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Spectre Components

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Post date June 21, 2020
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Spectre Main Body
Spectre Barlow and 2″ adapter assembly
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Two Silvering Chemistries
16.25″ F/3 Meniscus Mirror

QuInsight and Spectre

reticle — QuInsight Reticle

oblique view 4 — QuInsight

assembled view — Spectre as shipped. Includes dust covers.

Spectrum of Rasalgethi

Calibration with Compact Fluorescent Lamp

standalone mode — Spectre in Stand Alone Mode

QuInsight v01 — QuInsight can be mounted on flat or curved base. [All parts are printed in black. Red was for a demo.]

installed — Spectre installed in 2″ focuser

brothers — Spectre and QuInsight

scope — QuInsight on a 12″ Tensegrity

QuInsight Primary View .

oblique 2 — Dewshield on QuInsight

oblique 1 — Dewshield down, ready to observe.

reticle image — Image spans 16 degrees diameter. Lens is 40mm diameter.

assembled view — Spectre with 2″ adapter

exploded view — Spectre Components

The QuInsight is a high-performance reflex sight for astronomers. It is the only sight that has been developed with ergonomics in mind. With 16 degrees field of view, a large achromatic lens, and a comfortable height off the telescope tube, getting your eye into the right place is very easy!

The Spectre spectroscope creates high-resolution colorful spectra of most all bright stars and shows finely detailed absorption lines. Unlock the Secrets of the Universe!

Customer Reviews

“…one of the most memorable nights of observing I’ve ever had because of the highly detailed spectra your Spectre produces. It’s been a long time since I gasped so many times while looking through a telescope.” – Howard Banich

Presentation at Alt-Az Conference, October 23, 2020

Use this link to watch a recorded zoom presentation! The video is a couple hours long and contains some great stuff on silvering, and fast meniscus mirrors. QuInsight and Spectre begin on Day 2 at 02:23:32

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ46G0TfdrT1AvyaONSUreQ

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