Hi Guys, I know this has probably been done to death, but I have to ask anyway:
Scope: 12" lightbridge f5
Viewing conditions: medium/low light pollution. However will take scope to dark sites every so often.
Budget: $400-$550 each
Eye condition - don't wear glasses, eyesight is fine, 40yrs. (have been told that their is a likelihood I may develop cataracts) 3-5yrs time.
I want to basically purchase 2 good premium eyepieces. My main interests are DSO, open star clusters and faint fuzzies but I also want a premium eyepeice when viewing the moon and planets.
Is there much difference between 1.25 and 2inch barrel eyepieces?
I would like sharpness right to the edge of view and contrast and prefer wide field veiws.
I am thinking of the 24mm panoptic or 27mm panoptic (comes in 2inch only)
and this is the bit I'm stuck on, either a 10 or 14mm Pentax XW or something between 9-13mm in the Nagler group.
Down the track I will also purchase a premium barlow - a Televue of some sort. Any comments appreciated.
