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Baader Planetarium 8mm Hyperion Telescope Eyepiece - HYP-8

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Enjoy 68 Degree apparent field of view with the Baader 8mm Hyperion Eyepiece

  • Hyperion's make great afocal projection eyepieces
  • 20mm of eye relief
  • Fits both 1.25 and 2 inch focusers
  • Great for binoviewers and spotting scopes
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  • Description

    Baader 8mm Hyperion Telescope Eyepiece

     

    This Baader Planetarium Hyperion 8mm 1.25" Eyepiece is more than just a pretty face!  With a 68 degree field of view, coatings that rival eyepieces costing hundreds of dollars more, and great eye relief, the Baader Hyperion's are the perfect visual eyepiece, however, their innovative auto-locking 2-inch sleeve supports heavy cameras for afocal projection photography with the appropriate Hyperion T-ring.

     

    Baader Hyperion Multi-Purpose 68 Degree Eyepieces - Great for visual use

     

    • All Baader Hyperion eyepieces have an optimal 68-degree apparent field of view, the largest accessible to the stationary human eye. The entire field remains visible despite slight involuntary motions of an observer’s head.
    • The annoying "kidney bean effect", the bane of many ultra wide-field eyepiece designs, is completely absent in the Baader Hyperion.
    • Eight lens elements in five groups provide outstanding sharpness and color correction over the entire field.
    • This Baader 8mm Hyperion eyepiece has 20mm of comfortable eye relief.
    • No vignetting or falloff of illumination near the edge of the field.
    • The use of high-index glass results in minimal distortion and astigmatism.
    • The Baader Hyperion has unsurpassed color fidelity. Many eyepieces that employ cheaper glasses or inferior designs impart a yellow or blue cast to the image. With Hyperion eyepieces, white stays white!
    • The most advanced anti-reflection multi-coatings are employed on all ten air-to-glass surfaces for maximum light throughput and brilliant images.  All coatings are carefully matched to the index of refraction for each of the different glass substrates used.
    • The painstaking design and execution of baffling have all but eliminated troublesome stray light and ghost reflections.  Under all conditions of illumination, the interior of a Hyperion eyepiece will appear jet black, testimony to the virtual elimination of stray light.
    • The Hyperion has the shortest field stop position of all wide field eyepieces known.
    • Specifically designed for binocular viewing.  Ideal for use with accessory binocular viewers thanks to a tight barrel diameter (58 millimeters with the removable neoprene rubber grip ring, 56 millimeters with the grip ring removed) that permits interpupillary distance settings of as little as 56 millimeters.
    • Each Baader Hyperion eyepiece in the series is actually two eyepieces in one!  A much longer focal length lens can be created by unscrewing the forward 1.25-inch diameter portion of the barrel that houses the negative achromat lens group.  Color correction remains excellent, and the field curvature that results is no greater than in a decent specimen of the 6-element Erfle design.  Removing the negative lens group exposes an M48 female thread so that large-format light pollution and nebular filters can be employed.
    • Thanks to the short 1.25 chrome sleeve of 0.94”, all Hyperion’s are principally compatible with spotting scopes, including high-end units by Leica, Swarovski, and Zeiss.

    The perfect eyepiece for afocal projection imaging

     

    • The digital camera threads S54 and M43 x 0.75 have been incorporated into the Hyperion eyepiece for compatibility with the Baader Series 54 digital T-rings.  With a Series 54 t-ring installed on the Hyperion, you can attach almost any digital and video camera without vignetting. These threads are protected by caps when not in use.
    • The vast majority of large digital cameras and camcorders of recent vintage feature an internal zoom lens with a fixed front lens and standard filter threads.
    • The robust construction of Hyperion eyepieces is capable of directly supporting heavy video and film cameras weighing up to 6.6 lb.
    • Hyperion eyepieces are also ideal for use with so-called clamping-style universal digital camera holders, and will precisely support cameras squarely with respect to the optical axis, due to their straightforward cylindrical-shaped outer body.
    • With or without the removable negative lens group, the Hyperion eyepiece is an incredibly sharp projection system.
    • In combination with a short-focus objective as small as 60mm, the same afocal imaging configuration can be employed in the industry for monitoring hazardous operations like plasma welding from a safe distance.

     

    Supplier SKU

    HYP-8

    What's Included

    • Baader Planetarium Hyperion 8 mm 1.25" Eyepiece
    • Rubber Eyecups
    • Dust Caps

  • Dimensions & Specifications

    • Focal Length:  8mm

    • Barrel Size:  1.25"/2"
    • Lens Elements:  8
    • Lens Groups:  5
    • Apparent Field of View:  68 degrees
    • Parfocal:  Yes
    • Eye Relief:  20mm
    • Field Stop:  9.5mm
    • Weight:  13.05 ounces


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