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Originally Posted by seedy
I own far too many eye pieces.
My most used one is my Baader Hyperion Mark IV Click Stop 8-24 Zoom.
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Could not have said it better myself.
Some key benefits of using a Zoom
* Watching doubles split as you rotate the barrel is wonderful - You and the kids can actually watch a double turn into a double or a tripple as each one becomes visable as you turn the barrel.
* One filter serves over a wide range of magnifications, no screwing and unscrewing to try other eyepieces
* Moving smoothly from and between small changes in magnification helps when seeing is not the best
* Sharing the view with others is easier, especially in a manual tracking telescope - you can hand it over at low mag so it stays in the view longer, and then have them zoom back in to whatever magnification works best for them.
* Kids love the zoom
Eyepiece selection is easy! Wide field low power? zoom? zoom + barlow?
3 pieces of glass and you have it all covered. If you want you can add something more later.