Eyepiece Selection

[Mamun]

Hi

I just bought my first telescope. It's a Orion ED 80 Apo. Which eyepieces should I buy for it.

[Louis D]

How much do you want to spend?  Sell the car and buy a complete set of Televue Ethos.  Add a 31mm TV Nagler T5 and you're all set!

[MarkVIIIMarc]

Mamun, do you have any eyepieces?

If no one else with more experience chimes in,

I would vote for a 20mm 2 inch wide view and a 1.25" 5mm to get planetary zooms.

[Joe12345]

Did it not come with any? If not, what's your budget?

[Mamun]

Thanks all.

I bought an OTA with EQ-3. No eyepieces.

My budget is $200. I am newcomer, and need help from all of you experienced in this field.

 

[Joe12345]

$200 is a decent budget, so I'm guessing you're looking for some that will last a while. The BST explorers are pretty good for their price at £50. You could get the 25mm, 12mm and 5mm, which would give a good range to start with.

Will you have any trouble finding an astronomy shop in Bangladesh?

[Louis D]

Agreed, the BST line would be a good place to start.  They go by other names around the world (paradigm, starguider, etc).  Look for their distinctive outer casing.  For 15mm and up, plossls are also quite usable for less per eyepiece if you don't have astigmatism.  If you have astigmatism and need to wear glasses while at the eyepiece, stick with plossls above 25mm.  Just be aware, they are 50 degree eyepieces versus 60 for the BST.

[Mamun]

Thanks Joe and Louis.

Thanks for your suggestions; going for BST.