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Originally Posted by JasonBoyd
Hi Everyone,
I just purchased my first scope! (celestron nexstar 8se) i love it
but i only have one lens the 25mm that came with it.
i don't no much, scratch that, ANYTHING about lens/filters and was thinking of buying the celestron lens and filter kit, i was just wondering if you guys thought that it would be a smart investment for a beginner like myself to purchase one of these kits.
Also could someone briefly explain to me what the sizing of the lenses mean? like is a 6mm smaller magnification than a 25mm?
Im new to this forum and astronomy all together, so any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks Everyone! 
Yours Truly
Jason |
Hi Jason,
As Celestron Ultima 8 20cm SCT for over twenty years
I would suggest you forget about the kit and all those eyepiece combinations and filters .
Just follow Suzy's advice and you can't go wrong .
A 7mm eyepiece is the Maximum magnification I would go to in your scope, any more and you would need a perfect night to get any benefit out of the eyepiece.
I would choose a 30mm eye piece for finding things,and also doubles as a wide field for looking at nebulae and large clusters.
An eyepiece of around 14 to 17mm for medium magnification and maybe a 9-10 mm for fairly high mag.
Don't bother much about the colour filters for the moment as they will probably just finish up being a not very much used part of your kit.
Get some experience before parting with your money on them.
A UHC filter will be a prized possession and I can assure you you will get plenty of use out of it.
An O111 filter is the best for most planetary Nebula, but take a little bit of getting used too as they tend to block out the stars .
Keep your spending down to a reasonable level till you gain some experience.
There is a lot of good advice being offered here,so take your time and evaluate it before spending your hard earned dollars.
Cheers
