Help me Rhonda!

[hellothere123]

I have the Celestron 6SE with 25mm Plossl eyepiece

I want a closer view of the moons craters and of jupiter...so I was thinkin a 10mm, was suggested to get the Baader Hyperion 10mm for $150.00

I want to spend about $200 - $250 bucks and I only stargaze without photography.

For $200 I'd like:

a stronger mag lense

barlow?(2x or 3x?) or just more lenses?

sun filter - (can you buy one for objective lense?)

moon filter

night pollution filter -(worth buying? in city of 10,000)

Help me !

I've heard the Celestron 1.25" eyepiece kit is kinda crud!

[Capricorn]

Problem of recommending anything is the availability of them in Canada.

So: Without knowing the cost what about the TV plossl's? Will work fine in your scope, just a plossl field of view but good for what you want. If I recall they come in 8mm, 11mm, 15mm, 20mm and longer

The 11mm would be good and I suspect the 8mm would give more magnification and be OK.

Many here suggest the BST Explorers from Skys the Limit at £41 that means ~C$60. They have a 60 degree view. I was wondering if Alan would post to Canada. Might be worth an email asking. They come in 5mm, 8mm, 12mm, 15mm. The 8mm and the 12mm being the most suitable I would say.

I have some (3) Antares W70's from the telescope store in Vancouver. Good, but the BST's are better.

[crazyjedi]

The Meade 5000 super plossl's are good quality and are being sold off quite cheaply on many web sites as Meade have just launched th 60-HD range which may end up replacing them. The Meade super plossl range are coming in at between fifty and ninety pounds currently which is a bargain as they're brilliant EP's. They have a good 60 degree FOV. They range between 5.5mm and 32mm. I think as a good set the 9mm, 14mm and 26mm would have you sorted for most occasions.

I have a few Meade EP's, and am very happy with them. They're not quite as top notch as TV EP's but they're not far off and they're not anywhere near as expensive.

[hellothere123]

Thanks for your suggestions...I will begin researching the ones you suggested!

[Cornelius Varley]

You mentioned an eyepiece sun filter. Do not ever, ever use one of these, especially with a SCT or MAK. they are dangerous and can cause permanent eye damage if they crack and allow unfiltered light to enter the eye. Do a search for Baader Astrosolar Filter Film.

Peter

[crazyjedi]

You mentioned an eyepiece sun filter. Do not ever, ever use one of these, especially with a SCT or MAK. they are dangerous and can cause permanent eye damage if they crack.

Peter

Excellent advice. I thought they'd been outlawed or banned from sale a while ago.