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Televue EPs are not the best. No single eyepiece or eyepiece line is the "best." What TV's are, is a premium-level eyepeice combining excellent optics with excellent build/fit/finish. In the same league with them are many others such as Pentax, Takahashi, and yes Questar/Brandon. IMO, once you get to the premium levels, for the most part (there are always exceptions) what you now have is all of them having excellent optics, and the differences are now subtle as each company does soemthing a little different, accenting a different aspect of the optical performance realm. This now translates into satisfying the tastes of a subset of people. So TVs are warmer in tone, Brandons cooler, there are subtle differences in levels of scatter and contrast and of course the afov. So all these things add up to being able to please collectively, most of the people out there after top-shelf optics.

So bottom line is that there are several "Best" eyepieces out there. Your own personal preferences and tastes really define which of the group becomes best for you.

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Carol


AstroTech 16" Dob (Thanks ASTRONOMICS!)
AstroTech 66ED / Vixen 80MF/AstroTech Voyager
Masuyama's 7.5, 15, 25W, 35mm,
Tak LE 5mm B/TMB 3.2
7mm Pentax XL, 10mm Pentax XW
14mm Meade 4000 UWA
22mm Pan, 35mm Pan

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