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Old 22-04-2014, 02:29 PM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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Stefan have a look at this Meade Super Plossl 56mm for $65. It should be a good wide field at about 27x mag and I think it is the 1.25" model, but a quick PM should clear that up

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=118235
Hi Trevor,

Because those small Schmidt Cassegrains and Maksutovs have a narrow baffle tube, you are really limited to using 1.25" diameter barrel eyepieces in those scopes. Whilst you can physically use eyepieces having a 2" diameter barrel with a 2" diagonal, they will not work properly and will vignette the outer area of the FOV.

Cheers,
John B
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