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Thanks, yes that is my deliberation, perhaps the 24mm would be slightly redundant in my current setup.

I have an 8 inch 1200mm dob (f/6). I have a 68° 30mm as my largest focal length and then 16mm, 12mm, 8mm and 7mm (16mm & 7mm are Nirvana 82° EPs and 12mm & 8mm are BST’s).

Hi Bosun, I am currently looking at a used ES 82 23mm which is at a similar price to the 30mm UFF on FLO. Which actually has quite an informative review on it- perhaps a contender!

Hi @Zermelo thanks for that-I didn’t know that about reducing the background light so good to keep in mind, especially when not in lower Bortle skies! Thanks also for the links you posted. Really useful reading! Also yes I was ideally looking for an 82° EP in a 2 inch format.

Hi, yes both really the large FOV and a sharper image as others have said in other discussions. The 30mm does suffer a bit round the edges.

Hi all, I am deliberating purchasing the ES 82* 24mm eyepiece, however is there much point having this larger AFOV at 24mm as according to the astronomy FOV simulator each eyepiece would give a similar field of view as a result of the different magnifications. So I was wondering if it would be best to wait and get the 30mm ES 82*. Thanks for any advice!

@Mr Spock Took your advice and glad I did, great case! Thanks.

Hi there, I was hoping someone could give me some insight into whether I can use this filter wheel for visual astronomy? It of course fits into my telescope but I’m struggling to figure out whether it’s possible for it to hold an eyepiece, as is it cannot. Thanks in advance.

What case are you using?

Hi all, Thanks a lot for all the advice, it has been really useful in gauging the strenghts and weaknesses of a range of EPs. I decided to go for the 8mm and 12mm BST coupled with the 2x Barlow that I already have I feel will give a good range of magnifications as @Mr Spock said. Thanks again to everyone who replied!

Hi, first time posting. I recently got the StellaLyra 8" Dobsonian (which comes with a 9mm Plossl and 30mm 2" EP) for Christmas and looking at upgrading from the stock Plossl. I'm thinking of the 8mm and the 12mm which would give 150x and 100x respectively. But was then thinking would the 5mm a good choice instead of the 8mm or would it just not see that much use due to unstable atmosphere. Then regarding the 12mm would it be better to go for the 15/18mm to give a bit of a wider view (I have a 2x barlow so have the option to add some more power). Thanks for any info.