SGL PROMO Celestron X-Cel ED eyepiece

[Beulah]

Me too, but I've spent my pocket money this month...I would like to get an 8mm or a 5mm at the end of the month, but I guess the offer will be over by then? Also, how well do they barlow?

[FLO]

We'll put one aside for you Sam

Modern eyepieces such as these achieve their comfort and eye-relief through what are essentially optically-matched barlowing elements built into the design. You can barlow them, of course, but they aren't as well suited as say a simpler design such as a Plossl, ortho or Kellner.

HTH

[FLO]

We do have a couple of 25mm.... I didn't think it worth mentioning with there being only two left.

The 25mm models have sold out.

[merlinxlm]

Dam, I've missed out on the 25mm. I had looked on the FLO website, but it was showing a message that FLO would contact me when more arrived. Next time? Still cant wait to try out the 10mm one, I'll probably order the 8mm this weekend.

Thank you.

[Beulah]

We'll put one aside for you Sam

Modern eyepieces such as these achieve their comfort and eye-relief through what are essentially optically-matched barlowing elements built into the design. You can barlow them, of course, but they aren't as well suited as say a simpler design such as a Plossl, ortho or Kellner.

HTH

Thanks, I'll let you know when the moolah comes in.

[shepsboss]

Both arrived by return (fantastic service) and guess what, they brought cloud with them! SORRY!!!

[Keano]

So your the culrpit

hehe, seem to be nice quality ep's, only been able to use them once yet though I especially like the 25mm.

[Stargazer Jack]

What have you got left FLO?

[Stargazer Jack]

Also, will there be a noticeable difference between the 5mm your selling and the standard SW 10mm+2X Barlow? Thanks

[Keano]

Other folks with more experiance than me could advise you better jack but in mho I found going from basic sw 10mm/25mm ep's to x-cel 5/10/25mm was a noticable differance, was informed it was night and day by sgl forum members (they were so right) and a HUGE differance in build quality,the differance between the basic sw plossl and celestron x-cels amazed me ,there a fair bit bigger,and they just look well made. I believe theres a 30 day return and refund option from FLO if you dont like em. God alone knows what the Pentax or Naglers are like if you can get something this good for the price.

Just a thought mate, I did find the 5mm had some kidney beaning i think is the term, need to place your eye in the right place to eliminate it, no big deal though, and in hindsight I might have stuck with 10mm and up and gone with a barlow and a planetary ep combination for higher powers rather than the 5mm, (still not sure what mags i need tbh) seems like this would have more flexability, still a very nice ep though.

Probably best pm FLO. or post in help section.

P.S. my experiance is very limited so take this as a noobs opinion only

[Stargazer Jack]

Thanks for the help. Might go for a 8mm then Barlow it

[Kaminovs]

Hi,

I am thinking of going for 8mm X-CEl and barlow it to use on sw 200p explorer, question is: will factory supplied barlow will do the job , or for such EP i definetely need to go for better barlow to enjoy its full capabilities?

PM sent to FLO

[Keano]

Im not sure how acurate my info is mate but i had heard that the x-cel's dont barlow well, take that with a pinch of salt though, better ask flo or other forum members who know more about the subject before you buy.

P.s Im eventually going to get one of these First Light Optics - Celestron Ultima Barlow expensive but ive heard people on sgl comment on how good they are.

[Rob]

A Celestron Ultima or Orion Shorty Plus barlow are one of the best.. great choice

[Keano]

Hi rob, been looking for an orion shorty plus as i'd heard they were the same as celestron ultima but cheaper, no go though, they seem to have gone up in price

[iwatkins]

Hi Steve

Would one of these be suitable for planetary work on my shiny new 180 Mak? Or would something different be better?

Cheers

Ian

[Kaminovs]

Just received my new 10mm piece from post. All in time and perfectly supplied, best compliments to FLO.

First impression for a man who sees his first eyepieces... damn its more than I expected ) size and quality wise! Its big and looks soooooo good

I am realy afraid now about sizes of big 2" Wide field of view eyepieces... they will ahunt me in my dreams now

[RS3100]

Just received my 10mm X-Cel from FLO too. Haven't had chance to use it properly yet, but I did have a look at the neighbour's roof tiles and then watched an insect crawling on a leaf in a tree several gardens away

Thanks to Steve for taking the time to give a very comprehensive reply to my query earlier in the week. Very impressed with the EP and the service

[FLO]

Would one of these be suitable for planetary work on my shiny new 180 Mak? Or would something different be better?

The Skywatcher 180 PRO maksutov is a powerful telescope. The 5mm and 2.3mm are not suitable. The 8mm would give 338x magnification so could only be used on those rare nights with exceptional seeing conditions. The 10mm would give a more usable 270x but that too would need good seeing to perform at its best.

HTH,

Steve

[iwatkins]

Thanks Steve for your no BS advice

I did try my 8mm Hyperion in it and that was really borderline.

Cheers

Ian

[pulsar pete]

Steve,

Re the X-Cel ED eyepiece. I've a megrez72 and I'm looking for high powered eyepiece. What would you recommend?

Peter

[FLO]

The William Optics Megrez-72 is a low-medium magnification wide-field telescope but if you want to push it to its limit then consider the 3mm William Optics SPL. It delivers 144x magnification, 0.5mm exit-pupil and a 55-degree field of view. That is as high as I would want to go with your telescope.

HTH,

Steve

[FLO]

What have you got left FLO?

We have good stocks of the 8mm and 10mm but only 2x 2.3mm and 5x 10mm. If you are wanting a 2.3 or 10 then best to order asap.

This offer is now available from our website's clearance section.

Hope that helps

[badboybubby]

Just ordered a 10mm to replace the one I got with my Skywatcher. Is this a range and if so are longer length ones available ?

[Keano]

hi badboybubby, yes its a range 2.3,5,8,10,25mm, I think there are other focal lengths but im not sure what they are,great ep's and on offer at First Light Optics - Celestron X-Cel ED eyepiece, I bought the 25mm then went straight out and got the 5mm and 10mm, you'll love em, I do.