly, a secret package from Orion has shown up...find out what it is next!