EPs for Mak 127

[sticks]

After reading through posts and reviews I am thinking of getting the following EPs for my Nexstar 127 SLT with my budget of circa £200 :

Baader Hyperion 24mm (for the 68dg WA) - £92

BST ED 15mm (gen purpose) - £41

Celestron X-Cel LX 9mm (for planetary with good eye relief) - £69

Are there any obvious mistakes here, or suggestions for improvements from you guys?

Thanks

~Sticks~

[Spikey]

I would seriously consider the Baader hyperion zoom and kill 3 birds with one stone so to speak. At F12 the Mak responds quite well to the zoom EP, bung in a good quality Barlow and possibly a 32mm and that's all you'll probably need

[GeorgeB]

I use the Hyperion 24mm and 10mm on my Mak 127 and I'm very happy with both of them.

[Carbon Brush]

I'm a fan of Hyperions. Though not tried (yet) the zoom.

Used them in a variety of scopes from F5 to F12 (basic newt, mak newt and SCT) with very good results.

Just one thing. There are BIG and HEAVY.

Some people don't like them because of this.

[Dunkster]

I only have the stock 25mm that came with my Mak but invested in the 15mm BST and I really like it. Nice and sharp, easy to use!

I'll be watching closely to see what you decide - I'm in need of a wide and high power too

[Karen]

A 32mm plossl for deep sky fuzzies and if you get the 24mm hyperion it can't use the fine tuning rings. The 21mm hyperion can use them to give 10.8mm, 9.2mm, and 8.1mm.

[g0ibi]

I use a Hyperion Zoom in my MAK 127, does a great job! No swopping EP's and T2 mount built in so just fix the DSLR on and away you go!!

[twotter]

The 21mm changes like this:

14mm FTR = 17.6mm

28mm FTR = 15.5mm

14mm + 28mm FTRs = 14.0mm

More info on page 3 of this http://www.baader-planetarium.com/pdf/hyperion_brief_description_e.pdf

[Karen]

The 21mm changes like this:

14mm FTR = 17.6mm

28mm FTR = 15.5mm

14mm + 28mm FTRs = 14.0mm

More info on page 3 of this http://www.baader-planetarium.com/pdf/hyperion_brief_description_e.pdf

oops, sorry I gave the figures for the 13mm hyperion

[twotter]

oops, sorry I gave the figures for the 13mm hyperion

My favourite eyepiece

[gcraib]

I bought a 32mm EP and use that in addition to the 20mm and 10mm that came with the Skymax 127.

Have thought about others and barlows but not needed so far, those 3 have plenty of power. If anything I would maybe consider lower power EP's, although I do have a 0.6 x focal reducer.

[gcraib]

Zoom would be handy to save swapping out the EP's but I think you lose something using that.

The 32mm has an adjustable neck that works like a zoom when the DLSR is attached to it (by removing the rubber cup) but I found it very shaky and difficult to focus the camera.

[sticks]

Thanks for the advice guys - I bought a 15mm BST which fills the gap between the two standard EPs and gives good views - I think I will use it most - no WOW factor though. I will use the scope a while longer before deciding whether I need to do anything more. I will try to borrow a hyperion and a 32mm Plossl on club nights and see what they have to offer before investing further.