6mm or 7mm Eyepeice

[picklesrules]

Im looking for a 6 or 7 mm eyepeice but not entierley sure what I should be going for, the budget isnt huge, just wondeirng what options are out there and how much?

[Wavytone]

Well there's everything from a cheap Huygens to an Ethos and everything in between to choose from, what budget ?

[picklesrules]

probs 100 max, but i dunno maybe 6-7mm too much mag im using a 5" reflector with a 650 focal

[mental4astro]

Hi Picklesrules,

Your scope should be able handle upto 250X without blinking. For that mag. & the focal length it has, you would need a 2.5mm EP or a 5mm + a 2X barlow. I don't know if you wear glasses to view through the scope, as these EPs usually have very little eye relief, meaning your eye needs to be right on the EP. Some EPs are better for this, but $.

[Wavytone]

Well... you could buy a few GSO super plossls, $29 from Andrews, halfway down the Guang Shen page http://www.andrewscom.com.au/site-section-10.htm

Or if you want something a tad better quality, the Vixen super plossls at about $50-$70 http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/vixen-ep.asp
or the TeleVue plossls from Bintel which cost a tad more and are basically the same thing.

The next step up are the Vixen NLV's see also http://www.myastroshop.com.au/products/vixen-ep.asp - excellent midrange eyepieces and the range goes down to 2.5mm, but they're well over your budget.