Explore Scientific 12 mm 92° EP second light

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just had second light with the Explore Scientific 12 mm 92° eyepiece, this time in the Celestron C8. The moon and Mars were the targets, both in a hazy sky, but beggars can't be choosers. At around 170x magnification, the moon almost fit into the massive field of view. The image was really sharp across the field. Eye position is critical, but I soon got used to finding it. Mars showed some detail, and a slightly gibbous phase. The higher magnification of the Pentax XW 7mm was pushing seeing conditions too far. I switched back to the moon, and had another stare at the details. Some lovely subtle relief could be made out quite a way from the terminator. However, hazy clouds were getting thicker, so I packed the kit up.