You'd lose a bit of brightness with the extra glass in the barlow used in
conjunction with the 10mm Radian but...the eye relief would be pretty much
maintained so it's kind of a toss up. ;^)


"Joe S." wrote in message
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I may have too many eyepieces for my XT-12, 1500mm focal length, f4.9.

Included in my eyepieces are a 10mm Radian and a 5mm Nagler Type 6, and, a
TV 2X Barlow.

Do I need the 5mm, or, will the 10mm with Barlow provide the same results?
Views through the 5mm are really crisp and bright -- will I lose anything
with the Barlow?

Thanks.