geoff,
weather ie clouds aside, i believe i am blessed with better than average seeing conditions here in tasmania. 6 stars in the trap over the last two month is the norm. (ie more than 50%)
i have been using the 12.5mm and 2.4x barlow (=5mm) alot on mars and saturn with pleasing results.
i have a 5mm lv to try of asimovs.
plus i am reluctant to discard the 6.5mm series 500 immediately. it is still an ok eyepiece.
yes eventually, a 4,5,6 in good planetary eps, 7, 11 (or 9,12) in a radian or pentax and then a great low power is my thinking.
on about 25% of the occassions, i have used the 6.5mm and the 2.4 barlow (less than 3mm) with satisfactory results.
This is my thinking and testing the 5mm vixen will soon help my final decision.
seeing is king, so if i am lucky with it here, i would like to make the most of it
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Originally Posted by Starkler
Dave how often do you reckon you could get to use a 4mm ?
I would go a 5 and a 6 (we have the same scopes), with the 6 getting 80% of the use on planets.
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