can some one recommend a good eye piece

[daniel-lloydw]

got a skymax 127 and it came with a 25mm eyepiece. So I am looking for a low budget eye piece to improve mag. Im thinking some where between 8mm and 12mm. I have heard mixed things about plossl.

So can any one point me in the right direction

[wookie1965]

An 8mm or 12mm BST Explorer at £47 from Sky's the Limit are excellent eyepieces.

[Spec-Chum]

Hi Daniel, whilst Plossl's give great views the eye relief on an 8mm would be very short, around 4.5mm. The minimum Plossl I’d personally feel comfortable using would be a 12mm and I don’t wear glasses.

You don’t mention a budget but I can highly recommend the BST 8mm from Skies the Limit on ebay. I’ve also heard good things about the TMB designed range for the same seller.

I hope this helps.

[nightfisher]

The bst`s will work superbly in the mak, absolutely no need to pay any more for a higher price ep, if your only looking at getting one ep, go for the 12mm bst and then a decent barlow at a later date

[faulksy]

got to be different here, everyone says the bsts are good which they are but i find the ts/hrs better more natural colour i found a yellow tint with the bsts, if your interested the ts,s are at modern astronomy and around the same price as the bst,s heres the link

http://www.modernastronomy.com/eyepieces.html#hrPlanet

[Spec-Chum]

No worries in being different, for example I prefer my 12.5mm Sterling plossl to my 8mm BST

It's just a shame a sterling plossl is quite a pain to get hold of, but the views are fantastic, and it's 55 deg FOV is fantastic for a plossl.

[Russe]

BST Explorer 8mm

[onesmallstep]

+1 for the 8mm BST Explorer

[alan potts]

I have never even seen one but these BST eyepieces seem to be the in vouge fashion item at the moment, not expensive and by all accounts very good. My advice is buy one around 12mm.

There is also an 8mm for the next emptying of the wallet.

Alan.

[nightfisher]

I have never even seen one but these BST eyepieces seem to be the in vouge fashion item at the moment, not expensive and by all accounts very good. My advice is buy one around 12mm.

There is also an 8mm for the next emptying of the wallet.

Alan.

They are in vogue for a very good reason, they are superb ep`s for the price

[alan potts]

They are in vogue for a very good reason, they are superb ep`s for the price

It may have been cheaper for me to have found this out before I filled a cabinet with Televues. I did look at these in the States years ago, at least I think it was these, called something like "Paradigum" double ED if I remember right. I beleve it was Astro Pro that had their mark on them. The guy in the shop was waxing lyical about them, I bought an Aero 40mm well that was what they were called here, didn't like it, soft edges. Wish I had got two of these instead, they were really cheap.

Alan

[John]

I reckon the Astro Tech Paradigms are the same eyepiece as the BST Explorers but cost a fair bit more. Unusual for us to have something less expensive than the folks on the other side of the pond !

[Ags]

I too use the TS Planetary HRs and they work well for me. I have never tried the BSTs.

[nightfisher]

I reckon the Astro Tech Paradigms are the same eyepiece as the BST Explorers but cost a fair bit more. Unusual for us to have something less expensive than the folks on the other side of the pond !

To the very best of my knowledge these are the same eyepieces, i read a report on the Astro Tech from cloudy nights, when i looked at getting my BST set, and they look identical, very good value

[wired2moon]

I think you've got a clear consensus here > BST Explorer (I had one too, was very good for the £)

[alan potts]

Paradigms, I didn't remember correct, I forgot how to spell it. The one thing I recall is the guy in America made a big issue about it had two ED elements, I think the BST has only one correct me if I am wrong, please.

Alan.

[cs1cjc]

I too use the TS Planetary HRs and they work well for me. I have never tried the BSTs.

These appear to be the same as the "TMB Designed".

[mdhardy01]

Deffinately BST's

Have them for my 127 mak and they are superb

Matt

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[Ags]

These appear to be the same as the "TMB Designed".

Indeed they are.

[starnut]

BST Explorer +1

[rwilkey]

The BST's have two ED glass surfaces, the same as the AT Paradigm, they are also made in the same factory in China, as you would guess.

[alan potts]

Thanks Robin,

I didn't buy one but I remember the guy telling me it had two ED elements in the States, I wasn't sure the BST did have, I didn't think it would be long before someone put me right, thank you.

Alan.

[John]

ED glass elements are good to have providing the other matching elements they are working with are the right type of glass too !

Clearly they have got this right with the BST Explorers though.

[onesmallstep]

If anyone's interested Sky at Night mag will be holding an eyepiece group test for 15mm EPs including the BST version.

[Coco]

Skies the limit offer a 'try before you cry' you having nothing to lose