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Originally Posted by rumples riot
Yep the Radian is a star performer on a Newt. Best view of Jupiter ever was with that EP and the SDM at Wartook planetary camp this year. Very nice EP.
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The outstanding view you got was the result of many factors all coming together at the same time.
1) A properly cooled telescope.
2) A properly collimated telescope.
3) A high quality large aperture mirror.
4) A target with good elevation hence the need to look through less turbulent air.
5) Excellent seeing conditions.
You would have got the same view with any one of 10 or more different eyepieces. The 6mm Radian is only one of many good ones and in fact inferior to many as a planetary eyepiece.
Cheers,
John B