Hello Australia! Greetings from Up Over (Austin, Texas). I was doing some searching of eyepiece reviews and found this web site. Great discussions you guys have here (although I may not be able to understand some of the constellations/sights/etc. that y'all experience and/or talk about)!
I have preliminary spousal approval
to spend some coin on some good eyepieces. I've been looking at the Meade 5000 UWA's. A bit much for my budget but I might be able to swing it. Meade is offering a set of UWA's with a nice-looking brushed aluminum case. The set contains a 6.7mm (1.25"), 18mm (1.25"), and a 30mm (2") for US$749 (case included). Retail of the eyepieces separately would be about $930, so it's a nice little discount. Was thinking if I got this I would also consider getting a TV 2.5x PowerMate (1.25"), but didn't know if the 2" 30mm UWA would fit in it well. Apart from the 30mm being a monster (I've heard nearly 4 pounds/1.8 kilos???), are there nice adapters that would allow it to fit into the Powermate, and would I lose anything in the "translation"? (since it's a 2" going into a 1.25" barrel)
Does anyone have any experience doing this? Would appreciate any and all info/suggestions/ridicule/etc.
Thanks!
Jeff