Barlow 2x or 3x

[Markkk]

Hi! I own an Astromaster 130EQ F.5

I have seen Júpiter through a 6mm lens (107x), I Saw it sharp but very bright, thats why I am looking for a barlow, I've seen good opinions about x-cel barlow 2x and 3x  but I don't know which one it would be better for my scope... 

I am open to other barlow lenses. I said those ones because were the first in Amazon. 

What would you do if You were me?

 

Greetings from Argentina

 

 

[xvariablestarx]

51 minutes ago, Markkk said:

Hi! I own an Astromaster 130EQ F.5

I have seen Júpiter through a 6mm lens (107x), I Saw it sharp but very bright, thats why I am looking for a barlow, I've seen good opinions about x-cel barlow 2x and 3x  but I don't know which one it would be better for my scope... 

I am open to other barlow lenses. I said those ones because were the first in Amazon. 

What would you do if You were me?

 

Greetings from Argentina

 

 

Magnification isn't everything. I would get a 2x barlow, because I haven't seen many quality 3x barlows, and I think that 200x magnification would be more than enough for viewing Jupiter with your telescope.  Just my opinions

[CraigT82]

Another vote for a 2x barlow from me. 

Using an 9mm eyepiece and a 2x barlow would give you 145x which is a nice place to be for viewing Jupiter. 

[AstroMuni]

6 hours ago, Markkk said:

I am open to other barlow lenses. I said those ones because were the first in Amazon. 

I have the same scope and I use the Baader 2.25x Barlow https://www.firstlightoptics.com/barlow-eyepieces/baader-classic-q-225x-barlow.html.

It has option to go down to just 1.3x too.

As the mirror is spherical the sharpness of close up shots of planets is not that clear. Thats my theory anyway

[Louis D]

6 hours ago, AstroMuni said:

As the mirror is spherical the sharpness of close up shots of planets is not that clear. Thats my theory anyway

If the OP can keep the object exactly centered at high power, that's probably the best use case for a spherical mirror.  It's still not great, but it's better than trying to use it for wide field views.

[Bruce Leeroy]

12 hours ago, Markkk said:

What would you do if You were me?

Try a filter if you have any, you could use sunglasses/tinted film to reduce brightness as a test.

[AstroMuni]

28 minutes ago, Louis D said:

If the OP can keep the object exactly centered at high power,

Thats hard with the mount provided with the scope. Trust me I have tried And the focuser doesnt have a lock to hold it in place either, so prone to small movements on contact. But hey, I have been using that OTA for a while now and it can certainly provide hours of enjoyment and a few lovely images too (see my signature) when put on a more stable mount.