Did a bit of reading around on those Hyperions and they look just the ticket. I'm reluctant to go for a zoom eyepiece as my photography expirence tells me to take a prime lens over a zoom any day of the week (not sure if this is fair comparison but in my head an eyepiece is just a mini photo lens). I'll probably go for the 24mm, the 13mm and an 8mm (start with a more modest zoom & jump up to the 5mm next month if I feel I need it).
Looking at the Hyperions on the baader website, it calls them 'multifunctional modular' eyepieces. It says that you can remove the 1.25mm section for wider fields (one forum post I found refered to this part as a barlow) or add filters & 'extension rings' between the 1.25" & 2" sections to decrease the focal length. Is this gimicky? or can you achieve decent views using such methods?
From what you two have said about planetary/neb filters I'll probably just wait till I've had a few nights through the scope to see if I need them. The three Hyperions will put me close to this months budget anyway.
As for the moon filter, you really dont use one mental?? I've tried a couple of times to look at the moon through my binos and I lasted about 3-5 seconds before walking inside dazed with spots in my eyes. I just assumed the larger aperature of the scope would make it worse. Will the mak with its narrower FOV make it easier to view the moon or am I just soft?
Thanks for your input so far
Mitch