{"product_id":"baader-flipmirror-ii-star-diagonal","title":"Baader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.5em; color: rgb(235, 2, 53); font-family: \" open sans sans-serif optimizespeed rgb line-height:=\"\" text-rendering:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eBaader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(99, 99, 99); font-family: \" open sans sans-serif optimizespeed rgb line-height:=\"\" text-rendering:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eVarious ports – variable work\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/d3gqwrfrlgdnxc.cloudfront.net\/media\/wysiwyg\/product_info\/bfm\/2458055_flip-mirror_measurements.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; color: rgb(235, 2, 53); text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d3gqwrfrlgdnxc.cloudfront.net\/media\/wysiwyg\/product_info\/bfm\/2458055_flip-mirror_measurements.jpg\" width=\"300\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; display: block; float: right;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eTelescope auxillary instruments cover a wide range of interests, from a sole eyepiece, via camera use, to high end spectroscopy. Unfortunately every telescope just features one exit port. This causes relentless manual exchange of parts in the dark, causing huge time loss, wear on the parts - and \"nerves\". And whenever you start controlling your telescope remotely - the single port becomes a painful reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eImproving workflow, especially during astrophotography is the goal set out for the BFM II. This is not just a simple flip mirror but much more, as there are three ports to be put into action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/baader-flipmirror-ii-zenitspiegel-f9a_165d28a9-a67c-4e3c-9635-01319cc9e7fa.jpg?v=1766555354\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; color: rgb(235, 2, 53); text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb left font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\" float:=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/baader-flipmirror-ii-zenitspiegel-f9a_165d28a9-a67c-4e3c-9635-01319cc9e7fa.jpg?v=1766555354\" width=\"300\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; display: block;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eBFM II makes your single telescope port variable - to suit your various interests.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThe FlipMirror II Star Diagonal allows a variety of permanent adaptations to your telescope \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e1 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Use the rotary knob\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\"\u003e2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to switch between the rear port \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e3\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and the top port \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e; you can use an optional toothed belt to operate it with a motor (not included). An autoguider or a calibration lamp can be connected to the bottom port \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(255, 153, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e5\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(99, 99, 99); font-family: \" open sans sans-serif optimizespeed rgb line-height:=\"\" text-rendering:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eGeneral Function of the FlipMirror II Star Diagonal\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eThe BFM II lets you switch between a straight light path (\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003ePosition A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) for a camera or other measuring instruments and an angled light path (\u003cstrong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 204, 255);\"\u003ePosition B\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e), e.g.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003efor an eyepiece. The following figure shows how it works. In addition, a calibration lamp for spectrographs or an Off-Axis-Guider pickoff-prism (that is not affected by the mirror position) can be connected at the AUX-port on the bottom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"centerImage\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif center top none both rgb text-align:=\"\" vertical-align:=\"\" float:=\"\" clear:=\"\" width:=\"\" color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"image-popup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.baader-planetarium.com\/media\/wysiwyg\/product_info\/bfm\/2458055_flip-mirror_position-a-b_DE.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; touch-action: manipulation; color: rgb(235, 2, 53); text-decoration-line: none; transition: all 0.2s ease 0s;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/d3gqwrfrlgdnxc.cloudfront.net\/media\/wysiwyg\/product_info\/bfm\/2458055_flip-mirror_position-a-b_EN.jpg\" title=\"General Function of the Baader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal\" width=\"650px\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: none; display: block; width: 650px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1.2em; color: rgb(99, 99, 99); font-family: \" open sans sans-serif optimizespeed rgb line-height:=\"\" text-rendering:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003eScope of Delivery of the Baader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal:\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; font-family: \" open sans sans-serif rgb color:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eBaader FlipMirror II Star Diagonal – with fine-optically polished, movable mirror\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eLaterally adjustable T-2a top ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003e2x M48i \/ S52 Dovetail ring made of hardened stainless steel # 2958552\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eReducing ring M48a \/ T-2i # 2958553\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eReducing ring M48a \/ T-2a # 2958554\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eInverter ring M48a \/ M48a # 2958555\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003ePin type face wrench for M48 \/ T-2 and M4 counter nuts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003e3 mm screwdriver for M 4 brass adjustment screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003e4x hex keys (2.5 \/ 2.0 \/ 1.5 \/ 1.3 mm). The 2.0 mm wrench has a ball head to reach screws even when accessories are mounted by holding the wrench at an angle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eBottom flange (laterally adjustable 1mm) for off-axis guide or calibration lamp for spectroscopy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDust cap for bottom flange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003e2 x M48 dust caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px;\"\u003eT-2 dust cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Baader Planetarium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44013534117999,"sku":"BFM-II","price":314.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/0049\/6239\/files\/baader-flipmirror-ii-star-diagonal-94c__11710.gif?v=1766555357","url":"https:\/\/ontariotelescope.com\/products\/baader-flipmirror-ii-star-diagonal","provider":"Ontario Telescope and Accessories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}