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• Slider 1 Optical Manifold, w/o off-axis guider port, Item SL1
• Various adapters may be required, see ADAPTERS link at right
• See BELOW and LINKS at right for more info

Optical Manifold Specifications & Features: Slider 1

• NEW STAINLESS STEEL (military spec - aircraft grade) hardware throughout

• NEW SUPER durable pure "Glass Bead" (cold-worked - surface-hardened) body finish

• NEW Nitrile seals that totally eliminate all internal stray light

• NEW lighter body utilizing aesthetic metal removal machining techniques

• NEW double-cut DIAMOND knurled ports

• NEW rounded corners -  the box is gone! Long live the box!

• Very short 2.5" body profile

• Collimatable top slide-mirror port on all Sliders

• Full 360 degree radius pick-off mirror control for Slider 2

• Easiest guide star acquisition on the market - guaranteed!

• FREE exclusive, zero profile built-in 2" filter changer/holder w/ejection plunger & light-blocking ring

• 0.25" thick-wall const. for guaranteed zero flexure (no other flip-mirror device even comes close)

• Large 1.75" (45mm) straight-through & diagonal clear aperture

• VP Slider box dimensions = 2.5"H x 2.5"L x 5"W

• Front input port = 2"-24tpi standard threaded slip-ring

• Rear output (imaging) port = 2" ID x 0.75" deep w/filter slot

• Top slide-mirror port = 2" ID x 1.3" insertion depth

• Main slide-mirror size = 2" x 2.5"

• Double black Nylon thumb screws (10-32) on all output ports

• Aircraft-grade 6060-T6 aluminum (NAS620 or AN960 aeronautics specs) or better

• Military specification 18-8 stainless steel (MS15795, MS27183 or ASTM A693) or better

• Weight: less than 2 lbs.

SLIDER 1 Optical Manifold

The Slider's front, top, and rear ports are 2-inch format with a profile of 3.5 inches, including the built-in 2" filter slot. The above Slider 1 optical manifold doesn't have a side pick-off port like the Slider 2. It is designed to be used for short unguided time exposures or with CCD cameras that have an incorporated guiding chip or dedicated chip section. Slide mirror position is conveniently controlled with the Slider push-pull rod located on the end of the housing (see picture above left).  Top ports are now easily adjustable (360 degrees) for "dead-on" collimation. Standard drawtubes, adapters and couplings are available at the ADAPTERS link.

Slider Eyepiece & Camera Parfocusing Collar Rings

Change Imaging Configurations in Seconds, Not Hours

See ADAPTERS link for info and pricing