Skymax 150

[Dre]

Hello peeps!

What good eyepieces would go well with my skymax 150?

Cheers :-).

[nightfisher]

baader genuine orthoscopics for planetary work, or bst explorers for a bit more general work, or if your budget is a bit small go for GSO/revelation plossl`s

[Dre]

Thanks for the reply.. What about televue, Are they any good?

Cheers! :-)

[nightfisher]

televue are considered superb, but with the long focal length of your mak, you might struggle to justify the cost as your scope is very "easy" on eyepiece`s

In my 180 mak i prefer a BGO 18mm and i just barlow it when i want more power

If you were to be a little more specific as to what you prefer to view, and your budget it would help

[tony4563]

With the Mak I tend to use eyepieces with a wide AFOV if possible.

Makes it that little bit easier on the eye, for me.

Less of the " looking down a straw " feeling.

[Ags]

An often overlooked EP is the Speer WALER - I have a 9mm for my mak and am very pleased with it.

[Dre]

Well just an all rounder really if that makes sense lol.

[Ags]

The hyperions are good all rounders - a wide field of view and sharp views with low internal reflections - so they can show DSOs and planets well. My Speer WALER in contrast loses slightly on planets but shows a wider field.

You can also look at EPs like TS Planetary HRs - they are half the price of a hyperion and very nice, especially in slow scope like yours. I am very happy with the 6 and 9mm of these.

[E621Keith]

Baader Hyperion Zoom. It gives you between 75x-225x on your scope.

A good do it all eyepiece.

[Macavity]

I think my favourite eyepiece, with the MAK150, is the Baader 31mm "Aspheric" - Albeit with a TS/T2 35mm "two inch" diagonal. Idem the 17mm, 13mm Hyperionss. Beyond that, the small exit pupil, takes a bit of "finding" with the 8mm Hyperion? For higher powers, maybe a more "planetary" eyepiece... with a smaller eye lens?

[tony4563]

Another recommendation for the Planetary eyepieces

Great value for around £40 or less on that auction site

[Dre]

Cheers for the help guys! I think I'm going to go for the Huperions 13mm see how things go with that :-)!

[tony4563]

if they are anything like the Vixen LVW's I have (same style of eyepiece) then you will be well happy with your purchase.

Nice comfortable eyepiece to use

[Dre]

Can you see good detail with Hyperion eyepieces?

[John]

Can you see good detail with Hyperion eyepieces?

Yes. Here is a link to a review I did of the Hyperions v's the Vixen LVW's a while back:

Vixen - LVW Comparison Review

In the Skymax 150, which is a slow scope, the performance of the two types will be very similar indeed.

Bear in mind that the Vixen LVW's cost twice as much as the Hyperions.