| AlienFirstClass |
| (professor emeritus) |
| 07/03/09 01:38 PM |
Re: Why aren't eyepieces lighter?
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Interesting that not one post so far has listed the weight of the eyepieces they have discussed. ;<)
It reminds me of a comment I heard one night at a star party..."Does this eyepiece make my scope look fat?"
Considering that balancing a scope is a big issue, weight does matter.
Has anyone substituted a lighter weight barrel on a heavy eyepiece?
As I asked earlier - what weight do you consider too heavy? A 31mm T5 Nagler weighs 35oz, a 22mm T4 Nagler weighs 24oz. Is the 31mm heavy? The 22mm? Or how about a 27mm Panoptic at 16oz?
It's like the old saying.."One can never be too rich or too thin"...or your eyepiece too light.
Lighter is better...much lighter is much better.