Eyepieces

[ChrisEdu]

I've got a 26mm Celestron, Meade 4000 12.4 and 9.7 at the moment. What reasonably priced (upto circa £80ish) eyepieces would people suggest I next add to the collection? Any new ones would initially be used on my Nexstar 4SE, with the possibility of going on something like an Explorer 300P at some future point.

[GazOC]

The Nextstar at f10 will not be fussy with eyepieces but the 300p at f5 is a different matter. For £80 an eyepiece Hyperions are a good deal and world well at f5.

[ChrisEdu]

OK - what sort of mm would you suggest to complement what I already have?

[GazOC]

With the 300p in mind, a 17mm, 13mm and maybe a 5mm (a little high powered, but good for lunar views) would give a nice spread. I'd also look a getting a cheap widefield 30mm eyepiece to use for sweeping the milky way and as a 'finder' eyepiece (not the 80 deg models though, they are poor at f5 IMHO).

[ChrisEdu]

I quite fancy the 5-6mm range. It would push the 4SE to its limit for mag. but would be good for the Moon. What FOV would you go for with a f5 scope?

[davo]

Thats great Invaluable advice.

Many thanks

[The Warthog]

Being a bit of a minimalist myself, I don't think you need any more eps, Unless you want to go wider, to say a 32 or 40. You should consider a very high quality Barlow, and possibly trade in the Celestron for a wider angle of about the same length, assuming it's a Plossl.

[ChrisEdu]

Yep, it's a plossl - the standard E-lux e.p. 50^o FOV.