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Hi Jessica,
unlike Paul, I don't like using barlows. As I too use a dob (two actually including a 10"er), a barlow adds more weight to the focuser end & can cause the scope to become top heavy & compromise balance. They also put more glass between me & what I'm looking at, reducing the amount of precious light. I, rather, prefer to save my pennies & get better quality EPs. These make viewing at high power much easier with their larger eye lens & longer eye relief & a much larger field of view, making it easier to find objects at high power.
I did have a good quality barlow, a Celestron Ultima 2X job. Never ended up using it!
It also makes for more bits & pieces to get confused with in the dark. Keeps things simple for me.
Just my take on things.
Mental
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