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  1. On 24/01/2020 at 23:52, SimM said:

    One annoying thing is the compatibility between my Hyperion eyepieces and the Celestron supplied diagonal. The screws that mark eyepieces (and may perhaps offer some support too) have sides that are too big to allow the base of the Hyperions to fit flush against the diagonal. So I'm considering a twist lock or click lock solution.

    The more I think about it the groundsheet will not help dew and it's one more thing to trip over. BTW the table is black/light - should I have bought white/heavy? - LOL. 

    Hi Simon, to pick on these couple of points, on the diagonal problem, I use a self-centering adaptor all the time, found here: https://www.harrisontelescopes.co.uk/acatalog/revelation-self-centering-2-to-1.25-eyepiece-adaptor.html

    Table-wise, the best and most solid table I have ever found is this one, it doesn't budge or bend, it might as well be a brick wall, it punches well above its meagre looks:  https://www.mogodirect.co.uk/mogo-rectangular-folding-plastic-trestle-table-l1220-x-w600mm-4-x-2/

    Clear skies!

  2. 19 hours ago, Piero said:

    Great scope, Paz!

    F7 Is a nice focal ratio for refractors as colour is well controlled and wide field views are possible. I know you said that you don't plan to use 2" EPs, but a 30mm like the APM UFF weighs about 550g and can offer you slightly more than 3 deg of sky, which is great for scanning the milky way. Just a comment of course.

    Hi Paz, great advice there from Piero, I have the 31NT5 and the ExSc 30mm 80 degree series, and both give stunning views of the night sky, even at f/9; at f/7 it should knock your socks off!  Clear skies!

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  4. The Masuyama 45mm eyepiece (53º AFoV) will show less sky than the 82º Series ExSc eyepiece as Vlaiv's illustration clearly shows above, therefore I cannot see the point of pursuing it any further, esp. with the exit pupil equation taken into account.   The 30mm ExSc eyepiece is a superb piece of equipment so my advice is to stick with that, you cannot improve on it.

  5. 21 hours ago, hairykopite said:

    Hi thank you all for your help, i will take a look at an 8mm possibly.

    When it comes to nebula/deep if i was to use the 32mm would i be able to see much or am i pushing the scope capabilty too much to view anything 

    The sky is your oyster, anything is possible with your scope and some well chosen eyepieces, I would recommend the BST StarGuiders, found here: https://www.firstlightoptics.com/bst-starguider-eyepieces.html
    But don't rush, see how you get on with the supplied eyepieces first.  Clear skies!

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