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Thank you Brian for your review. Your misfortune of poor conditions made for my lucky break for the time you were able to dedicate to the review. A fast Newt will test any eyepiece, particularly the ultra wide angle types. For just the last 5% of the FOV to just start showing slight weakness, in my books that's marvellous. The very edge of the FOV is not an area where serious observing is done, more just to fill the peripheral vision, so some weakness is insignificant as our peripheral vision cannot see any better. If the target comes close to the edge, we move the scope rather than follow it to the edge.
The Axiom line does seem to be a bit of a lost and obscure gem. Celestron doesn't seem to have much of a reputation for eyepieces, but this under-the-radar line looks like one lot to keep an eye out for.
Daniel, my reading about the WO 28mm had it as a weak contender in fast Newts. But, mind you, I can't verify now the voracity of the reviews I had read. Might be worth revisiting.
But if I find a 31mm Axiom, the price might be very attractive too today.
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