Recommended Eyepiece(s) - Evostar 120
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Recommended Eyepiece(s) - Evostar 120
I’ve just bought my first telescope - a Sky-Watcher Evostar 120. It came with 2 stock lenses - 10mm & 25mm. I’m keen to buy some additional lenses & was hoping for some advice.
The telescope will be predominantly used for looking at the moon/planets, initially at least. And I will be doing this with my (young) children.
My research so far has led me to consider:
1) Celestron x-cel 7mm
2) Baader Hyperion 8mm + tuning sleeve (?)
3) Baader Hyperion Zoom / possibly with 2.25x Barlow
4) Baader Classic Ortho 6mm
Clearly number 3 is a much more expensive option, but i was thinking it might future proof me, so to speak. However, I don’t know if it’s overkill for the scope I have / planetary viewing.
Any advice / other eyepiece recommendations would be hugely appreciated.
Many thanks
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Celestron X-Cel LX are good quality, Hyperion can be a touch soft on the edge and the rings can be a pain in the dark.
The Baader Mk IV zoom is a good quality zoom for those that like zooms, the Classic orthos are quite good as well.
See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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I will prob give the 7mm xcel a go.
Surprised Hyperion Zoom not the overwhelming favourite - this seems to get rave reviews!
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A zoom typically works backwards with the
See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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Goof luck!
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See Far Sticks: Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser 127/1200 BV, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS 100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, SXP2, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II, Stellarvue M2C, Argo Navis encoders on both
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Tak prism, TAL, Vixen
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss (1000101)
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Actually, the 16mm Nirvana is surprisingly good: nearly Nagler-like in image quality for a fraction of the cost.
There are even better performers out there, but they are in a considerably different price range.
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Re: Recommended Eyepiece(s) - Evostar 120
the Sky-Watcher Evostar are fairly good refractors.
We have had one on a comparison test with my old 6"
On your place, I would not hurry adding just some eyepieces, as there is lots of very good stuff on the classifieds, and the prices are dropping.
Regarding the BCO, the 10mm is a very good performer on the deep sky objects which require high magnifications. The BCO 6mm is less comfortable. The BCOs are manufactured with the HT (high transmissivity) technology, and this seems to make the difference on the faint nebulae and galaxies.
Congratulations on your purchase,
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Re: Recommended Eyepiece(s) - Evostar 120
I'm sceptical about zoom lenses, as the extra glass can introduce distortion. The only 'scope I use mine with is the Coronado PST narrow band solar telescope.
Don't go too overboard on eyepieces. It is likely that you will get the astrophotography bug and your eyepieces will lay unused in the back of a cupboard.
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