Re: 4mm UO ortho vs. 12mm UO Konig w/2.8x Klee Barlow

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 12:56:38 GMT, Engineer Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ...reflected:

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>On Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:56:13 -0600, Alan W. Craft
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>>        Whilst observing the Moon's terminator, 
>>the view through the 4mm was superb, as usual, 
>>while the 12mm in conjunction with the barlow 
>>was just as sharp, but lacking in some way, and I
>>can't put my finger upon it...
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>It was probably just a slight loss of light through all that extra
>glass.
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>scotty

     Yes, I took that into account, but no, it's something else,
like a slight graying effect coupled with my having to concen-
trate a bit harder, but not as much as that would seem to imply.
Again, the difference was slight, yet one to be expected given 
a dedicated magnification versus one arrived at in conjunction
with a barlow.

However, the increased field of view just compensated for the 
slight image deterioration, so I'm pleased.

Alan