• Slider 2 Optical Manifold w/off-axis guider port, Item SL2: $795
• Various adapters may be required, see ADAPTERS link at right
• See BELOW and LINKS at right for more info

Optical Manifold Specifications & Features: Slider 2

• NEW STAINLESS STEEL (military spec - aircraft grade - high strength) 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 Slider 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

• Side pick-off port (VP Slider 2 only) = 1.25" ID x 1.5" deep

• Main slide-mirror size = 2" x 2.5"

• Side pick-off mirror size = 0.5" x 0.75" (extra-large 0.5" clear aperture)

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

• Weight: less than 2 lbs.

SLIDER 2 Optical Manifold

SKY & TELESCOPE Test Report (July 2002)

The above Slider 2 optical manifold now incorporates a built-in, 360 degree radius, externally adjustable pick-off mirror, in it's 1.25" side pick-off port, that accommodates standard 1.25" guiding eyepieces and autoguiding CCD cameras. Slide mirror position is conveniently controlled with the Slider push-pull rod located on the end of the housing (see picture far above, center). The Slider 2's adjustable pick-off mirror controls are located on the left (see above right picture, vertical lever and black knob). The vertical lever controls the Y-axis rotation of the pick-off mirror and the black knob controls the X-axis angle of the pick-off mirror. Yes, that's right! Full 360 degree radius positioning of your guide star, by simply turning a knob and moving a lever - light-years beyond any other optical manifold on the market. And both X and Y axis controls have locks. Note the brass knurled lock nut above for the X-axis lock, and the black lock knob under the side pick-off port tube for the Y-axis lock. A spring loaded ball plunger (behind the side port tube, not shown) provides rock-solid pick-off mirror stabilization during guide star acquisition - no mirror wiggles. With the new top port collimation system, Slider 2s now have TWO full-360 degree radius adjustable ports. 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

The Following 35mm Camera Accessory Package $aves Money

NOTE: Sliders are parfocalized to work with all CCD cameras with basic female T-thread inputs (that seems to include every current CCD camera on the market today). Therefore, you only need to order one Zero Profile T-Adapter (AZP2T) for CCD camera imaging. If you want to do 35mm camera imaging, then order the following package that includes an AZP2T so you can do both CCD and 35mm camera imaging. You need drawtubes to parfocalize your Slider for 35mm imaging because all 35mm cameras focus 1.5" further back than CCD cameras and most standard eyepieces (for further info, see "The Art of Astroimaging" link).

ADVANCED 35mm Camera Package for Slider 2: Includes accessories for 35mm camera imaging with the Slider 2. Includes the following: Your choice of 2" to 1.25" Drawtube (AD21S) or 2" to 2" Drawtube (AD22S), 1.25" to 1.25" Drawtube (AD11), Zero profile T-Adapter (AZP2T). Item #CPA  Package price: $109

For individual accessory prices, see ADAPTERS link