Thanks guy's. On bright objects like Carina nebula or Orion nebula etc . yeh the 18 was better but the 12 was very good also.
But on the likes of the spindle galaxy or 3132 the 18 was a lot better
Funny with eyepieces, the naglers seemed not so great and where's the Parracor. But the 24 Pano was much better. very slight coma right on the edge. But the field was flat and bright. Julain and I both agreed it was surprising how much better the Pano was in the 12" or even the 18"
Also to get some higher power into the scope it was much better to Barlow the 24.
The 14 UWA which is the older type was my choice of medium power. Of the Naglers used the 17mm was the stand out. If I was not to have the 24 Pano the 17 would be my next choice.
I would like to see how the new 5000 series 14 UWA works. I have fixed the AZ problem as I changed a few things which made the scope to stiff to move. With a solid tube it is heavier than my old SW 12.
Oh it was good fun and I count myself lucky to use those eyepieces.
