David,

I read you post last night but didn't have time to reply, Has it been edited
since then?

Actually if you want a good planetary ep at a reasonable price you really cant
beat UO HD's I have the 18, 12, 9 and 7mm. The 12mm barlowed 2x was my
favourite planetary setup. Also I think the narrow FOV is better for planetary
where it allows you to focus on the subject. The main difference I see in say
an UO HD and the XW is FOV and in the UO HD the planets disc look slightly
over exposed than in the XW which present a cool crisp neutral feel.

In the end I would use the XW over the UO HD becuase they allow me to sit
and observe for hours with a comfortable size aperture at the eyeball end.
See image below.


Regards,CS