what are the best eyepeices for my telescope

[Daniel-K]

hi all am looking to buy some eyepeices but not sure which ones to go for i have a skywatcher 200p. what ones would suite my focal lengh

[acey]

I have an 8" f6 scope much like yours and found 32mm to 8mm the right sort of range, filling in the middle with 20mm and 11mm eyepieces - all TeleVue plossls in my case. Depends if you want to go for the wide/ultrawide experience. I've never felt the need for it except at high power (because it's easier for dob tracking) but that's just me.

[wakey]

Someone pointed me this way when i asked a simalar question.This is a very good guide http://stargazerslounge.com/beginners-help-advice/80772-eyepieces-very-least-you-need.html

Hope this helps.

Wakey

[NGC 1502]

Some good advice has already been given by acey & wakey. When I am using my 8" F6 Dob I use a 27mm, 13mm & 8mm to give 44x, 92x & 150x I find this covers 95% of my observing time. Some would say this this leaves large gaps & they may be right, but I like to keep it simple and find constantly switching eyepieces distracting. Occasionally I might nip back indoors for my 6mm to give 200x but this will only be to split a tight double star or a planet on a very rare steady night. I find my most used eyepiece is the 13mm. Hope this helps, Ed.

[pvaz]

I use mainly the following on my 8" 1200mm FL scope:

31mm - 37x for widefield, large DSOs (most used EP in general)

15mm - 80x for small DSOs (only used when the 10mm dims the DSOs a bit too much)

10mm - 120x for smaller DSOs, planets and double stars (most used EP on smaller DSOs; my 10mm gives me as much FoV as a regular 13mm so it's useful for several situations)

5mm - 240x for planets and double stars (most used EP on planets, conditions here allow it often)

20mm wide fields is also nice sometimes to better frame some large DSOs

[acey]

I use a 27mm, 13mm & 8mm to give 44x, 92x & 150x I find this covers 95% of my observing time. Some would say this this leaves large gaps & they may be right, but I like to keep it simple and find constantly switching eyepieces distracting.

I totally agree. I found with my 8" that 95% of my viewing was with just the 20mm and 8mm eyepieces - they just felt right for me. In general I find that with any of my scopes 2 EPs covers most things - it's just a case of finding the right two.

[Chris H]

There are a lot of ep's out there, what is your budget melibum?

[ollypenrice]

Indeed! As ever with things optical, a small gain can quadruple (or worse) the price, but sometimes small gains are nice to have...

Olly