Just thought id let you guys know...
My 8" Saxon Dob arrived today
Put it together... checked the collimation and then waited for a break in the clouds in my backyard tonight...
Due to a thick cloud cover approaching - time was limited... got to have a decent look at the moon and jupiter and 3 of its moons
Tried to look at one of the brighter stars in the sky however cloud cover obstructed my view by the time i located it...
One thing i noticed - out of the 2x eyepices which came with the telescope... the 10mm magnifies everything by a long shot!
Just did a bit of homework and have now understood the formula of telescope focal length / eyepiece focal length = magnification.
So going by that a 2.5mm eyepiece will then once again give me further magnification? are there any drawbacks?
Also I have noticed that eyepieces have different viewing sizes where you actually look through... is there some kind of magnification impact to this?
Any aid in assisting boosting the power of my 8" Dob would be greatly appreciated!
Of course - are the super expensive eyepieces really that much better? Would I need a full set or am I mainly going to be going for just 1 single good short focal length eyepiece?