eyepieces

[noakesy]

all my eyepieces are 1.25 what would 2in give me as i have never used them or looked through one

[mdstuart]

They can give a wider FOV at low power but other than that similiar to 1.25 inch eyepieces...

I had a few for a while to try it but in the end went back to 1.25 to save changing the tube size while out observing.

Mark

[SiriusB]

In Essence,The potential of a significantly wider field of view.

But chose wisely, & ask for recommendations if you're not that familiar with

ep's -the edges of the field can get pretty messy with the wrong telescope/eyepiece combination. Also as they generally weigh more you may have to rebalance

your scope when using a 2" eyepiece.

With your scope the approx max true field of view with 1.25" size is around 1.5 deg, with 2" size around 2.6 deg. Thats a bit over simplified, but gives you an idea.

Oh yeah, 2" ep's look pretty cool, but its a bit of a faff keep switching between 1.25" & 2" sometimes.

My advice for what its worth- get a quality low power 1.25" if you haven't got one already.

[Nexus 6]

Hi noaksey, you could go for one low power 2" ep to start your observing with, as has been said, you will have a wide fov. After that most people go on to 1.25.

Alan

[Capricorn]

One thing a 2" eyepiece will give you is a shock. They are big.:D:D:D