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Originally Posted by PhilW
If you need wide FOV & good eye relief, what about the Pentax XW 7? It is a superb eyepiece. It is a nudge over your budget at around $350, but it is truly worth it, imho. Great planetary eyepiece as well as for DSOs.
If that focal length is too short, then perhaps the XW 10? Another masterpiece from Pentax, good for both DSOs and planets.
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Good recommendation. The XW's are superb and you will not want to part with them. Excellent eye relief, comfort, optical performance. Like Phil said, if the 7XW is too much mag for your SCT, then the 10XW will be great. It might hurt your pocket a bit more at the start, but you'll be happy in the long run. Later, you may consider the 7 and 10 as partners together, if you can manage. With Ethos-mania out there, you may in fact pick up one of these used, but in excellent condition, with a substantial saving, as I did,
Clear skies
Nick