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ibase
super member
Reged: 03/20/08
Posts: 112
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If you were to start all over again today and your budget to get you best EP set for a Cat is just the cost of an Ethos at around $600-650, what would your lineup be? List yours up, mine is (actual):
Celestron EP Kit,4,6,9,15,32mm, 2xbarlow.. $109
TeleVue Nagler 12mm T2.................... 200 used
Baader Hyperion Clickstop 8-24mm Zoom..... 180 new, resold
GSO 30mm.................................. 44 used
William Optics 40mm SWAN.................. 90 new, resold
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 TOTAL
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cuir
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 861
Loc: 45° 1'12. N, 73°56'12. W (Qc)
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TV Plössls from 8mm to 32mm.
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Seb
Latest eyepiece spreadsheet
Choosing the right eyepiece
Main scope: 150mm Skywatcher Maksutov
Favorite ep: 24 Panoptic
Pref'ed filters: Lumicon 0III and UHC
Mounts: EQ6-Pro and Skyview AZ
Just in: C8-S-XLT
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coutleef
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 827
Loc: Montreal and St-Donat, Québec,...
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For a 8" SCT, i would go with a 2x barlow, TV plossl 11, 15, 32 and a Pan 24 (used).
Even if i upgrade later on, they would probably be keepers or be sold very easily
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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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kaaikop
sage
Reged: 07/13/08
Posts: 468
Loc: Ste-Therese, Canada
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I would get a Vixen LV30mm, LVW 17, and a Radian 12 (my favorites)
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Benoit, RASC Montreal
-C 9.25XLT on EQ6 Pro / ED80SF on Portamount
-Plossls, Radians, Naglers, LVW's & Orthos.
-a pair of 7x50's
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cuir
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 03/03/07
Posts: 861
Loc: 45° 1'12. N, 73°56'12. W (Qc)
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This post is also running on the eyepiece section. That is where it should be continued.
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Seb
Latest eyepiece spreadsheet
Choosing the right eyepiece
Main scope: 150mm Skywatcher Maksutov
Favorite ep: 24 Panoptic
Pref'ed filters: Lumicon 0III and UHC
Mounts: EQ6-Pro and Skyview AZ
Just in: C8-S-XLT
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coutleef
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 827
Loc: Montreal and St-Donat, Québec,...
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i think i have seen it elsewhere in a third place as well! Someone really wants to get a good 40mm EP at a good pri  ce
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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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ibase
super member
Reged: 03/20/08
Posts: 112
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Sorry, but did not intend for it to be a duplicate thread, the one in Eyepiece is for all types of telescopes, here its for Cats only; if not allowed, please pardon my ignorance and my being a newbie. Thanks.
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coutleef
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 02/21/08
Posts: 827
Loc: Montreal and St-Donat, Québec,...
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Don't be sorry, we all astronomy is an ever learning process whatever we do.
Just found it funny to see how dedicated you were to solve this. You really have a lot of energy.
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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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Bob Griffiths
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Reged: 10/10/05
Posts: 4205
Loc: Frederick Maryland
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I;'d buy a complete set of either Orion Stratus or Baader Hyperions whichever went on sale first....
well not a complete set...I'd start with a 6 or 7 mm for high powered views....
Can't beat them for the price and they just plain "work" in my 8" SCT...and I have a couple of XW's and a Pan that I compare them too in the same scope...not quite as good as the high end glass BUT very very close ...
Bob G.
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CPC1100
Nexstar 8i + GPS & Rays Brackets
Denk S1 power switch
Orion 100 mm Refractor
Meade LXD 55 ...AR-5 127 mm Refractor
Exploradome Observatory S.I.E. (Smiling Irish Eyes)
39*21'03" N
77*28'12" W
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Jeff Lee
sage
Reged: 09/17/06
Posts: 391
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A used set of Ultimas....with barlow....really a great set for a C8.
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Jeff Lee
C90,C5,C8, 10 x 50's
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letimotif
no complaints
Reged: 05/20/07
Posts: 1112
Loc: Far Flung Isles of Langerhans
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Quote:
I;'d buy a complete set of either Orion Stratus or Baader Hyperions whichever went on sale first....
I'd have to agree with Bob. I might stretch to a 31mm Aspheric and space out the rest to keep within budget, though . . . 8, 13, 17, 24 are all good choices, I think.
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Celestron CPC 1100
Celestron C6R-GT
Orion 120ST
B&L Banner Astro 80mm
Astro Telescopes 'tis a mystery 80mm ED
Sundry Oddments
Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?
Ad astra per aspera
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LDb
sage
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 346
Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
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Hi
One good used boxed set of Brandon eyepieces:
32mm, 24mm, 16mm, 12mm, 8mm
can be had for about $600-$700. (~$1100 new)
This would give about 80x to 300x for a CAT with about a 2400mm fl. Add the excellent 2.4X Dakin Barlow for about another $120.00 used. (~230.00 new)
The Brandons are superb for all sorts of viewing (~50 deg AFOV) and it is hard to beat their absolute contrast, deep resolution, transmission, and tack sharp focus. This goes for virtually any telescope, by the way.
You won't be disappointed.
Clear skies
Howard
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10" LX200R-UHTC (on ScopeBuggy which is terrific)
ETX-90-RA
ATM'ed-8"f/8 and 4.25"f/10 planetary Newtonians
Brandon eyepieces: 48mm,32mm,24mm,7/8",12mm,16mm,8mm,6mm,4mm (yes-4mm; special build in 1985 from 1960 optics)
Dakin 2.4x Barlow
Vintage ep's:
Gailand 7mm WF, 16.3mm (THE Galoc), Bertele 18mm
Siebert Optics:
Black Knight BinoViewer, 0.6x-1x-2x Power Wheel, 4x-8x telecentric zoom barlow
Astro-Tech Titan WF ep's: 38mm, 32mm, 26mm, 20mm, 15mm, 10mm
Edited by LDb (08/14/08 09:58 PM)
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