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Great! Thank you all for helping out the newbie!

I tried it a bit and improved it slightly, but I think I'll live with this offset error. I also read a collimation guide that suggests that it is very common for F/5 and faster scopes to have this kind of offset error. Thank you again for all your help!

Thank you for looking into this. It seems that there is always some offset of the secondary mirror position compared to the focus tube edge, as I can only minimally pull the secondary away from the primary... Would this be more acceptable then? I'm not sure how paranoid I should be on getting this perfectly aligned.

I was actually looking for both, but the 10-12mm one was the priority. However I just managed to win an ebay auction on a 25mm BST Starguider so will get to use and compare both eyepieces!

Oh..I didn't realize that. Thanks!

Hi everyone! Trying to check if my heritage 130p needs collimation. Here is what it looks like now. Some minor adjustments done with a help of a collimation eyepiece. I got a laser one as well, but it just draws circles, no matter how much I try to align it. So for now, all I can use is the collimation eyepiece (cap). Do you think it needs further adjustments? Unfortunately we have cloudy skies these past few days, so I can only test with daylight targets.. Thank you!

Thank you all for your comments and helping me out here. I decided to get the Celestron X-Cel 12mm from AliExpress. Almost at the same price as the BST, but it has a rotating eyecup that should make it easier to find the perfect spot while wearing glasses , if that's required

Thanks you, but unfortunately I can't access the classifieds section yet. I'll do check astrobuysell though. It might pop up there as well.

Yes, I often view without glasses, especially at higher magnifications. It's more of a need for my daughter, as it is easier for her to view from a distance - and avoid touching the eyepiece/scope. I don't mind ordering from abroad, so the XCEL is a prime candidate here.

Thank you. TBH I thought that there would be more options available, but I guess the fash scope is challenging.

Interesting. Thank you! Given that they state the same 16mm eye relief as the Starguider, would you find their design comfortable for glasses?

I read conflicting opinions about these ones, specifically being bad at the edges. Do you think it is bothersome even to the unexperienced eye? Otherwise these are tempting indeed.

Thank you! I suppose the 25 and 12 would make a good start since I have the barlow.

Hi everyone! I have the well known heritage 130p F5 and I find the two stock eyepieces (25mm and 10mm) really bad, especially since I wear glasses and I also have a 7-year old having her first looks through the scope. I received an older Televue 2.5x barlow (not the powermate) as a gift and also jumped on an opportunity to get the Svbony 7.2-21.6 zoom, but viewing any wider than 10mm gives a small fov (50o and less). So, I'm looking for a low power ca 25mm (getting at 10mm when barlowed) and perhaps 12mm or so (getting to 4.8mm when barlowed). So I would end up like this: 25mm -> 12mm -> 10mm -> 10-7.2 in zoom -> 4.8mm I'd prefer a wide view and long eye-relief like 60o minimum to avoid nudging a lot, especially since it takes some time to get my daughter to view through the eyepiece. Are the planned magnifications ok? What would you recommend at a budget of no more than 60 GBP per eyepiece? Thank you all in advance!

Thank you for detailing your experience. Seems quite similar to what I will be facing! How easy was the tracking experience for the little one? Hearing that such a scope could have a rather wobbly mount, did you have to mostly resort back to Starsense in order to track planets or other objects back to the FOV, or was tracking not a real issue? I think nebulae and other DSO will be tough to find in the city, but an easy and good look of planets and systems like the pleiades would be desirable.