Pitch Black Skies

Hi, what did you go with in the end? BCO, BST or Nirvana?

Hello Chris, welcome to SGL.

Thanks to Pixies for the mention. So basically Louis, you cannot ever see the whole field of view with UWA eyepieces, that's what gives them the immersive effect. You have to move your head about in order to take in the areas not directly in sight. Is that correct? I was practicing this to be fair but still found it quite difficult with that big black kidney bean flopping all over the place. Not the most pleasurable experience. I'm sure it's probably going to take practice on my part. It probably doesn't help that I was testing in on the moon too 😳😆. My pupils were surely not dilated enough. I think I'll give it another chance before asking to return it. It's probably a cracking eyepiece and I'm just using it wrong.

How has the eyepiece held up for you? Did you ever get a chance to compare it to a Baader zoom?

Thanks, have you ever compared it to any fixed focal lengths? I'm torn between getting a zoom or a couple of BSTs instead maybe.

I see FLO have a Stellalyra Zoom, wonder how that performs. Still no reviews on it.

Awesome, thank you. I assume 120x is not strong enough and you usually Barlow it then? I have a 2X Barlow that can be broken down to 1.5X. That would yield me either 120x, 240x or 180x. That might be the way to go. Have you any experience with zoom eyepieces over fixed FL?

I recently bought a 16mm Nirvana with 82° field of view as a medium power eyepiece but have to say I don't like it all. Whenever I try to bring my pupil closer to the lens or if I look at the edges or the FOV I am getting lots of kidney beaning.

Thanks! What is poly Mars? Also, how do you think a single FL 6mm would compare to that of a zoom? I'm not worried about FOV but definitely want to see detail. The Morphous is a bit too steep for me but I was considering a 6mm Baader Classic Ortho. What do you think?

Has anyone got any experience with this zoom? It's looks well but I'm wondering if it would be better to pay the extra £30 or so for the Baader zoom. I've used a 12.5mm Stellalyra LER in an 8" f6 dob and the view was really nice.

Thanks, I have a Skywatcher Skyliner Classic 200p. I'm trying to figure out what eyepieces I need. After much debate I'm now considering a zoom eyepiece.

Hi folks, What is the highest practical magnification most regularly used on Saturn and Jupiter from the British climate?

Has anyone got any experience with both of these? Is there a substantial difference in the viewing quality? My scope is a Skywatcher Skyliner Classic 200p. Cheers!

Hi folks, Would someone be able to recommend some eyepieces that work well in the Skywatcher Skyliner Classic 200p please? It came with the Super 10mm and 25mm Modified Achromats. For medium power I bought a 12.5mm Stellalyra LER which was really nice but returned it for a 16mm Nirvana for a little less magnification and a wider FOV. Now unfortunately, whenever I try to see the full FOV I'm getting very apparent kidney beaning which I wasn't expecting at all for a more expensive eyepiece. I have seen some people recommend the BST Starguiders so I am considering getting the 15mm for medium power instead and returning the Nirvana. For high power I was thinking a Baader Classic Ortho 6mm would be good. That would yield 200x which I assume is the limit that our climate will support most of the time. What are your thoughts? Thanks guys

Hello all, My name is Alan and I'm from Ireland. Thanks to @faulksy for the invitation to this great forum. It seems like a place of good atmosphere ☺️😁, and it seems there is an abundance of useful information and guidance. I am a complete beginner and my first telescope is the Skyliner Classic 200p (f5.9). I am really enjoying my time with the telescope but I am eager to build up some experience and eyepieces. The scope came with the standard 10mm & 25mm Modified Achromats. I immediately purchased an Orion 2x Shorty Barlow, Turn Left at Orion and, 2 cheap Plössl eyepieces from eBay. The cheap Plössl are poor quality. From reading posts, it was a toss up between getting BST Starguiders, Stellalyra LERs or OVL Nirvana's. I opted for the Nirvana's for the larger FOV for ease while manually driving the dob. I have a 32mm Panaview on the way for low power and a 16mm Nirvana on the way for medium power. For high power I will probably look to get the 7m & 4mm Nirvana's in time. What do you guys think? Cheers, Alan