Wideangle eyepiece for Meade 125PE

[malcolm]

This is my first post so please be gentle with me!

I have just bought a Meade 125PE with the set of free 4000 eyepieces.

This is my first scope and already I find that I prefer views of starfields and open clusters.

Can anyone recommend a suitable wide angle eyepiece to suit the scope.

Or, would I be better to save up for a better scope first?

Thanks for any help...

[John]

This is my first post so please be gentle with me!

I have just bought a Meade 125PE with the set of free 4000 eyepieces.

This is my first scope and already I find that I prefer views of starfields and open clusters.

Can anyone recommend a suitable wide angle eyepiece to suit the scope.

Or, would I be better to save up for a better scope first?

Thanks for any help...

Hi Malcolm - welcome to SGL

What is your longest focal length eyepiece at the moment ?

I think the Meade 125's are limited to 1.25 inch eyepieces so the widest fields are provided by eyepieces such as 32mm Plossls. If you already have one of those then thats as wide as you can go with that scope.

John