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Overview and Recommended Use: Baader Star Diagonals

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March 23, 2020
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The most versatile tools: Baader Star Diagonals (T-2 and 2")

Manual and Recommended Use

Manual and Recommended Use: Baader Star Diagonals (T-2 and 2") Manual and Recommended Use: Baader Star Diagonals (T-2 and 2')

A Baader star diagonal (both prisms and mirrors) can show you impressive images for a lifetime and offers more connection and configuration options than standard star diagonals.

Baader Planetarium's star diagonals not only offer the highest mechanical and optical quality, but also have the additional advantage of being part of a large, modular system. They enable very short adaptations as well as threads for direct connections to a telescope or a Baader focuser, as well as adaptation to a wide range of threads for torsion-free use with heavy or long accessories, such as binoviewers.

Decades of customer feedback led Baader Planetarium to create a seemingly overwhelming amount of adapters. But each adapter has its purpose. This is the reason why you can always find the optical length of each part in the product description, so that you can find the best solution for your needs.

To get the most out of them, we recommend that you spend a few minutes reading this brochure .

On the following pages you will find

  • a guide on how to choose coating and star diagonal type
  • an overview of the different models,
  • connection options to the telescope,
  • an overview of the eyepiece/camera side connection options
  • and a tabular comparison of the different models.
Please note: Since October 2025, the 2" BBHS star diagonals (prisms and mirrors) features a completely newly developed housing and an integrated adjustment functionality that allows for even more precise optical alignment.

If you are looking for an even more flexible solution, take a look at the FlipMirror II (BFM II) Star Diagonal (#2458055 , € 228,- ) – its user manual shows how you can connect e.g. camera, eyepiece, autoguider or even a spectrograph at the same time!