oh god,another eye piece question

[nightfisher]

Ok my learned friends,

what would be the best type of ep to use with my f14 omc-140, thinking of a decent 9 or 12mm under £50

[russ]

How about a secondhand TV Plossl 11mm. They go for no more than £50 secondhand and optically brilliant. Plus you are safe in the knowledge you'll get all your money back should you ever wish to sell.

[twotter]

If no TV plossl comes up for sale in the size you want I've enjoyed using both Meade 4000 & GSO Revelation plossls

New the GSOs are about £30 and secondhand £10-£15.

[Mr Spock]

New Televue Plössls are currently £56.99 at Telescope House

[moocher]

I use a 7mm Burgess TMB and it is superb!!! A bargain at £35!! S/H i might add but worth every penny!!!

Alan:D

[nightfisher]

Still trying to decide, might be an 8mm now, want to get one that will work well with both my tal 100 and the omc mak,

looking at explorer dual and tmb planetary, any help with this will be apreciated:cool:

[John]

Still trying to decide, might be an 8mm now, want to get one that will work well with both my tal 100 and the omc mak,

looking at explorer dual and tmb planetary, any help with this will be apreciated:cool:

I know it's not on your short list but if you can run to the extra £7 over your budget you will not be dissapointed with the 8mm Tele Vue plossl:

TeleVue 8mm Plossl Eyepiece 1.25"

The other eyepieces can be fine if you get a decent one but I'll bet they are not 100% performance checked before sale as the TV's are

[russ]

Still trying to decide, might be an 8mm now, want to get one that will work well with both my tal 100 and the omc mak,

looking at explorer dual and tmb planetary, any help with this will be apreciated:cool:

8mm will give a nice 125x in the Tal, which could be barlowed on good nights. And 250x in the OMC, which is a good high power but may not be usable most nights.

[twotter]

...but I'll bet they are not 100% performance checked before sale as the TV's are

I've now got a mental image of a little racetrack with TV plossls running around panting hard

[nightfisher]

are the televue really worth the money, they look like all other plossl`s

[Moonshane]

are you looking to barlow EPs? also, are you happy with tight eye relief (under 10mm)?

if not then the TMB clones might be a good option given the slow scopes you have and their wider field etc.

personally though for planetary I think you cannot beat either TV plossls or Baader GOs at this sort of price (I actually prefer my 12.5 BGO on planets to my 13mm Ethos so price is really irrelevant to some extent). given the seeing conditions in the UK my recommendations would be either a used BGO 12.5mm or a new TV plossl 11mm. I feel they are better and certainly hold their value very well.

[John]

are the televue really worth the money...

Yes, but that's just my opinion. Try one and see for yourself though

£57 is really not much to pay for an excellent eyepiece.

[Nick P]

Yes, but that's just my opinion. Try one and see for yourself though

£57 is really not much to pay for an excellent eyepiece.

I would wholeheartedly second that opinion, however in your scope with f16 optics the difference would probably not be very evident between TV and other plossl's, but in a fast scope the TV's are a vast improvement.

[nightfisher]

getting a 32mm gso plossl and still looking for an 8mm, then i will have a good range of plossl`s

[sixela]

are the televue really worth the money,

Oh yes.

they look like all other plossl`s

Except the quality of the figuring and the polish is very good and the baffling is excellent.

[sixela]

however in your scope with f16 optics the difference would probably not be very evident between TV and other plossl's,

That's true if we were talking about design limitations (as you do when discussing too simple wide field eyepieces in fast scopes), but if the actual quality of the eyepiece itself (as opposed to the design) is concerned, a slow scope isn't going to help. A Plössl is pretty happy at f/6, and making the scope f/16 won't help that much.