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Originally Posted by cjpops
Hi all, theres already a fair bit of threads regarding LB's eyepieces here but i dont feel right hijacking somebody else's thread..
Im fairly new with eyepieces, my last scope came with a barlow and 3 'cheap' eyepieces over 8 years ago.. I recently got myself a Lb 12" and it came with a standard wide view 26mm eyepiece. I've also got a 15mm 1.25 piece thrown in the package.
When i looked at Jupiter it was fairly bright and i could make out the surface stripes a little.. Can i achieve better results (more surface details) with a barlow adapter or would you recommend a particular eyepiece that will give me a much more detailed viewing?
Ive beem Lookibg at a Meade 4000 eyepiece kit, would this be a good start?
Hope i make sense here - Any suggestions would be great..
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Before you go and spend a fortune on E.P's to supposedly improve your planetary images, be wary of Jupiter and it's lack lustre display of late.
The last couple of weeks here in Perth have had real bad jet streams coming in and out as they please.
For example, last night, my scope was fully cooled and there were moments where a few stripes and the one major equatorial band was just visible.
I tried a cheap,crappy 4 mm SR Tasco eyepeice and then a giant 70 degree 2 inch 3.5mm monster made by Synta on my 8 inch newtonian.
Not such a great difference(except for the fantastic field of view!)..........trust me.
On the minus side, the image would out of nowhere, suddenly go to a ''boiling mess'' and then steady again.
At this time of the year, you have to wait and/or wake up in the early hours of the morning to check if the turbulence has settled.
If it has, you will be surprised how the supplied eyepeices will perform
