My latest addition

[Moonshane]

Hi all

I have a long term plan to add an 8mm or a 10mm Ethos to the line up but wanted to try something at about the 10mm range first to get a feel for this magnification (about 160x) in my scopes (both 1600mm focal length).

Effectively it's now a shootout between the 8mm and the 10mm focal lengths to see which will be most useful if I am splashing out on another Ethos. It gives me time to save too.

I was originally planning on a 10mm Radian to compare with the 8mm I have currently, but this 11mm plossl came up for £40 and I therefore grabbed it. The eyepiece is mint and boxed with caps so a bargain comparatively. The TV plossls have a good reputation and I have been keen to try one for a while.

It looks like a little Televue baby amongst its bigger brothers but I expect it will hold its own in optical quality. I am really hoping the general comments about simpler eyepieces being good for planets is true and assuming they are it's likely I'll keep this whether or not I get a 10mm Ethos. That said, I am trying to stick to a 6 eyepiece rule if I can and it should really be one in-one out.

Here's a pic of the little 'un and also the whole 'family'! They have taken a while to build up and I have sold some unused books to get them but it's been worth it.

In both my scopes I now have the following magnification range which covers everything except the widest targets - I have the bins for those :

35mm = 46x

24mm = 67x

13mm = 123x

11mm = 145x

8mm = 200x

6mm - 3mm zoom = 267x - 533x

cheers

Shane

[Chris H]

Just the six ep's is that all

[barkis]

That's a very nice family you've put together Shane. Your observations must be a delight.

Ron.

[Revs]

Indeed, very nice

[John]

Lovely set Shane !

Black and green are very fashionable at the moment, aren't they

[Moonshane]

Just the six ep's is that all

hey! I have to feed two scopes so it's only three each

That's a very nice family you've put together Shane. Your observations must be a delight.

Ron.

cheers Ron, they are but not often enough

Indeed, very nice

cheers mate

like most I seem to have a constant urge to try and improve what I have

Lovely set Shane !

Black and green are very fashionable at the moment, aren't they

all the rage matey

I just feel they are as good as anything else out there and I do love a matching set

the plossl makes the Nagler zoom look like a giant!

[russ]

wow what a good looking family you have there

[Revs]

cheers mate

like most I seem to have a constant urge to try and improve what I have

Tell me about it. My Paypal account had been busy this week. But I got some nice shiny goodies

[Moonshane]

wow what a good looking family you have there

cheers Russ, my daughter's and wife ain't bad either (although they are not green and black).

[Moonshane]

Tell me about it. My Paypal account had been busy this week. But I got some nice shiny goodies

mine too, although there's been a few inward payments too from sales of books and gear so not too bad

[Neon]

I've got a couple of Tele Vue Plossls that I love. Fantastic clarity, just a bit narrow in the old FOV. However, I reckon it'll be a long, long time before I've got such an impressive collection as yours.

[Moonshane]

totally agree with you and trust me, I had to sell a few (unused) things to get these together - got quite a bit for my body, at least enough to pay for the plossl

it's mainly the recycling of books I no longer had a use for but that were quite valuable collected over the years.

Baron Rothschild I am not