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Old 23-02-2011, 09:48 PM
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Hi Jason,

Congrats on the new scope.

One word on plossls. When they were first introduced, they were the bees knees on eyepieces. Today, even inexpensive new designs leave plossls for dead both in eye relief (how close your eye needs to be to the eyepiece to see into it), and field of view (how wide the image appears to be).

If you are on a budget try the following (they are in my eyepiece case too):
Low and mid power- GSO Super View 30mm (a 2" EP) and 15mm (1.25"). They are fantastic in an 8" f/6 dob! Andrews has them for $49 & $29 respectively, making them excellent value.

High power- forget a barlow if you are on a budget. They put more glass between you and the universe, absorb precious light, and make for an extra bit to stuff around with in the dark. Try the TMB Planetary Type II 6mm. Sylvain here on IIS is offering this EP to IIS members for $49. Have a read of the reviews on this EP and its 9mm brother in the thread he started on his offer: http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=66161

You can always save for more expensive EPs. Yet, you may feel once you've got these you may not want to get more expensive ones. I know the Super Views have limitations, particularly with a fast scope like my f/4.5 17.5", but I'm still not rushing to get better eyepieces either. Yet in your 8" f/6 they are brilliant, and are great value to get going with.

Mental.
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