Voxish

12 hours ago, John said:

I believe the Delites are better performers overall but, if the eyepiece case is already full of Radians .......

I should probably just buy a Powermate shouldn’t I? Even I have just about given up, I have properly (read obsessively) looked. 

I must research before I post, I must research before I post, I must research before I post, I must research before I post…..

29 minutes ago, vlaiv said:

There is this eyepiece planner website (still in beta?).

Don't know who built it, but it lists 30ish eyepieces that have exactly 6mm FL - as advertised. Granted, some of them are clones, but I also think that not every eyepiece out there is on the list as well.

Below screen shot is just a segment of the list.

Website is accessible here:

https://eyepieceplanner.com/#/

Just sort by eyepiece focal length and you will find all 6mm eyepieces grouped.

I stand very much corrected 

I have been looking for a 6 mm Radian for 2 years, rare things these days it seems. ABS used to be a wash with them, not anymore.
 

Mr Asperger here needs all his gear to match sadly, my own self imposed hell. 

My apologies, I mean your lovely Vixen! 

3 minutes ago, John said:

I have been using the 6mm spot on the Svbony 3-8mm zoom a lot recently, especially when observing Jupiter. It works very nicely. The AFoV is 56 degrees and the eye relief 10mm (a bit less actually useable). Not great for glasses wearers but quite comfy for others.

With your Vixen? 

 Yeah I know there are some, but most sets seem to be more 5 - 7 - 11 etc, not so many 6 - 8 - 12

Question for the forum.

Why are there so few 6 mm eyepieces options? 
 

Baader Zoom?

On 12/12/2023 at 18:06, Louis D said:

I would add "at a given aperture under good seeing conditions".  For example, years ago at a star party, on the same night that Jupiter looked featureless at 200x in 4" APOs and 8" SCTs, it looked rich in details in a 15" custom Dob at over 300x.  That convinced me to buy a used 15" Tectron Dob.  It did not disappoint.  300x felt like 100x in a small scope.  Of course, I had very steady skies to observe from here in Texas.

Good for you, nice scope 

Seeing is shocking however 

Absolutely, had a glimpse of Jupiter (somewhat wobbly) and a little more quality time with the moon. 🌒 

Just now, John said:

When I do white light solar it has generally been at outreach sessions. At least there is something to show punters now - a few years back the (usually) featureless solar disk was a little underwhelming. 

 

I was just about to post the same thing, absolutely dire. Makes you wonder how Lunt and co don’t go bust in the intervening years!

42 minutes ago, John said:

I don't do much solar observing but when I do I find a zoom eyepiece very useful. The Baader 8-24mm zoom would probably be my eyepiece choice unless I want high magnifications in which case I would press the Svbony 3-8mm zoom into use.

 

I don’t do a lot myself to be honest, but with the 11 year solar maximum about to reach its peak it would be rude not to. 

Wow, just seen how old this thread is. Anyway since we are here what do the rest of you use? What magnifications do you use? 

I currently use an 11 mm and 20 mm Tele Vue plossls with my 4 inch refractor, although with a slightly slower focal length 

6, I could probably get away with 4. 

I certainly noticed a difference between a couple of old SW ED scopes. But when I foolishly sold my ED120 for a OO dob and didn’t get on with it I bought another 4 inch refractor (a Vixen) since then I have owned a number of other refractor’s, all of them 4 inch and for whatever reason never bought another 5 inch. I do think 4 inches is something of a sweet spot. Perhaps if I had an observatory I would buy something big, a 6 inch apo would be nice wouldn’t it! 

Thanks John, that was what I wanted to know. Not just me then. 

I use a 4 inch refractor. I was just out a few minutes ago and Jupiter (it’s still climbing) was just stable at x110. My step up is x176 and it a blur this evening. I can go higher than this on Saturn, Mars, Uranus, the moon and doubles no problem, just not Jupiter. This is a shame as it’s probably my favourite target. The vast majority of my observations are solar system based. I would buy another big dob if I wanted to get into the fuzzy blob game again (unlikely) 

We just finished a storm, I might have a small window with Jupiter this evening early doors 

1 minute ago, SCANS said:

Ugh, same here in Nova Scotia. I share your pain. Stormy with gusts 60-90km today so no observing again tonight ☹️ But the upside is that it's +13°C so that's taking care of our recent snow.

What’s your seeing like btw?

The North Sea is a violent, cold and dangerous place. I would have thought that would have an impact on seeing?

Very happy to be wrong on this 

Right, I can’t remember who said it to me. Maybe some research is required. 

We are directly under the jet stream here, not sure where Florida sits?