Orion 2x Shorty Barlow Lens 1.25"
Orion 2x Shorty Barlow Lens 1.25"
The Orion Shorty 1.25" 2x Barlow Lens doubles the power of any 1.25" eyepiece it's paired with. The practical Shorty Barlow effectively doubles the number of telescope eyepiece magnifications at your disposal, doubling the focal length by a factor of 2
For example: using a 25 mm eyepiece in the Shorty 2x Barlow provides the same magnification a 12.5 mm eyepiece would normally exhibit. A 20 mm eyepiece will behave like a 10 mm eyepiece; a 6 mm eyepiece will provide the magnification of a 3 mm eyepiece, and so on! Simply insert the Shorty 2x Barlow into your telescope's focuser or diagonal, and then insert any 1.25" eyepiece into the Orion Shorty, gently securing it in place with the two thumbscrews. The multi-coated optics of the Orion Shorty 2x Barlow ensure maximum light transmission, so your views will be bright and clear. You can even use 1.25" eyepiece filters with the Orion Shorty Barlow, thanks to its filter-threaded barrel.
The Orion "Shorty" 2x Barlow gets its name from its compact size. Measuring just 3.1" long end to end, the Shorty is about half the length of a standard Barlow lens. Its extra short 1.25" barrel is just 1.6" long, fitting easily in any 1.25" star diagonal, making the Shorty a perfect Barlow choice for use with refractor, Maksutov-Cassegrain, and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes!