Which Eyepiece ....

I've got an ultima 9.25 f/10 with the standard Celestron 25mm Plossl EP that
came with it. I also have a TeleVue 13mm Plossl. In addition, I've got 10
and 20 Celestron Plossls. On top of those, I've got an f/6.3 focal reducer
and a Celestron 2x barlow sv series.

So, with the eyepieces I currently have, I can have several different
combinations of power. Yet I feel as though I should have a larger (wider
field of view) eyepiece. The question is, which one. Of course it all
comes down to price and I'd prefer not to have to spend more than 300-350 on
it.

What reccomendations might y'all have?

Thanks
Alex

It seems to me that Celestron advertises the C9.25 as being optimized for
imaging and for visual applications using 2" eyepieces.

How about the William Optics 2" SCT diagonal for $99 and a BW Optik 30mm
WideScan for $95. I doubt you will have good success using this combo with
the r/c, but without, it will give you about as wide a field as is possible.

-Stephen


"Alex Vukasin" wrote in message
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I've got an ultima 9.25 f/10 with the standard Celestron 25mm Plossl EP
that
came with it. I also have a TeleVue 13mm Plossl. In addition, I've got
10
and 20 Celestron Plossls. On top of those, I've got an f/6.3 focal
reducer
and a Celestron 2x barlow sv series.

So, with the eyepieces I currently have, I can have several different
combinations of power. Yet I feel as though I should have a larger (wider
field of view) eyepiece. The question is, which one. Of course it all
comes down to price and I'd prefer not to have to spend more than 300-350
on
it.

What reccomendations might y'all have?

Thanks
Alex

FIrst, get a 2" star diagonal. Then go to Astromart or other astronomy flea
market sites and look for used 2 inch 40mm or larger eyepieces.

Alex Vukasin wrote:

I've got an ultima 9.25 f/10 with the standard Celestron 25mm Plossl EP that
came with it. I also have a TeleVue 13mm Plossl. In addition, I've got 10
and 20 Celestron Plossls. On top of those, I've got an f/6.3 focal reducer
and a Celestron 2x barlow sv series.

So, with the eyepieces I currently have, I can have several different
combinations of power. Yet I feel as though I should have a larger (wider
field of view) eyepiece. The question is, which one. Of course it all
comes down to price and I'd prefer not to have to spend more than 300-350 on
it.

What reccomendations might y'all have?

Thanks
Alex

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I've gotta send B I G thanks to all you folks who've taken the time to
respond with good solid answers - the kind I was looking for.

I'm going to get a Meade 2" diagonal 929U with the UHTC coatings. I've got
a b-day coming up ya see...

I'm still thinking about an eyepiece (now a 2" one at that) and will take a
look at some of the links you folks have provided. A quick question - will
my current eyepieces provide a larger field of view with the 2" diagonal?

Thanks again - really, I do sincerely appreciate how friendly and helpful
y'all have been.

Alex Vukasin


"Alex Vukasin" wrote in message
news:qdJ4b.243048$cF.77201@rwcrnsc53...
I've got an ultima 9.25 f/10 with the standard Celestron 25mm Plossl EP
that
came with it. I also have a TeleVue 13mm Plossl. In addition, I've got
10
and 20 Celestron Plossls. On top of those, I've got an f/6.3 focal
reducer
and a Celestron 2x barlow sv series.

So, with the eyepieces I currently have, I can have several different
combinations of power. Yet I feel as though I should have a larger (wider
field of view) eyepiece. The question is, which one. Of course it all
comes down to price and I'd prefer not to have to spend more than 300-350
on
it.

What reccomendations might y'all have?

Thanks
Alex