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Eyepieces (3mm - 13mm)
TeleVue Nagler 9mm Type 1, The Eterozigote Twins
Dec 29 2009 11:51 AM |
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I'm going to tell you a story between the serious and the facetious for the monocular amateur astronomer
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Baader Planetarium Hyperion 13mm Eyepiece
Dec 28 2009 08:51 AM |
stargazertony
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I received the Baader 13mm Hyperion in 2007 and was amazed by the sheer size of it. The cost of the eyepiece was
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Baader Planaterium Hyperion 13mm Eyepiece
Dec 23 2009 08:24 AM |
Charlie Conger
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I am relatively new to astronomy but wanted to add some capability to my Orion XT8 scope. The Orion comes with two moderate
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TMB Supermonocentric: 6mm 1st Run vs. 6mm 2nd/3rd Run
Dec 22 2009 10:03 AM |
BillP
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As many are aware, the TMB Supermonocentric eyepieces had multiple runs by the factory. The 1st run eyepieces were not parafocal, while the subsequent runs were parafocal; and blackening and baffling were also improved in
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Zhumell Z Series Planetary Eyepiece
Dec 21 2009 11:04 AM |
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I purchased a 9 MM Eyepiece for my nephew as an upgrade to the existing eyepieces that came with a reflector scope I bought him last year. Here are the top reasons for my selection
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TeleVue Ethos 13mm Eyepiece
Dec 21 2009 10:57 AM |
ejon123
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How do you tell the difference between any 13mm eyepiece and a Televue Ethos 13mm eyepiece? View the sky
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Meade UWA and Explore Scientific 6.7mm 82 Degree Wide Field Eyepieces
Dec 17 2009 12:48 PM |
BillP
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In late 2008, Explore Scientific also entered the ultra wide race with the Explore Scientific 82 Degree Series which then became available in the Spring of 2009. Hallmarks of this line include
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Celestron 10mm Axiom LX Eyepiece
Dec 17 2009 10:50 AM |
John Noble
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Just to set things straight, the 10mm Axiom isn't made of Neutronium though it does feel like a solid billet of aluminum. There is some heft, but not the sort that causes a Dobsonian to emulate a medieval trebuchet if
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10mm Eyepiece Shootout
Dec 09 2009 06:35 AM |
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Since I got the Radian yesterday it went in first. And the moon looked spectacular. The moon was framed entirely within the FOV. Craters were easy to look at and since I moved the moon to the
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The Pentax 5mm XO: A Planetary Weapon of Choice
Nov 06 2009 06:23 AM |
BillP
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The Pentax 2.5mm and 5mm XO series of eyepieces ("O" for visual Observation) were released by Pentax for the 2003 Mars opposition event. Based on my research of public online archives and marketing releases, Pentax¡¦s optical design goals for the XO series were
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