[morls (Stephen)]

Hi,

I've decided I want to think long-term about building my eyepiece collection....After 6 months of getting to know both my telescope and my personal preferences for observing, I've reached the following conclusions:

1. I am very happy with the dobsonian, and I can see some beautiful things with the 8". The only change I can see myself making here is perhaps getting (or maybe even building) something larger, but this is down the track...

2. I enjoy looking at the planets, but I have a greater interest in exploring DSO's.

3. I've done some modifications to my scope, an 8" F6 collapsible Skywatcher, so collimation is now much easier. I've also got the Catseye gear, and the difference is startling....so, I'm now beginning to understand how much enjoyment good gear can add...

So, with this is mind, I've researched and come up with the following list of eyepieces. I don't want a huge collection, and premium eyepieces are expensive, so I've decided to try and restrict myself to 3. I'd be interested to know what people think of my choices, and would really appreciate any feedback/suggestions...

1. 24mm Panoptic
2. 16mm Nagler T5
3. 10mm Pentax

I currently own a Meade 2x Telextender, which I believe performs the same as a T.V. Powermate

I'm also hoping these eyepieces will be suitable should I eventually move on to a larger scope...(up to 16".....dream on...)

Thanks for reading my thread...

Stephen