[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Dear fellow Iceinspacers,

I am looking at getting some decent eyepieces and would appreciate any advice from more experienced members.

I am looking for good high magnification views of the planets and for moderate magnification wide views.

After a lot of reading reviews and searching I am leaning toward University Optics (UO) orthoscopics for planets & Moon, a 16mm Kokusai Kohki "Wide Scan" (WS) with 84 degree AFOV as a general purpose EP, and a UO 2.8x Barlow to give me a bit more flexibility. The WS is sold by sirius-optics.com.au for $300, but the UO stuff I'd have to order from the States.

The EPs must perform well in fast scopes. At the moment I have an 8" GSO Dob (f6) and I'm planning to buy a refractor soon (probably an orion/saxon 80mm ED, f7.5).

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.