[philipheaven (Philip)]

Hello everyone,
I’m seeking some input on eyepiece purchases I’m considering. My telescope is an 8 inch f/5 reflector on an eq5 mount. My current eyepieces are all Plossls - a 25mm, a 10mm and a 6.3mm, as well as a Televue 2x Barlow. I enjoy both deep space and planetary viewing. I also appreciate decent eye relief (I’m sick and tired of peering through tiny Plossl eyepieces!).

I’ve decided to finally take the step and start a Televue eyepiece collection. I’m attracted to the quality of Televue (I was stunned at the quality of my Televue Barlow), as well as the ability to expand my field of view while at the same time increasing magnification.

Obviously with Televue being such outstanding pieces of equipment they are very expensive. I’ve also taken on the advice that every eyepiece collection should be well planned out and considered. In saying that, I can only purchase three eyepieces to start. With those initial three eyepieces I want to be able to cover a range of magnifications, as well as fields of view, until I can afford to expand my collection and ‘fill in the gaps.’ I’ve decided I can’t afford Ethos at the moment.

I’ve come up with the following three eyepieces to start. I’ve included their apparent field of view, the magnification they would yield, as well as the field of view they would yield in my telescope. I would also be using my Televue Barlow (I will need a 2 inch Barlow for the 17mm).


Nagler 17mm 82°AFV 58.8x 1.39°FOV

Nagler 12mm 82°AFV 83.3x 0.98°FOV

Delos 8mm 72°AFV 125x 0.57°FOV


Does that seem like a good place to start until I can afford more eyepieces? A good range of magnifications and fields of view? Any other recommendations?