Baader Scopos? Have you pulled the pin of this hand grenade?

[emadmoussa]

Oh, by the way, it's usually compared to a hand grenade ...so considering the heavy build, I'm now comparing it with another war equipment. No can of beans in the house...so there you go...

An Abrams tank.... :D

[John]

It looks a big chunk of eyepiece in your hand but looks quite normal in the 6" refractor.

With an UHC or O-III filter that scope / eyepiece combination will show fabulous views of the Veil Nebula in due course

[Stargazer_00]

You'd never see me making towers with my eyepieces!!

[emadmoussa]

Well, I was having a go with my toys...

[emadmoussa]

UPDATE ##

I had an hour run with the Baader Scopos 35mm last night. The optical quality is superb and the views are impressively rich. It's quite comfortable for the eyes.

The downside though is the weight and size... I had to tighten up the focuser 3 of 4 times through the session. Well, it was my mistake as I didn't check everything thoroughly before taking the kit out.

All in all it's a very good eyepiece, but wouldn't recommend it if your scope is small . It'll tip off if you're not careful

[DRT]

My Scopos 35mm arrived yesterday. It's enormous!!

I gave it a test drive in both the CPC1100 and the 200p Dob and was pleased with both. I got my clearest view yet of the cigar galaxy using it with a nice dark black sky and good contrast.

Good value at £99 from 365Astronomy if your scope can cope with the weight of the thing.

[DRT]

I see Emad is is selling his grenade for an absolute steal of a price. If you are following this thread wondering whether or not you should own one get over to the Classifieds now - this is a fantastic EP.

[25585]

Still being sold. Amazon Black Friday sale £125. Looks a rival for the ES Maxview 40mm!