>25mm Eyepiece in a Skywatcher 127 MAK

[Chatham]

The supplied 25mm eyepiece looks ok to me but I'm a beginner.

I know my MAK is not ideal for DSO but would like to give it the best chance.

So is there a practical cost effective improvement, either a much better 25mm EP with a wider fov or would getting a 30 to 40 mm EP be a better choice to improve the fov to the max my scope is capable of.

I have a budget of say £60 but its flexible.

[John]

In the 1.25" fitting, a 32mm plossl shows as much sky as a 40mm will - the barrel size limits the size of the field you see. A 32mm plossl will show you a true field of view (how much sky you can see) of 1.1 degrees which is about as much as you can get with a 127mm Skymax. The GSO plossls are good quality and well within your budget.

[Chatham]

Thanks John what about eye relief?

[John]

32mm plossls generally have around 25mm of eye relief, some a little more, some a little less.

[sticks]

I have a MAK 127 and the supplied eyepiece was OKish. I bought a 25mm BST with a 60* FOV and the difference was remarkable. The 32mm Plossl will give a slightly wider FOV but you will love the BST for £41.

[hemihaggis]

all the above posts are spot on , think "skies the limit" have the bst explorer for 41 quid .. exellent

[damnut]

Another vote for the BST explorer range, and Alan from Skies The Limit found here :-

1.25" Eyepieces

He will also let you try & Buy!.

Cheers