Lost on which planetary EP's?!?!?!

[Gohan75]

Hi, been looking at a planetary ep focal length between 15 - 8mm for a 10" dobsonian F4.7 1200mm and really not sure what to go with. My budget is around £100. Looked at the TV plossl 8 mm, i hear its good but i am put off by its short eye relief. Obviously great contrast and sharpness is my priority for a planetary ep but really overwhelmed but the choices! Any advise would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[crazyjedi]

Most High power EP's have rather tight eye relief. TV Radians are excellent and offer good eye relief at short focal lengths but are rather more expensive than £100. They can sometimes be found for around £100 on the second hand market.

[crazyjedi]

Check out this thead.

-"blurred image with 10mm eyepiece"

Lots of suggestions for short focal length EP's

[paul schofield]

Mmm where to start with planetary eyepieces, some people swear by Baader Genuine Ortho's never tried them myself but eye relief may be a bit tight with these too. T.M.B Planetary's also get good feedback, William Optics SPL, Celestron x-cel lx, the list is endless really. I suppose doing a bit of research before parting with your money is the way to go. I always find the Eyepiece Discussions section a great help on here. My personal favourite planetary eyepieces are my BST Starguider 8mm (£47) and my Televue Radian 10mm (£100) used.

Somebody with much more experience will probably advise better, I have tried many and the BST and TV come out tops for me.

[bendiddley]

I've just ordered an 8mm BST starguider from skies the limit (£47) which has very good reviews on this forum. I haven't received it yet as was ordered yesterday, but looking forward to trying it out.

[Lenny147]

I have a TMB Planertary II 7mm and a Celestron X-cel LX 9mm and both give quality views

[Mr Moff]

For high power I always use the baader BGO's. The 7mm is my favourite but I also use the x-cel lx 5mm and 7mm sometimes.

[crazyjedi]

I have heard alot of good comments about TMB planetries too but not had personal experience of them