Thread: What eyepieces
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Old 29-04-2016, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by FlashDrive View Post
Having my first ' long focal ' telescope, what eyepieces ( focal length ) will be ' best ' to use with it.

Comfortable ' eye relief ' would be a bonus....

Scope is 80mm f/15 ..... obviously a ' Planetary ' Scope

Thanks in advance for your suggestions

Col...
I've thought about this a bit longer, and there are
too many choices to suggest specific eyepieces, but I do recommend the following focal lengths:
15mm (any), 30mm (wide or ultrawide), 55-56mm (Plossl--you'll love this one)
Maybe, you can add a 10mm for high power, and then use a 2X barlow to yield 7.5mm with the 15 and 5mm with the 10 if you go double star hunting or get exceptionally good seeing for lunar/planetary.
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