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No worries, Paul. I notice you have another thread asking about eyepieces. The best view I ever had through the ETX was of Jupiter with a Vixen LVW 5 mm, better than the equivalent Televue Radian. Supposedly this magnification exceeded what was technically possible with my ETX, but the night was exceptional, and the optics of my ETX are superb. Just shows you what is possible when the night is perfectly clear and still. I could see the Great Red Spot easily. The contrast was amazing. One thing though (harking back to your original post) I didn't actually see colour on the planet that night. Colour, I think, still demands aperture.
IMO the best high mag EP for pretty much any scope is the Pentax 10mm XW. Although a tiny bit cheaper, I think they are actually better than the Naglers. Pentax XLs are cheaper again, and lighter (nice feature on an ETX) and just as good, but a bit narrower in field of view.
Good luck,
Brian.
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