eyepieces

[flashbennett]

Hi, im just wondering if anyone can tell which brands would you go for but not costing me arm an leg, thinking about getting accessory kit but there are so brands. How to pick?

[damnut]

Hi There,

The ones that come out best on a budget are the BST explorers, around £50. found here http://www.skystheli... eyepieces.html

You do not mention your scope or what you wish to observe. But the BST's give great eye relief and have ed glass.

Cheers

[E621Keith]

Your choice of eyepiece depends on you scope. For general use

Under £100 - BST explorer/Starguider, Celestron X-CEL LX

£100-£200 - Explore Scientific

Over £200 - Pentax, Televue

[wookie1965]

The BST`s are well thought of by alot of people on here as are the X-CEL`s but give these a read to help you decide

http://www.swindonstargazers.com/beginners/eyepieces.htm

[MorningMajor]

These Vixen NPL's are great value if on a tight budget

[flashbennett]

Hi again, what it is I'm getting a skywatcher 130p in next couple of weeks and want to buy accessory kit for it.

Thanks for your info.

[rory]

i would wait and try out the scope and the eyepieces supplied initially flash.

most will advise against whole e/p kits,and recomend buying a few individual e/ps to suit your observing. but you need to know what sort of magnifications you need and f.o.v ect first.

so id not worry to much for now.

[Anweniel]

Hi flashbennett,

I used a skywatcher 130p for a while and found the eyepiece that got the most use (even after buying the Celestron eyepiece kit) was the supplied 10mm as it seemed to give the best overall views, coupled with the supplied barlow it also gave good views of Jupiter and Saturn)

I would suggest a nice widefield eyepiece to compliment the scope well, I found a 32mm does the job nicely without a huge outlay.

ofc everyone will have their own favourites and advice but for me the 10mm skywatcher that came with the mount and the 32mm plossl in te eyepiece kit got the most use for a long long time, the other bonus was they are nice large lenses to look through not like some measly pinhole that you have to squint over for long periods!

[yesteryeargames]

I got the 7 mm celestron x el Lx , seems a good eyepiece however I haven't been able to test it properly with the weather, the one time I did try it if. Was windy and the Jupiter looked like it was underwater with turbulence ? Should they only be used in better conditions because of the much sharper picture and that they pick up on atmosphere more ?

[crazyjedi]

For shorter f/l EPs I can recommend the Baader classic orthoscopics. For the money they are very hard to beat. They're affordable and optically very good.

Check out FLOs web site

[Rich MedRev]

Hi again, what it is I'm getting a skywatcher 130p in next couple of weeks and want to buy accessory kit for it.

Thanks for your info.

if I'm understanding your question you are intending to buy a set of EP's with Filters such as the Revelation set for example?

I wouldn't spend money on such a set as you'll quickly find you use only a couple of EP's.

follow the advice aleady given re the particular brands of EP's earlier in the thread.

[Lenny147]

I replaced the 25mm straight away for a Vixen NPL 25mm , made a massive difference and didnt break the bank

http://www.firstligh...-eyepieces.html

My advice would be to get used to the scope and EPs first before you go off buying new gear

[breezy]

I'm a bst man , excellent value and great views

[yesteryeargames]

Got an excellent crisp view of Jupiter with the celestron xcel lx 7mm,

I cant find the great read spot tho, what times will it rotate and appear ?

[John]

I cant find the great read spot tho, what times will it rotate and appear ?

The applet linked to by this website gives the times that the GRS will cross the central meridian (centre) of the planet:

http://www.skyandtel...html?page=1&c=y

On eyepieces, it depends on the scope you are using, but the brands mentioned above are all pretty good. I'd avoid a set as some of the items won't be useful to you so the value for money drops. Have a go with the scope before buying, then you will have some experience to help you decide.

[crazyjedi]

I agree. I would not get a set of cheap EPs but cherry pick the EPs that suit you and your needs best

[KenG]

Don't buy anything until you've used the scope. You've got so much to find out about.

[crazyjedi]

Don't buy anything until you've used the scope. You've got so much to find out about.

Good advice!

[steve_bham]

Also have a look at the her planetary eyepieces from modern astronomy. Very crisp images, good eye relief and best of all £49 delivered.