"best eyepieces" for lx200 12"

i have recently purchased a lx-200 12". what eyepieces i.e. type and brand are the best to view through this scope. also why? i am new at this and would really appreciate some help. besides just how many post on how big is too big can all you leave anyways. this will give you something new to argue about.
thanks for taking the time.

dave

Wow, pretty big scope for someone that's new to astronomy Wish I were that lucky...hehe. Anyways, I'd get a few books before you start buying eyepieces and such. Start with Terence Dickinson's "Nightwatch", maybe read through some astronomy magazines and books at a library. It'll really help explain some things. Also, find out if there is a local astronomy club near you, that's the best way to learn.

As for eyepieces... depending on what you'd like to spend, there is a WIDE range of possibilities. Most people will agree that your "Top of the Line" eyepieces would be from Televue, Pentax, some of the Meade and Celestron lines. For more modest budgets, any of the Meade Super Plossls, Celestron Ultimas, Parks Optical Plossls, University Optics Orthos... will all be great starts. If you're not looking to spend much more money, look into used eyepieces on astromart, or the lower priced (but still decent) ones from Orion, Harry Siebert, GTO...

As you can see, it isn't something you can just hop into I'd do some research and try to figure out how much time and money you can invest before a wife, girlfriend or family decides to disown you.

I've got a 12" lx200, my first scope also. All of my eyepices are Meade because of the eyepiece deal which I traded back for the eyepieces I really wanted. I kept the 26mm and the 32mm from the original set and added the 14mmUWA, which is my favorite for general viewing and the 6.7mmUWA for good seeing conditions. These two pretty well ate up the budget. I would like to get something in the 4.7 range for the really exceptional nights. After the 14mmUWA the 26 and 32 are kind of unimpressive but are good eyepieces in their own right. I would really recommend buying fewer but better eyepieces. Hold off if you have to and save up for the good ones, you'll reaaly enjoy them.

Dave,

I have the 10" and find I rarely want more higher power than 10-12 mm, even with great seeing. With your scope f=3048 mm, I wold think you would want to start with wide field 20-40 mm eyepieces. I got mine all used on (where else) Astromart. The Panoptic 22, 27 and 35 mm are all good choices. I recently purchased a 40 mm Pentax XL which is great. If money is a concern, the Meade 32 mm SW is ok, but the 35 mm Panoptic prety much blows it away.

J. Tucker