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Originally Posted by FredinBroome
Hi Jenifur,
Thanks for your input. I actually researched about the Baader 8-24mm zoom eyepiece Mk 4 and heard mostly excellent reports about them. I found one at a great price with free shipping from Astro Petes so I went ahead and purchased it, just then actually hehe.
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The Baader zoom is a great eyepiece.
I'd like to add some of the fixed length Baader Hyperion eyepieces to my collection some day.
I do all my astronomy shopping at Astro Anarchy (used to be called Astro Pete's)
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I'm still looking for filters but in no hurry and will get some after more research is done. I do have a moon filter that came with a crappy F36050 so I will try that when the moon is brighter as it appears all telescope optics are interchangeable.
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They are not all interchangable
There's 3 common eyepiece mount sizes.
.965in, common for el-cheapo department store junk.
1.25in, common for smaller good telescopes.
2in, common for larger size telescopes.
Filters are specific to each eyepiece barrel size.
Looking up the info on the F36050, it's got the .965in mount, so its eyepieces and filters will be unusable on your Saxon.
You'll have to buy new filters to use with your new Baader. That's the Bad News.
The Good News is Astro Anarchy carries a great range of filters to suit, so More Astronomy Shopping to do.