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70-80 degree eyepiece, ~10mm quality suggestion
Hi guys,
After reading a thread here yesterday about getting "dirt" on eyepieces I thought I would get some advice on getting a "public eyepiece" for viewing. Recently I have been involved in public viewings with the ASV and currently use either the 7 or 10 Pentax XW's, however I am thinking that this may get quite dirty quickly, or contaminated, and I should think of something as a replacement. The possiblity of spreading diseases through the eyepiece is a concern to me, as is the chance of some little kid sticking their greasy fingers on an eyepiece I use myself and paid a lot of money. In the last two viewings I have had in excess of 100 people at each location and expecting at least another 100 or so this weekend!
As I get a huge buzz from these sessions, I was thinking of "allocating" some money toward a reasonable quality eyepiece that I can use for these viewings. The budget is around $150, but something slightly higher would still be acceptable. Everyone finds it quite easy to view through the XW and the 70 degree field certainly helps. The most used eyepiece by far is the 10, so something around this would be perfect.
I was thinking of Stratus, Meade ultra wides or anything around that fits these specs and has a reputation of giving good quality, no excessive blackouts, without the outlay of a spare Pentax.
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