HELP ! In eyepieice selection

I am old (60) and I have good eyes except for the third one but that's another
story for another time.
I only wear reading glassess to read and don't need them for the scope.
And not to many floatters.

You must be new here. It took me a couple of months but I learned my lesson
about asking for eyepiece advice.

So here's my advice:
1. Get a new credit card with a BIG limit.
2. Buy every eyepiece you see advertised everywhere.
3. Try 'em all.
4. Sell the ones you don't like on eBay or Astromart.
5. Go back to step 2.

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Joe S.

"Indianaradio" wrote in message
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Need eyepiece selection help! !

I need to buy a couple (2) eyepieces for a new scope I just ordered. It's
an 8"
1200FL Dob.

I'm interested in looking at planets but mostly interested in deep deep
deep
space stuff, Ok, as deep as an 8" can get.

I already have a 2X Tele Vue Big Barlow so I can double my power on each
eyepiece.

Price is no object but then again I don't want to throw money away if it
isn't
necessary.

So I guess I want one for Planets and one for deep space and both to work
well
with the Tele Vue Big Barlow. I'm old but don't wear glasses. (Not THAT
old)

Thanks much for your help.

Gene

Joe, I did that with my NextStar and it worked great. Bought, sold, bought,
sold, bought, sold, on and on till I came up with the right combo. I sold
everything last spring.
But my wife say's if I do the eyepeices thing again I'm cut off for a year.
5' 2" 98lb long blond hair, well never mine you get the point.
Now I bought a 8" f 5 and I have no idea as to what is best for this scope for
deeeeep space and minor planet work.
I know Nagler will probally be my choice but don't know what power or type is
best for an f5 scope , hence my post.
I will also use a TeleVue big barlow.
Gene

Indianaradio wrote:

Now I bought a 8" f 5 and I have no idea as to what is best for this scope for
deeeeep space and minor planet work.

I have a 10" f/5 Dob (GS from OPT) and I mostly use a Vixen 8-24 mm zoom
EP. Some love them and some do not, but it has great eye relief and is
really good for hunting and zooming in if something looks a bit fuzzy
but small (with a Dob, EP changes often lose the target). Cost is below
$200, I believe, and you get lots of flexibility. It is by far my most
used EP on all scopes (refractor, Dob and two SCTs)

Phil