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Wehkoja
sage
Reged: 05/06/07
Posts: 222
Loc: Finland
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Yes, i did sell my Hyperion set (few left  )
So what is the next step?
Apparent Field: 100º ??? (You know what...) 
Or a 8-24 Zoom?
Ethos does work good with planetary, more contrast, good partner with PowerMate 2x and 4x?
So you think i could manage quite well with 13mm Ethos?
im quite sure i don´t need more than 3 eyepieces even 1 EP could do it 
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TMB Megrez 80/480
Ethos 13mm
Powermate 2" 2x
Powermate 4x
Heq5pro
WO 2" Dielectric (Carbon)
TV 2" Dielectric Everbrite
Nikon Monarch 8.5x56
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Mr. Mike
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 11/08/05
Posts: 855
Loc: Churchville, NY
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3 eyepieces might work OK...but just ONE? I dunno about that! 
Just out of curiosity, why did you sell the Hypes?
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Stellarvue NG 80mm ED
Meade 7x50 Binos
Pentax XW 5mm
Meade 5K UWA 8.8mm
Vixen LVW 13mm
Vixen LVW 22mm
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Psyire
sage
Reged: 06/24/07
Posts: 353
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I sold my Hyperions as well.
Next up were Naglers and the Ethos brothers.
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Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
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llanitedave
Humble Megalomaniac
Reged: 09/26/05
Posts: 10441
Loc: Amargosa Valley, NV, USA
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I'd go with the Ethos, but then, I'm not a zoom fan in general. Some people like 'em.
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"S.O.E." (Sauron's Other Eye) 16" Royce conical mirror: A permanent work in progress.
10" Homebuilt dob, old Coulter mirror
Next Project: The "Eye of Sauron" Observatory!
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FirstSight
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/26/05
Posts: 2514
Loc: Raleigh, NC
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Quote:
Ethos does work good with planetary, more contrast, good partner with PowerMate 2x and 4x?
You can make up a self-sufficient, very high quality, all-purpose (DSO, planetary) with just three eyepieces and a 2X Powermate:
31 or 26 T5 Nagler for low-power widefield
13Ethos
8Ethos
2x Powermate (which effectively adds 6.5mm and 4mm to your stable).
While the 13E would be a good choice IF somehow you were given a binding ultimatum that you could only ever have ONE eyepiece, period - the 8E is perfectly spaced IMHO, in that most people who have the combination don't really seem to pine much for the missing focal lenths in-between.
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Chris M., aka "First Sight"
Orion XT12i Dob with Moonlite CR-2 focuser
WO Megrez 90 refractor on UniStar Light mount
Nikon 10x50 Binoculars
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Wehkoja
sage
Reged: 05/06/07
Posts: 222
Loc: Finland
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I sold my Hypes to probably get Ethos EP´s set!
everyone knew I told a lie:
"im quite sure I don´t need more than 3 eyepieces, even 1 EP could do it"
that´s just impossible!!! If i buy Pentax EP or Ethos EP, I know that the whole set has to be bought! "If you get one...you have to get em all"
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TMB Megrez 80/480
Ethos 13mm
Powermate 2" 2x
Powermate 4x
Heq5pro
WO 2" Dielectric (Carbon)
TV 2" Dielectric Everbrite
Nikon Monarch 8.5x56
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Wehkoja
sage
Reged: 05/06/07
Posts: 222
Loc: Finland
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Ok the Ethos 13mm has been ordered! Hope you guys are right about Ethos performance! 
And its a huge jump from 68degree to 100degree 
can´t wait...
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TMB Megrez 80/480
Ethos 13mm
Powermate 2" 2x
Powermate 4x
Heq5pro
WO 2" Dielectric (Carbon)
TV 2" Dielectric Everbrite
Nikon Monarch 8.5x56
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bykhed
member
Reged: 10/22/07
Posts: 81
Loc: Westminster, CO
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Sold my 5/13/21 Hyperions and got a Meade 5000 18mm UWA and a Denk Power switch.
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Orion 150mm Mak-Cass
Wegat ETX-125 Mak-Cass
Celestron C11 XLT
Starizona Hyperstar 3
Skywatcher EQ6 mount
"The evolution of the universe can be likened to a display of fireworks that has just ended: some few wisps, ashes and smoke. Standing on a well-cooled cinder, we see the fading of the suns, and try to recall the vanished brilliance of the origins of the worlds." - Georges Lemaitre
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Shawn H
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/16/07
Posts: 1080
Loc: Southern France 43°56'N-4°50'E
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Yep a nice low power finder eyepiece & the 2 Ethos, and your right! 3 ep's will do it! (and maybe a nice barlow when seeing permits higher power) Shawn
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xt10i with Telrad on 4" risers & feather touch focuser & huge Boston Red Sox decal
Starblast
15x70 Celestron Skymasters
35Stratus
27Pan
13 Ethos
8 Ethos
Orion ultrablock
Astronomik OIII
Tele Vue 2x barlow
Antares 1.6x barlow (2")
CATSEYE collimation tools
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Wehkoja
sage
Reged: 05/06/07
Posts: 222
Loc: Finland
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Today Ethos arrived! Now we need clear skies!!!
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TMB Megrez 80/480
Ethos 13mm
Powermate 2" 2x
Powermate 4x
Heq5pro
WO 2" Dielectric (Carbon)
TV 2" Dielectric Everbrite
Nikon Monarch 8.5x56
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coutleef
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 806
Loc: Montreal and St-Donat, Québec,...
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summer vacations are nearly over. Everybody back to school. Had bad summer weather. So,
expect very good weather starting in september (obviously starting after the labor day week-end were it will be raining all week-end long).
Expect great nights of excellent seeing and transparancy expecially on nights with a full moon!!
Just hoping for a good month of september!!
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François
Nexstar 8 SE
50mm StellarVue finderscope, Astronomik UHC-E and Orion OIII filters
WO Swan 40mm; TV Pan 22mm; TV Nagler 9T6, 12T4, 17T4; TV Plossl 11mm and 15mm.
WO 2" dielectric diagonal retrofitted with Denk Power Switch (and now reach the zenith with the shorty adapter).
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