Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Eyepieces Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Night2Fire super member Reged: 05/27/07 Posts: 199 Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece       #2543830 - 07/27/08 09:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looking to see what people think about these. I'm looking to start to Drift Align and was wondering if any of these will be ok to use. I have a CGE 9.25 I would be using it with. Meade - 9mm Plossl Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece - Wireless Orion - 12.5mm Illuminated Reticle Plossl Eyepiece - 1.25" Meade - 12mm MA Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece - Wireless Or can you suggest one for me. -------------------- Night Fire CGE-9.25 SV-66 DSI Pro II 400D Maxim DL/CCD/DSLR http://linux.dyndns.info Post Extras:       Arctic_Eddie super member Reged: 12/30/07 Posts: 112 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece [Re: Night2Fire]       #2544858 - 07/27/08 07:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have the Meade 9mm Plossl wired. I prefer it because it has an adjustable position double crosshair. The dual hairs leaves the center open so it doesn't cover the object being observed. -------------------- The shortest distance between one point is an infinitely small circle. Post Extras:       Keith Howlett professor emeritus Reged: 03/06/07 Posts: 708 Loc: Northumberland, UK Re: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece [Re: Arctic_Eddie]       #2545956 - 07/28/08 10:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm using the wireless MA12, it also has the dual crosshairs. They are fixed, and I find that perfectly adequate. (As a bonus the illuminator also fits my Stellarvue finder which is where it lives most of the time.) Cheers, Keith -------------------- 14" f10 RCOS / AP1200 AP 105 Traveler / AP400 QMD Coronado SM90 Filter Post Extras:       insinu8 sage Reged: 01/22/08 Posts: 340 Loc: Sunnyvale, CA Re: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece [Re: Keith Howlett]       #2546897 - 07/28/08 06:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use the Orion 12.5. It's fine. Got the double crosshairs also. -------------------- Christopher -------------------- AT66ED ED80 120ST (Moonlit) NP127is TMB 130SS MN55 (Moonlit) 150MCT TEC160ED (DOB: 11.06.08) SN8 MN86 C9.25 (Moonlit) XT10 Dob Obsession 18"UC Post Extras:       tommyhawk13 sage Reged: 09/28/07 Posts: 475 Loc: Jacksonville, Fl Re: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece [Re: insinu8]       #2562982 - 08/05/08 10:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can always barlow the reticle ep to speed up the detection of alignment errors. -------------------- Meade Starfinder 8,Meade SN-8 OTA, Orion Atlas, and a handfull of film cameras Post Extras:       scopethis sage Reged: 05/30/08 Posts: 239 Loc: Kingman, Ks Re: Illuminated Reticle Eyepiece [Re: tommyhawk13]       #2564039 - 08/06/08 01:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I use a Celestron wireless double cross-hair. With the double cross-hairs, you can defocus the star for better guiding or set up accuracy. 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