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Recommendation for EPs for C8

Started by giantant, 11/08/2005 08:16AM
Posted 11/08/2005 08:16AM Opening Post
I've just bought a C8 (f/10 80" or f/6.3 50.4" with reducer) and wonder what people might recommend for some reasonable quality eyepieces? The only quality accessories I have at present are the TV 2 and 3x Barlows. Otherwise I have a motley selection of standard celestron and orion plossls. I had in mind possibly some of the Burgess range of EPs. What I don't want to do is go and get EPs that are unsuitable either in FOV or power for the C8.

Thanks

Tim

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Tim Taylor
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Posted 11/08/2005 09:20PM #1
If you are looking for intermediate price EP's that have decent FOV, then I'd recommend either the Meade QX series or the Orion Stratus EP's.

They don't quite match up with the TV's, but are roughly 1/2 the price.

One of the biggest struggles I had with the 8" SCT was trying to get a wider field. The Focal Reducer helps a lot, but even then, you'll find yourself wanting the widest possible FOV that you can get.

The TV Panoptics are really premium EP's and do a great job in an 8". I've tried the 19 Panoptic in my scope, and it really does perform well, but for the price, I was just as happy with my 21mm Orion.

Clear Skies,
Joe

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