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Old 28-11-2012, 02:14 PM
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Eyepiece for kids (13-15mm range)

Any recommendations for a cheap but not totally crap eyepiece that I can use when kids are looking thru my scope?

The main criteria are:

1) Decent eye relief, and

2) Wide angle (at least 60°)

Anyone using the Bintel Superview 15mm?

Viewing would be thru an 80mm scope and almost exclusively be of the moon as I want to show them the different phases. The kids are 3 and 4 years old.

Will happily consider any offers to sell!

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Morton
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Old 28-11-2012, 04:17 PM
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15mm SuperView is fantastic! I love mine & still use it. Great eye relief, nice big eye lens for novices/kids to look into, & 68* AFOV so head positioning is not critical. An EP that won't disappoint. No "Panoptic", but for less than $60 it can't be beat.
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Old 28-11-2012, 05:52 PM
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Thanks Alex.

Have found several reviews saying that this is about the best of the budget eyepieces.

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Old 28-11-2012, 06:13 PM
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$49 at bintel at the moment

!!spending other peoples money again!!
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Old 28-11-2012, 08:37 PM
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Yeah, I'll probably head to Bintel at the weekend unless someone has an old one for sale before hand.
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Old 28-11-2012, 09:55 PM
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Just had an offer. This place is great!!!
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Old 28-11-2012, 10:13 PM
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Yeah, I have a 15mm superview. Not a bad eyepiece. Will do the job nicely.
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Old 28-11-2012, 10:34 PM
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Thanks, Adrian.
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