Hyperion zoom AND Nirvana 16mm?

[lido]

Hi,

I've had my Celestron 8se for nearly a year now (very happy with it) and I'm looking to upgrade my eyepiece collection (25mm, 40mm E-Lux, 13mm,6mm plossl). After reading various reviews and comments on this (excellent) and other forums, the Hyperion zoom & then the Nirvana 16mm (after bank balance recovers) seem to be a good option. The plan is to use the zoom for general viewing and the Nirvana for wide FOV.

My question is: will these 2 eyepieces complement each other? or is there a better combination. I want to get it right because after this outlay I won't be in the eyepiece market for some time:)

[Doc]

IMO the baader zoom is 24-8mm so why get a 16mm fixed eyepiece bang in the middle of you zoom.

I would go this route:

Have your Baader zoom.

And then a 28mm Nirvana this would give you in your scope.

A mag of x72, an exit pupil of 2.75mm and a lovely widefield of 1.13°

A 16mm on the other hand would give a mag of x127, exit pupil of 1.57mm and a fov of 0.65°

[Mark at Beaufort]

I toally agree with Mick (Doc). The Hyperion Zoom is a very good EP - If it has any fault it would be the limited FOV at 24mm. I would go for the 28mm Nirvana great FOV although you will need to balance the scope pretty well - it is a hand grenade!!

Mark

[lido]

That does sound an ideal option - more expensive but a much better combination - thanks for the advice.

What adapter would I need to fit the 2" Nirvana 28mm eyepiece into the 1.25" 8se?

[John]

That does sound an ideal option - more expensive but a much better combination - thanks for the advice.

What adapter would I need to fit the 2" Nirvana 28mm eyepiece into the 1.25" 8se?

You will need to change to a 2" diagonal as well. You do need to consider balance as well - the Nirvana weighs around 1 kilo and with a 2" diagonal is like adding 1.5 kilos to the back of your scope !.

John

[lido]

I'll go ahead and get the zoom - and have a good think about the weight/cost implications for the 2" Nirvana.

Thanks again for the great advice.