Cloud Break Optics

2"/T-2 Tapered Nosepiece (AP16T)

2"/T-2 Tapered Nosepiece (AP16T) - Main image
$47.25 $63 In stock

Category: Astrophotography Accessories

Description

Our 2"/T-2 Secure-Grip Nosepiece for CCD Cameras, Baader Planetarium Mark V Binocular Viewer or any item with T-2 threads. This nosepiece features a design to ensure safety and orthogonality. Attach it to your CCD camera, insert the nosepiece into your 2" adapter and tighten the thumbscrew. The brass locking ring will seat your valuable CCD camera (or other valuable accessory) squarely and solidly into place. The nosepiece has 48 mm filter threads and the interior is painted flat-black. It is compatible with all compression/locking rings of which we are aware. It is not recommended when using our older style 2" Thin Adapter ADA2013 (or prior version ADA201). When using these items, we suggest the BP16 nosepiece. The current style 2" Thin Adapter ADA20132 was specifically designed to work perfectly with the AP16T. 

October 2017: current profile introduced.

To see the nosepiece as used with a CCD camera, review the exploded diagram. If you own an Astro-Physics focuser, you also may wish to consider our 2" Adapter (ADA2003A) that features 3 locking screws. The combination of these two accessories will redefine "rock solid."

This nosepiece has a net spacing distance of 0.13" (3.2 mm).

This nosepiece has a net spacing distance of 0.56" (14.2 mm) with T-ring.Add the camera’s faceplate to sensor distance of 1.73" (43.9 mm) for a total spacing of 2.29" (58.2 mm).

It has a nose insertion depth of 1.13" (28.7 mm).

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Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Samuel S. ★★★★★

The T-2 threads threaded on perfectly straight with my setup—no wobble at all. That firm grip gives me confidence my camera's not going anywhere during long exposures.

Lucy T. ★★★★★

The Secure-Grip design gives me real peace of mind when I'm swapping gear in the dark—my camera feels locked in place, and the orthogonal alignment means no more tilted star fields. Slightly pricier than other nosepieces I've tried, but the precision is worth every penny for my imaging sessions.

Robert ★★★★★

Took my Mark V out last night and the T-2 threads threaded on smooth with zero wobble, that orthogonal fit makes collimation a breeze. Solidly built, I can swap cameras without worrying about it shifting.