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Originally Posted by Jemmo
Hi guys bit of a noob here. I got a 75/700 newt for Xmas and have since purchased a 10" dob. I didn't get any eye pieces with thedob as it was second hand and he old fella wanted to keep his eye pieces.
I have 3 different eye pieces and 1.5x and 3x lenses to make them better.
The eye pieces came with the Newtonian I got which is not a very flash scope. So I'm guessing he eye pieces aren't the best either. I will use them until I can get something better
My question is if I was to buy 2 decent eye pieces. What sizes should I get and what are some good brands I'm looking to buy second hand so if anyone has some pm me
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Definitely try to get along to an observing night to see others. One small point, the 1.5x and 3x are barlows (although I think your 1.5x might be an erecting eyepiece) which increase magnification. That does not necessarily make it "better".
You have another post asking a similar question and one thing I would advise against is buying a kit. They are usually overpriced for what you get. The consist of a set of plossls and some filters. Unless you are a very keen planetary observer, the filters will have minimal use and most of the plossls will also stay in the box.
Malcolm