Microscope eyepieces

Junming-jm · Post by **Junming-jm** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:32 am

Hmm im think it is possible to use microscope eyepieces for telescope

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:22 am

Yes, I have done it before.

orly_andico · Post by **orly_andico** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:00 pm

I think non-widefield microscope eps are equivalent to kellners or something.. and the barrel diameter is different as well.

rlow · Post by **rlow** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 1:57 pm

These are not widefield eps and comes in a non-std barrel size. I made an adapter to fit it to 1.25" size. Mine is a Zeiss, & it's better than kellner grade.

Junming-jm · Post by **Junming-jm** » Sun Feb 20, 2011 7:33 pm

So how was the quality of zeiss micro eyePieces on a telescope

wintertriangle22 · Post by **wintertriangle22** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:06 am

my microscope eyepieces from taken from old microscope are of Kellner design -2 lenses one screwed
in from top & the other from bottom.
So the lenses can easily be taken out & cleaned which I sometimes do.
Being microscope eyepieces there is no
focal length printed on the eyepiece but obviously the focal length of the different power eyepieces is different.
View when used as telescope eyepiece is quite good although these eyepieces are of 0.965" .
So these can be used with an adapter or a telescope which accepts 0.965
inch eyepieces like one of the Newtonians I have.