Orion 5523 1.25-Inch Astrophotography Flip Mirror

Rather than having to take numerous photos to locate and focus your target, the Flip Mirror lets you do those things visually with an eyepiece. An internal mirror deflects the incoming light 90 degrees up into the eyepiece. A helical fine focus mechanism on the eyepiece holder lets you set the eyepiece focus to be parfocal with the camera. Then, once you've focused the object in the eyepiece, a flip the side lever drops the mirror to allow the light to enter the camera, rendering a sharp, focused CCD image. The Astro-imaging Flip Mirror was designed specifically for use with StarShoot Deep Space imagers and similarly sized CCD cameras, for which it provides full sensor illumination. Male T-threads on the Flip Mirror's metal housing allow direct attachment of any CCD camera body equipped with 42mm T-threads. If your camera does not feature 42mm T-threads, the Orion 1.25" Imaging Flip Mirror Adapter is required (sold separately). To attach the Astro-Imaging Flip Mirror to your preferred astrophotography telescope, simply insert the nosepiece into your telescope's 1.25" focuser or 1.25" adapter. If your telescope features a T-threaded focuser, the 1.25" nosepiece can be removed from ther Flip Mirror to expose T-threads for direct coupling. The Flip Mirror nosepiece is threaded for use with 1.25" filters. As convenient as it is for CCD imaging, the Imaging Flip Mirror also lets you enjoy visual observation when you want to take a brief break from shooting pictures. Maybe you want to catch an eye-full of that bright planet before it sets. You can do so without having to dismantle your camera setup!