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Originally Posted by Granada
Thanks John,
So if I were to take the 31mm Nagler out of the picture, what would be a good EP to purchase in addition to the 3 others I already have + a Barlow?
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The 24mm Panoptic is a great eyepiece that will work well in that scope. It has a 1.25" barrel and gives 62X. It would see a lot of use as a medium power eyepiece.
You might also want to consider a 35mm Plossl type eyepiece. It won't give you much extra TFOV over the 24mm Panoptic but it will drop the power down to 42X and this will have "some" open clusters looking aesthetically a little nicer, as they will be a bit more compressed and not appear so fragmented as they do at higher power. One of the 5 element plossls 2nd hand might be the go. Orion Ultrascopic, Celestron Ultima, Antares Elite, Parkes Gold Series. They are basically the same eyepiece with different writing and if you can locate one you should get it for ~ $100 second hand. These are a high quality Japanese made eyepiece.
Cheers
John B