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Originally Posted by a5tarman
Thanks for the considered responses so far.
haha so it seems I should get one 13mm nagler and 3-4 scopes with different focal lengths  |
Owning multiple 'scopes is a given as no one 'scope does it all. However you can certainly resist the temptation and use one telescope for a lifetime.
If you start investing in quality eyepieces though you will find they work in any telescope you ever are likely to get. I have always liked the following three eyepiece set:
Tele Vue 24mm Panoptic. (Widest true field in 1.25" format at 68 deg. apparent field).
Tele Vue 13mm Type 6 Nagler. (Compact 'spacewalk' eyepiece at good mid power and exit pupil on most 'scopes)
Tele Vue 9mm Type 6 Nagler. (Same as 13mm but high enough jump in mag and reduced exit pupil to be noticeable).
The above was a common choice pre-Ethos/Delos era. There are many more choices now especially long eye relief alternatives. Lower power and larger true fields requires 2" and higher power simply requires shorter focal length. You could easily complement the 9mm Nagler with a 7 and 5mm to suit different focal length 'scopes and/or get higher powers when seeing permits.