"BenignVanilla" wrote in message
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Does anyone have a FAQ or care to engage in a short Eyepieces 101 thread?
I
have an 8'' Harden Optical Dob. I am very fond of the scope. I bought the
biggest bucket I could afford, now I would like to learn more about
eyepieces, in the hopes of adding to my default set. I don't know where to
start.

I'm also a newbie and owner of the 8" Hardin dob. Trying to figure which
ep's to buy is as hard as figuring out which first scope to buy. It's enough
to drive you batty.

I have purchased 2 ep's and the Orion Shorty + 2x Barlow. I picked up the
BW Optiks 2" 80 degree ep. I also got the UO Konig 16mm 65degree ep. My
thinking is I'll start with the wider FOV ep's to make it easier to locate
those hard to find objects.

My next plan of attack is to make a list of other ep's I'm interested in
and take the list to my next starparty. The Orion expanse, OU Orthos and
meade 4000's to name a few. I'm going to try out as many of these I can, and
see what works for me.

Mike
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BenignVanilla
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