Mechanical Properties

Optical Properties

Optimized for Binoviewing: Every last bit of space has been squeezed outof the main body to minimize its size, giving maximum nose clearance forbinoviewing.

Full Field Sharpness: The sharp, flat 76° field is unsurpassed by any othermodern wide field eyepiece. On-axis sharpness and contrast rivals the Zeiss
Abbe II eyepieces, while delivering nearly equivalent performance over the fullfield. Stars remain diamond pinpoints as you move away from center, and thefield remains flat and in focus, even in short focus telescopes.

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Weight reduction: Every effort has been made to eliminate unnecessary
weight – especially in view of effective binoviewing. The weight of all Morpheus-eyepieces essentially are the lenses inside plus the best protection andwater resistance we can supply.
Foldable Eyecups: The round folding rubber eyecup incorporates an integral
M43 threaded metal attachment ring. This threaded attachment enables theeyecup to be soft and compliant, while keeping the eyecup securely attachedto the eyepiece when folded or extended. The second included special
winged version provides the ultimate comfort and exclusion of stray light necessary for binoviewing with eyeglasses. These eyeguards have been developed to provide the optimal comfort and eye spacing for most users and eye
glass wearers. The eyeguards also protect the M43-thread which is used foradapting a camera, as described on the back of this brochure. The M43-extension can be used for setting the eye relief as well as for adapting a camera.
Safety Features: The 1¼" and 2" barrels of each Morpheus incorporate ournew Slip-Protect Safety Kerfs. The ideal safety compromise between smoothbarrels and wide undercuts. The numerous shallow kerfs give additional grip
and security from inadvertent drops from smooth sided barrels, without theannoying problems sometimes caused by traditional wide undercuts. Widewaffle-patterned rubber grip ring gives an extra measure of handling security.
Luminescent Labeling: The labeling glows in a soft green, if the eyepiece has
been in the light for some time, or if it has been illuminated directly with a flashlight. This allows you to recognize immediately which focal length you have inyour hand – even in the darkest night.
Belt pouch: Not enough space at the telescope? The pouch does not only
protect the eyepiece – you can even use it as a belt pouch or attach it toyour tripod.

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Optical Design

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Long Eye Relief: Morpheus® pushes the envelope of comfortable wide fieldviewing further than ever before, delivering close to 20mm of eye relief alongwith best-in-class optical performance. Eyeglass wearers can comfortably
take in the full field, and users of Binoviewers will find that Morpheus® are theultimate eyepieces for viewing with two eyes.
Low Distortion: The highly sophisticated optical design delivers exceedingly low
distortion (angular magnification distortion). Planets and lunar features retain theirshapes as they transit the field and the true field sizes match the theoreticalvalue. Many companies exaggerate at this point and deliberately use off axis
distortion magnification as a means to advertize blown "apparent" field sizes.
You will be able to compare this given field size of 76° and find it to be close to or
exceeding the true value, calculated from the apparent field size and focal length.
Immersive Views: Comparing many eyepieces, we found that the subjective‘spacewalk’ feeling is not just a function of field of view. We found two additional
primary factors played into the equation – Eye Relief and Ease of Viewing. So,with this information in hand, we set out to design a new eyepiece with a field ofview greater than 74° that meets all of the other optical parameters necessaryto deliver a truly "immersive" viewing experience where the eyepiece essentiallydisappears – which is even more impressive with a binoviewer.

Important note:To protect them fromdirt and environmental
conditions, the Morpheus® eyepieces aresealed waterproof andmust not be opened.

8 lenses in
5 groups,
among them3 ED- and 1
Lanthan-lenselements

If the housing isopened, the warranty will be void!

Morpheus®-eyepieces not only give you sharp images, they also come with many
useful accessories. The round soft folding rubber eyecup is now securely attachedwith a metal M43 attachment thread, so it can be easily extended or folded foreyeglass use without fear of coming detached; the winged eyecup is helpful forobservations with a binoviewer. The included 7.5mm M43 extension allows adjusting of the eye relief as well as adaptation of many compact cameras. Three dust
caps protect the eyepiece when you don't need it – no matter which eyecup you
are using. The pouch can also be attached to your belt or to many tripods. So you
have the eyepiece always protected and within reach.
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Phantom Coating® Group: Pioneered in the Hyperion® lineup, the Phantom
Group Multi-coatings have been further optimized for use in the Morpheus
and index-matched to each of the different glasses.

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Optimized Internal Baffling: As with all Baader Planetarium eyepieces, theinternal mechanicals have been fully ray-traced and baffled to eliminate theeffects of stray-light.

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visual observation
photography

ForandEyepiece projection

Images of the planets require large effective
focal lengths, which you can easily achieve witheyepiece projection. A longer distance between
eyepiece and sensor gives you a higher magnification.
The adapter M43/T-2 #2958080 is used to connect als items of the Astro T-2 System® to the eyepiece, including 1¼"-eyepiece clamps for video
modules / solar system imagers. Or you take theC-Mount-adapter #2958520 to screw matchingcameras onto the eyepiece – tilt- and light-proof.

Required parts:

Afocal projection

Eyepiece projection

with solar system imagers

with DSLR, video- and system-cameras

with DSLR & system cameras

The large sensor of a DSLR or systemcamera gives you a large field of vieweven at high magnifications. This is useful for images of sun and moon as well
as for nature photography with a spotting scope.
To avoid vignetting, you should keep 40 mm of distance between the Morpheus-adapter and the T-ring,
if you use a fullframe DSLR; 30 mm are enough for
APS-C. Use a T-2 quick-changer to align your camera
horizontally or to remove it quickly from the eyepiece.

Required parts:

camera module, e.g. Celestron Skyris

DSLR / system camera without lens

1¼" eyepiece clamp,
e.g. Clicklock clamp #2458100 (pictured)or focusing eyepiece holder #2458125,
alternativly C-Mount-adapter #2958520

T-Ring for camera bayonett (e.g. Protective
DSLR T-Ring for Canon, #2958550)

Cameras with a fixed lens and a filter thread can also be combined withthe Morpheus® eyepieces. The lens should be close to the eyepiece, without
touching it. Our DT-rings come with a 1 mm spacer ring, to enable you to finetune your camera’s position to be as close to
the eyepiece as possible without contacting the eye lens. Use the camera
zoom, until the black frame aroundthe image disappears – a tele lens isbetter than a wideangle lens.
Starting from the eyepiece's M43thread, you need the M43/SP54
adapter #2954251 and the step-up/
down-rings for your lens's filter thread,or the included M43 extension #2954250
for cameras with M43 filter thread.

for compact cameras with Microstage II

Always in focus with spotting
scopes, binoviewers and telescopes

Even compact cameras without a filter thread can be used together withthe Morpheus® (and other eyeppieces) for photography – with the Microstage II Digiscoping Adapter #2450330. This camera holder can be used to placea small camera exactly centered behind an eyepiece. You can move it away totake a look through the eyepiece anytime, without losing the alignment. Thisworks with almost any telescope, spotting scope and even with many pairsof binoculars!

The design of the Morpheus® eyepieces requires as little back-focus (opticallength) as possible. Their image plane is not located as deep in the housing
as usual, so that you can use them on practically all spotting scopes with 1¼"
clamps. The 2" nosepiece is a part of the housing to save even more opticallength. This is great e.g. for Newtonian telescopes, which were optimized forvisual observations. Especially Dobsonians often have a close focus point. Youcan reach focus with all Morpheus® eyepieces.

The large eye-lense of the Morpheus® eyepieces makes it possible to use also
larger compact cameras – the camera's lens should be smaller than that of theeyepiece, so that the camera does not look around the eyepiece.

If you use the 2" clamp of your focuser and the eyepiece must be placed
farther away, simply use a 2"/1¼"-reducer – e.g. our 2" Pushfix-reducer#2408151, which can be used as a standard 1¼" eyepiece clamp or attachedpermanently to the eyepiece.

Microstage II Digiscoping
Adapter #2450330

The lean design of these eyepieces was optimized for use with binoviewers.
Other wide-angle eyepieces try to impress you with mighty housings, while
the Morpheus® are no larger or heavier than absolutely necessary.

Required parts:
Camera lens with filter thread

T-2 extension tube, as required:
40mm (pictured): #1508153
15mm: #1508154
7.5mm: #1508155

Recommended: TQC/TCR quich changer(Bayonett + Ring) #2456322, length 15mm

Hyperion-DT-ring (includes 1mm spacer ring)for SP54 and your filter thread. (M28: #2958090+ #2958028 | M37: #2958090 + #2958028 | M43:
#2954250 | M46: #2958026 | M49: #2958049| M52: #2958052 | M55: #2958055 | M58:
#2958058 | M62: #2958062 | there are step-uprings from M62 to larger threads available)

Morpheus®-adapter M43/T-2 #2958080

Morpheus®-adapter M43/T-2 #2958080

Morpheus®-adapter M43/SP54 #2954251

Morpheus® eyepiece

Morpheus® eyepiece

Morpheus® eyepieceT-2-extension tubes as required, e.g.:
40mm: #1508153 | 15mm (pictured):#1508154 | 7.5mm: #1508155

Afocal projection

Mark V Giant
Binoviewer #2456410

Be careful when mounting the camera!
All adaptations must me done thoughtfully. Before screwing lens and eyepiece together,make sure that the lens can't touch or scratch any part of the eyepiece. When in doubt,
use the 1 mm spacer ring (SP54) included with the DT-rings or the included 7.5mm M43
extension – sometimes it is only a matter of a tenth of a millimeter.

Pushfix Reducer#2408151