[209herschel (Herschel)]

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to get an eyepiece to the moon and planets. I'm uncertain as to whether to get one immediately and get something in the $150-$200 category or perhaps wait and get something better at the end of the year. Any thoughts on comparisons would be appreciated.

I have a 10" Dobsonian, f5.

In the $150-$200 category, I'm looking at the:

Explore Scientific 8.8mm.
Baader Hyperion 8mm
Orion Stratus 8mm

If I wait, I'm looking at:

Televue Delos 8mm
Pentax XW 8mm
Televue Nagler t6 9mm
Vixen LVW 8mm

My question is whether the more expensive categories are significantly better than the first group? I usually wear glasses when viewing but my astigmatism is slight so I could get used to not wearing glasses.

If you think there are some other ep I should consider alongside the above, I'll certainly value the advice.

Thanks very much.