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Old 19-06-2007, 10:37 PM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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If there is one eyepiece that I would rate above all others for use in a 10" or 12"/F5 scope its a 10mm Pentax XW. IMO this is the best general purpose widefield eyepiece money can presently buy. It creates the optimum 2mm exit pupil in both scopes and gives 120X in the 10" and 150X in the 12". It is perfect for medium power viewing of DSO's and enough power to give very pleasing low power lunar/planetary views.

As others have suggested you should try before you buy but I am yet to hear of "ANYONE" that wanted to sell their 10mm Pentax XW after buying one.

CS-John B
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