{"product_id":"starbeam-tele-vue-quick-release-base","title":"Starbeam, Tele Vue Quick Release base","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eStarbeam's unique flip mirror feature provides comfort and flexibility for viewing at any angle from straight through to 90°\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eViewed straight through, you see the natural sky with a 10 arc-minute (1\/3 Moon diameter) \"red-star\" showing your scope's position. When your scope is pointed high, flip the mirror into position for more comfortable viewing. Viewed this way, the sky orientation matches a refractor or SCT's image. The adjustable brightness and blink-rate of the \"red-star\" makes it easy to see against any twilight to dark sky background.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith its 39mm aperture, the projected image is easily seen any distance behind Starbeam, whether 2 inches or 2 feet! The finely made glass lens acts as a beamsplitter to combine the natural sky background with the superimposed red pointing \"star.\" The first lens surface acts as a collimating mirror so the \"red-star\" stays stationary against the sky background regardless of how it is viewed. It's 6-arc-minute accuracy over any eye position allows you to pin-point objects -- even with high-power eyepieces in the telescope. A compensating curve is designed into the second lens surface to provide the normal sky background view and is multi-coated to eliminate double images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElegant in design and form, Starbeam is custom machined completely from aluminum and then black anodized, even down to the \"push-pull\" thumb screws. No tools are required to align Starbeam with your telescope. Mounting hardware included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.televue.com\/images\/TV3_Images\/Images_in_articles\/pStarbeamRige_tv3b.jpg\" alt=\"Top image shows view...\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pageSectionTitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStarbeam with Quick Release base for Tele Vue scopes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis version of Starbeam comes with the Tele Vue Quick Release Bracket (QRB-1002) and the Dovetail (QRD-1006). The Quick Release Bracket easily mounts to channels in the Tele Vue ring mounts and mount rings. The Dovetail is mounted to the base of the Starbeam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Starbeam can quickly be swapped in and out of the Quick Release Bracket for transportation or transfer to different scopes. The Dovetail also allows this Starbeam to mount on Orion and Sky-Watcher finder shoes as well as on some Vixen scopes not made in Japan. (If the finder shoe narrows our dovetail may not fit.) It may be necessary to remove the \"stop\" screw from the bottom of the Dovetail to fit non-Tele Vue finder brackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Quick Release Bracket accepts Vixen, Orion, and Sky-Watcher \"stalk\" type finders as well as the Starbeam and is available separately.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TeleVue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51374572437792,"sku":"SRT-2010","price":468.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0849\/2135\/2480\/files\/SRT_2010_SBM_wTV_QuickRel.jpg?v=1774554145","url":"https:\/\/firstlightastro.com\/products\/starbeam-tele-vue-quick-release-base","provider":"First Light Astro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}