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Creating a basic set of eyepieces for your new telescope

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:30 am
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by Lady Fraktor » Thu May 23, 2019 2:34 am
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One of the most asked questions by beginners, What eyepieces should I get?

There is always a lot of discussion from people on what eyepieces to get...

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Avoid the Celestron eyepiece kits as the eyepieces are of poor quality and the filters are not much better.
The GSO Plossl are the cheapest quality...
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Mon Jul 06, 2020 5:30 am
Evolution of Eyepieces by Chris Lord

Last post by Piet Le Roux « Fri May 22, 2020 9:43 am
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by notFritzArgelander » Sun Oct 27, 2019 2:36 am

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I just brought this over from the old place. I suggest we make this sticky?

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PS the Metcalf telescope, depicted on our club badge, were used to take photographic plates for Harvard University at Boyden, it is still being...

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Last post by Piet Le Roux
Fri May 22, 2020 9:43 am
A Guide to choosing eyepieces

Last post by johnbear « Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:00 pm
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by OleCuss » Sat Apr 27, 2019 4:40 am

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There is much controversy over eyepieces and their selection and this will persist for eternity. The reason for this is that each of us has a...

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This should be part of every instruction manual for all consumer/beginner level telescopes.
Excellent information. I will refer this to all new...

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Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:00 pm
Nikon MC2 zoom

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:04 pm
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by Jones » Wed Jul 01, 2020 5:04 pm

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Never meant for astronomy the nose piece is almost .965 , have to wrap layers of plastic tape to get .965 adapter to fit snugly. Scope Stuff has a...

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Some of the old 0.965 Nikon orthoscopic eyepiece are going for very high prices in the used market.

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Thu Jul 02, 2020 6:04 pm
Repurposing microscopy filters for the astronomy eyepieces

Last post by j.gardavsky « Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:55 pm
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by j.gardavsky » Thu Jun 04, 2020 5:06 pm

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Hello all,

thanks to the Covid boredom, I have removed the filters from the Carl Zeiss Jena FLUO -RF-RED-0 filter wheel and checked them out with...

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Filter KP 500nm from Carl Zeiss West Germany

Hello all,

here is another filter, the short pass blue from the visible UV up to 500nm, useable for...

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Sun Jun 28, 2020 5:55 pm
Which 5mm eyepiece should I buy?

Last post by Ylem « Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:52 pm
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by StarBru » Sat Jun 20, 2020 6:19 pm

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I would be using it for planetary, the moon, and binary separation in my scopes from f/4 through f/10.

At this moment I am contemplating either an...

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I haven't had much luck with EPs under 10 mm or maybe 7.5 mm

So yes, maybe a Barlow?

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Jun 28, 2020 3:52 pm
Eyepieces section for SCT owners?

Last post by buddsy « Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:01 pm
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by buddsy » Thu May 21, 2020 9:33 am
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I'm wondering if a separate area for eyepieces by type of scope would be helpful.

I think it would as I have been going round and round and round....

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Hi Joe

Thanks for your insight.

The Morpheus seems to be a step up from the Hyperion range.

I have read very good things about the Pentax and I...
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Last post by buddsy
Wed Jun 17, 2020 11:01 pm
Eye piece question

Last post by Bearcatrp « Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:52 am
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by Bearcatrp » Thu May 07, 2020 4:28 pm
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I currently have a 9.7 and a 26 mm eyepiece. When I switched to the 9.7, had a hard time staying on target. Works great but seems a bit to much zoom....

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Broke in the 14mm this morning. Works awesome. Looked at Jupiter with awe. Didn't get any sticky grease on my fingers either.
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Wed Jun 17, 2020 9:52 am
Smyth Lens - the Ring of Fire Explained

Last post by j.gardavsky « Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:48 pm
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by Ruud » Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:57 pm

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A Barlow is a negative achromatic lens that can be inserted before an eyepiece. It elongates the light cones from the telescope’s primary mirror,...

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Hello Ruud. A superb report on the Barlow and Smyth lens construction. Very well written and very informative.

I would like to add, that many...

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Last post by j.gardavsky
Sun Jun 14, 2020 5:48 pm
Orthoscopic Alternative

Last post by pakarinen « Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:56 pm
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by MrCit » Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:44 pm

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As you can guess from my signature, my primary scope is an 8 inch f/6 dob. I started observing with this scope a couple years ago, and my first...

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The Vixen SLV are nice eyepieces as well.
50° AFOV but with 20mm eye relief.

I've bought two (on sale no less) based on LF's recommendation....

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Last post by pakarinen
Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:56 pm
Baader Morpheus 12.5mm Questions

Last post by NGC 1365 « Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:27 am
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by Refractordude » Tue Jun 09, 2020 12:47 am

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What type of scope are you using with it. Any issues such as blackouts etc. Thanks to you all.

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Use mine with my 18 and 10 inch dobs mainly, but also SW180 Mak and ed80. No issues with blackouts if you use the right amount of spacers for the ER.

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Last post by NGC 1365
Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:27 am
Got Four New Toys For My Birthday

Last post by AbbN « Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:04 pm
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by Refractordude » Sun Jun 07, 2020 1:55 pm

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Was going to have a 8 dob as a gift, but decided against it. I will only want a 10 dob soon afterwards. I really am undecided on what will be my next...

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Aren't birthday's great.....sometimes :D

I too have the 15mm Luminos which I picked up locally used quite cheap last summer. I guess I got a good...

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Last post by AbbN
Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:04 pm
Question for you eyepiece experts...

Last post by Ruud « Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:44 am
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by Thefatkitty » Mon Jun 08, 2020 2:45 am

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... and I know there are many on here :D

I was browsing the local buy and sell (uh-oh) and came across this for $25:

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Are...

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A good Plössl, this eyepiece, and successful too: few eyepieces are as prolific as this Celestron Plössl.

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Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:44 am
Anyone Try/Owns The Baader 14mm and 9mm Morpheus Eyepieces?

Last post by John Baars « Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:50 pm
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by Refractordude » Sun Jun 07, 2020 2:04 pm

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What is your opinion on the eye relief, edge brightness, field of view, blackouts, light scatter, clarity/sharpness etc? I think I read that the 14mm...

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A smile appeared on my face when I read the less favorable comments on the 14mm Morpheus. When I wanted to generate some budget for an even more...

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Last post by John Baars
Sun Jun 07, 2020 8:50 pm
Which Of These Three Eyeieces Would You Choose

Last post by notFritzArgelander « Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:41 pm
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by Refractordude » Thu May 21, 2020 2:05 pm

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Using on a 120mm f8 achromatic refractor. I once tried the Orion Q70 and returned it. There was just to much noticeable edge distortion. Thanks to...

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I've used the GSO superviews satisfactorily my SV ED80 f7. The TV Panoptics are a tad better but they are mostly for the f5 Z12.

Just a tad...

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Last post by notFritzArgelander
Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:41 pm
Speacial Moon Sale At EyepiecesEtc

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:03 pm
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by Refractordude » Sat May 30, 2020 5:45 pm

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EyepiecesEtc has spacial sale prices on 73 items. Thought some of you would be interested.

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Don is an excellent vendor and a wealth of information.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:03 pm
ordered this eyepiece kit. What should I expect over stock?

Last post by StarBru « Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:15 pm
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by realflow100 » Fri May 01, 2020 3:15 pm
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I ordered these the other day and can't wait. pretty expensive though for over 100$
What should I expect in terms of image quality over my stock...

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I own the 9mm Orion Expanse and love it. At one time it was my favorite eyepiece! I haven't used it as much since I bought a Televue 10mm Radian,...
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Last post by StarBru
Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:15 pm
Planet viewing eyepiece

Last post by Langers « Sun May 31, 2020 10:33 am
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by Langers » Sat May 30, 2020 1:27 pm

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Afternoon All,

So about a month ago I purchased a SkyQuest XT8 Classic Dobsonian telescope with a 25mm Sirius Plossl eyepiece. Now I have had great...

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ok i'm going to get a 6mm eyepiece, just going to look at a few companies, thanks again!!

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Last post by Langers
Sun May 31, 2020 10:33 am
Baader Morpheus.

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sun May 24, 2020 12:08 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:27 pm
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Bought two recently (9 and 17.5mm) and found them to be very immersive, and especially like the 76 deg AFOV. How do the others, in particular the...

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Good choice, the 17.5mm is a very good eyepiece.
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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sun May 24, 2020 12:08 pm
Arcturus Ebony 22mm 70 degree SWA

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Fri May 22, 2020 9:27 pm
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by Refractordude » Fri May 22, 2020 9:18 pm

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Is this eyepiece the same as the Olivon 22mm 70 degree and Astromania 22mm 70 degree eyepieces? Right click the image. Thanks to you all.

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These are similar but do have high QC standards

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Fri May 22, 2020 9:27 pm
What to expect from high-end eyepieces?

Last post by John Baars « Sun May 17, 2020 9:09 am
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by John Baars » Thu May 14, 2020 10:30 am

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This question arose on a European forum I am moderator at. I think it is a good thing to start it here too. Many starting amateurs ask themselves the...

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notFritzArgelander and j.gardavsky Thanks.
It is good of you to bring the orthoscopic eyepieces in the discussion. They are easily overlooked by...

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Last post by John Baars
Sun May 17, 2020 9:09 am
6.7mm ES82 vs 6.5mm Baader Morpheus.

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed May 13, 2020 8:55 pm
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by James1996 » Mon Apr 27, 2020 5:28 pm

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So I've been looking around for an eyepiece to replace my 6mm Expanse and I've narrowed it down to these two. Do you guys and gals think Morpheus is...

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Well I just had the 16mm ES68 and 6.7mm ES82 eyepieces ordered for me. So anyone living in northern Ohio can blame the oncoming clouds on me. :lol:...

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed May 13, 2020 8:55 pm
What is an A.R. eyepiece?

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon May 11, 2020 10:00 pm
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by DozerBolt » Fri May 08, 2020 9:45 pm

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Greetings!
So I was doing my homework on eyepieces, and could not identify the type of eyepieces which came with my 1970's Criterion Dynamax 6 Cat:...

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Kellner. Three-element Kellner (and its close modifications – Achromatic Ramsden “AR” and Modified Achromatic “MA”) are considered to be the least...

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Mon May 11, 2020 10:00 pm
What's Your favorite Eyepiece?

Last post by kt4hx « Wed May 06, 2020 8:01 pm
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by helicon » Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:19 pm
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Mine is my Explore Scientific 18mm 82 degree for deep sky in a 2 barrel. Logged a lot of galaxies with it.

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Like others I believe the idea of a favorite is too broad a concept because of the number of variables associated with the scope in use, object type...
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Wed May 06, 2020 8:01 pm
.965 eyepiece question

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sat May 02, 2020 3:27 am
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by Thefatkitty » Fri May 01, 2020 2:13 am

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Hey all, hope you're good. Busy week here, started a part-time job today :D

The other weekend I tried to convert my Towa 3 from a .965 focuser to a...

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Very nice Mark :)
Antares has released their 0.965 Plossl eyepieces again, I have seen them listed at OPT and Highpoint though I am not sure if any...

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Sat May 02, 2020 3:27 am

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