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I have an old (30+ yrs) refractor 60mm/910mm with a 0.965" HM 10mm eyepiece.
I have a few questions:
1) Would it make sense to buy a new eyepiece?
if yes:
2) Would it make sense to buy a 0.965" to 1.25" converter
3) What type of eyepiece is good enough for this scope?
I also wear glasses so eye relief is important.
Edited by oort (03/03/04 11:49 AM)
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Tom L
Reged: 01/07/04
Posts: 29817
Loc: Sunny Oregon
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oort, post this question in the Classic Telescope section also. Several people have done this recently.
welcome to Cloudy Nights!
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Tom 
Tele Vue 102mm f/8.6 on an EzTouch
Vixen 80mm f/5 A80SSWT on a grab-n-go mount
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rodrake
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Reged: 01/05/04
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Loc: Glendale, AZ
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oort, welcome to the group. As Tom mentioned, there are some threads on this in the Classic Telescope section. You have several alternatives here:
1) If you have the right size focus tube (36.4mm) you can get an adaptor that screws into it and allows you to use 1-1/4" diagonals and eyepieces.
2) Get a hybrid diagonal and use 1-1/4" eyepieces.
3) Look on Astromart for some 0.965" eyepieces. With your f15 scope (910mm/60mm) you'll be fine with Kellner designs like the Meade MA. Some decent ones are for sale right now:
For Sale: 0.965 Kellner Eyepieces $17.00
Give us some more info on the scope and what you can spend and we can give some more specific recommendations.
Rich
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Rich
Intes Micro MN56/SkyView Pro
Late 60s Sears Discoverer 76mm/f16
Celestron Skymaster 15x70
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