The standard photographic screws, which are intended for attaching large binoculars to tripods, tilt heads or fork mounts, prove in practice to be far too short, with a maximum of three threads. Over time, these screws cannot support such heavy binoculars in a stable and secure manner. For this reason, we have developed a simple yet effective adaptation system that enables a stable and secure mounting. What’s more, it also allows for better balancing of the binoculars.
If you wish to mount your Nightstar 20+40 x 100 on either the Omegon fork mount or the Vixen HF2 fork mount, the following additional accessories are required.
For the Omegon fork mount: the spacer adapter ( product 49673 ) and the Omegon GP rail
Two 1/4" photographic screws are also required.
For the Vixen HF2 fork mount with mounting plate, the Omegon premium clamp is required in addition to the accessories listed above.
With a bit of DIY skill, you can of course attach this clamp to the mounting plate yourself. If this is not possible, we can do this for you using item no. 15200.
As you cannot access some item numbers here – as they are service numbers – we recommend contacting us by email or telephone in any case.
(Achim Mros)
The Omegon Nightstar 20-40x100, currently available, is a further development of its popular predecessor with the same lens diameter. The new version features a three-element objective lens with special glass. This has resulted in a further noticeable improvement in sharpness and field flattening. The package includes two pairs of eyepieces for 20x and 40x magnification. The eyepieces have a front thread for standard 1.25-inch nebulae filters. This makes the Nightstar ideally suited for observation of large-scale objects such as the North American Nebula, the Veil Nebula or the California Nebula. We recommend using a UHC filter for this purpose.
In addition to 20x and 40x, other magnifications are possible. Standard astronomical eyepieces can simply be used. During a test, we were very impressed by the sharpness and contrast of the 100mm lenses. This telescope is unrivalled in its price range! Using the 40x eyepieces, we were able to conduct observations of the buildings on the Zugspitze from our company headquarters in Landsberg, a distance of 72 km (!!). To capture the moment, we positioned a digital SLR camera behind the eyepiece. In the photographs, the cable of the Zugspitze cable car was still visible (albeit faintly)!
(Bernd Gährken)
