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What is a decent eyepiece for magnified views of the planets and moon?. Should I consider a decent Barlow or extender?, or am I best aiming for short focal length EP’s?. I have a 8mm and 5mm Starguiders, Baader Hyperion Zoom 8-24mm. I was also thinking about orthos. That’s the thing I’m finding about astronomy, is that there are so many roads to take, with multiple doors at the end of them. PS:- Looking for directions I have an 8” Dobsonian and a 127 Maksutov

I have actually just bought myself a SVbony UHC and a Lumicon OIII. Then the Astronomik UHC and OIII became available on a back order i made! So I now have two of each all 1.25mm

From what I have read the SVbony and Optolong filters are the same .

Thanks for that and it’s just the end cover I’m looking for as i store the scope indoors

I never thought of that 🤔, and I bet it’s a lot cheaper as well

Wish I had a small 14” Dob 😂

Where can I buy an elasticated dust cover for my 8” Dobsonian? My existing cover is loose and is continually falling off. I tried FLO but it says unavailable for the 8”. Thanks

I have the 15x70 Oregon’s and I love using them. To be honest I found them too heavy for hand held observing. I use them on a little lightweight tripod and it’s great. It’s still a lot less work than setting up one of my scopes

As the owner and user of the 8” Stella Lyra Dobsonian I am extremely pleased with this scope. Taking it outside is easy enough once you split it up into the OTA and base. As for your choice ,I would definitely stick with the Dobsonian ,and as to which one ? I’m going to point you in the direction of the Stella Lyra (slight bias perhaps). Whichever one you choose, enjoy.

I think that i already know the answer to this but I just need the answer to be confirmed. Say for example i am using an 18mm EP in my F6 Dobsonian. That gives me an exit pupil of 3mm. What happens to the exit pupil if i were to introduce a 2x Barlow to the arrangement? Will it be reduced to 1.5mm?. Thanks 🤔

My SVbony 18mm UF arrived yesterday and first impressions are positive. Just need a clear session to put it to the test. Really solid unit

What camera did you use? Thanks

Thanks for the heads up on OIII filters Stu👍I’ll keep my fingers crossed that the stats on mine are okay. So I take it I’m looking for the highest percentage transmission. If it’s not I’ll just buy the Astronomiks

I just noticed that one of the posts was talking about a night in the past viewing the Owl Nebula. The poster was referring to his journal. I am now going to keep a detailed journal of my nights under the stars. I am just wondering how many of you keep a proper journal? I Maybe start a thread

If not then I’ll just get the Astronomik OIII as they should be back in stock by then

I only bought it tonight so obviously not arrived yet. I saw that it was the older type that’s why I bought it. Here’s a very similar one

There you go

The Astronomik OIII was out of stock but I found someone selling a Lumicon OIII. Please tell me that they are okay

Is the lumicon OIII any good or should I pull the trigger on the Astronomik. The UHC is already bought

I’ll let you know Peter once they arrive and the clouds clear

Just bought the UHC and the OIII . The others have to wait. Thanks folks 👍

I am just going to place my order for filters. Is the general consensus that the astronomic UHC is the way to go? For a second it’s either a Baader Neodymium or a Baader contrast booster. Thoughts anyone

I would be pointing to the Mak go to as this will remove the additional pre requisite skill of collimation. This can be daunting to some.

The 18mm is on Amazon. Funny thing is that it’s still from the same seller (retevis eu)

I’ve just bought the SVbony 18mm UF from Amazon as well. Arriving today.