Celestron E-Lux 6mm

[AkiThePirate]

If any of you have any experience with this eyepiece, is it any good?

Given the low price(And sale discount), it's rather tempting to pick it up, but I'm not sure how such a high-powered eyepiece at this would would fare.

I'd be using it in a 8" f/6 Newtonian for planetary viewing, and just want to know how the detail would fare.

Thanks.

[John]

In your 8" F/6 it would give 200x which certainly should be useful for planets / double stars / the moon. The E-Lux are standard plossls - a little better than the eyepieces supplied with the scope but not hugely better.

If it's very cheap (eg: £10-£15) and fills a gap it might be worth considering. Like all short focal length plossls the eye relief will be tight. For £10 or so more you could get a used 6mm orthoscopic which would perform better IMHO.

[AkiThePirate]

I don't know of anywhere I could buy second hand equipment, and the EP is ~€30.

[John]

To be honest £30 is too much - I've seen these on E.bay at half of that. Until you can access the classifieds section here (you need 50 posts) many of us buy & sell kit here:

U.K. Astronomy Buy & Sell