Radian arrived.

[alan potts]

Picked up my 3mm Radian earlier today and I have just had 2 and a bit hours with it and the 3.5mm Delos on the Moon making notes for the head to head to come. Once apon a time I never went above about X180, just lately I am never below it.

Alan.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Nice one. Looking forward to your report. I used to limit myself to about 200x, but now like to go beyond frequently. I think it requires some getting used to, but once you are used to these large magnifications you really cannot do without them.

[swamp thing]

Once apon a time I never went above about X180, just lately I am never below it. Alan.

I find the old adage "low power for DSO's" is very much overstated. High power rewards the observer equally well.

[Pig]

Low power s very good forr DSO's I agree

[swamp thing]

Low power s very good forr DSO's I agree

???? not quite what I was getting at

[Pig]

I must be losing the plot

[Joves]

Really look forward to reading another of your report's, Alan. Now, if only you had that 3.7mm Ethos to throw into the mix....

[Rustysplit]

On the edge of my seat waiting for this one Alan. I just took delivery of the 10 and 5mm Radian in exchange for the 12mm Delos as you know. I am very interested to hear your views. I am sure you will be very pleased with it. The Moon is a great test bed, gives you a real chance to tease out detail.

[alan potts]

Alan,

I had the 10mm before the Delos and I still have the 5mm and 4mm. The 10mm was very good indeed but I got bitten by the extreme wide field bug and then it came back and bit me again. The 5mm I had out last night too, I was doing Radian Delos in 0.5mm jumps upto 3mm then I got the Powermate out and went to 1.5mm with the 3mm Radian.

It is not something I would recommend people do but it was not as bad I thought it might have been, over X500 with a 115mm refractor, nuts or what. The sky was fantasic last night.

AP

[jetstream]

Alan,congratulations on another fine eyepiece!

[RT65CB-SWL]

Alan, you think your idea was "...nuts or what."

Many times I would 'max' my 6mm Radian (with a 2x Barlow that I no longer own) with my Ranger 

...then I purchased a 2.8x Klee Barlow    

[Rustysplit]

Just come in to warm up having been using the 5mm Radian @360xmag on the Moon. Utterly gorgeous

[alan potts]

Philip, R

It does depend on a few things, but I think yours takes the biscuit. To go out and buy something to increase the already high magnification is real adiction. I was at least only using stuff I had, in an excellent scope with excellent seeing.

On a power subject I did whilst taking notes go to a target and give it the beans, with the 3mm, I was amased what I could see. I must stop there or I will steal my own thunder for the report on the 3.5mm Delos and the Radian, I'm in danger of becoming a power junkie.

Alan