Aloha from Maui I could use a little help in the soon to purchase 5mm eyepiece question. I'd like to get a TV 5mm Radian but being the thrifty type, I like getting the most for my $$. Any suggestions as to an alternative or 2?? Aloha and mahalo Rob
Rob People that have been around for a while have told me the Orthoscopic and Plossel eyepieces are good in the short focal length. I picked up some Univertisy Optic Orthos on Astromart for $40 a piece + shipping; 4mm, 6mm and 9mm. I have found that as you go below 9mm it gets tuff to get a good sharp focus - but sometimes you need the power. Jim Rob Ratkowski <ratkwski@maui.net> wrote: Aloha from Maui I could use a little help in the soon to purchase 5mm eyepiece question. I'd like to get a TV 5mm Radian but being the thrifty type, I like getting the most for my $$. Any suggestions as to an alternative or 2?? Aloha and mahalo Rob _______________________________________________ UVAA mailing list UVAA@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uvaa --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online
The answer partly depends on what you will be observing, and how tolerant your eyes are to observing without glasses. Planetary purists claim less glass is better, and so if you'll be looking at Saturn or Jupiter a ploessl or ortho is going to give you sharper images. However, if you need to wear glasses, it's hard to beat a radian for eye relief, though the lanthanum eyepieces from Orion are supposed to be decent, though I have no personal experience with them. If you want a wide field view of magnified deep sky, then the naglers are nicer, but also more expensive (but then you probably knew all that anyway...). And I agree with Paul, Astromart is always a good place to start when it comes to saving money. -Rich --- Rob Ratkowski <ratkwski@maui.net> wrote:
Aloha from Maui
I could use a little help in the soon to purchase 5mm eyepiece question. I'd like to get a TV 5mm Radian but being the thrifty type, I like getting the most for my $$. Any suggestions as to an alternative or 2??
Aloha and mahalo Rob
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Hi Rich I'm pretty hip to EP's and who does what. I guess I'm looking for some sleeper EP that is great on contrast, resolution, crisp and has good eye relief. I really don't like when I have to jam my eye onto the glass to get a view, so a little relief is good (also keeps oils off less flare from the oils). I don't wear glasses (except to read), I need an EP for when seeing is really steady and crisp and I'm working at high power and w/barlow. My 10mm TV Plossel is OK but it really has to be PERFECT seeeing for it to do good, I think it's my weakest performing EP. I'll replace it too, but 1st something to see Saturn and Jupiter with ( and I regret that I didn't buy the 5mm for Mars). I almost had a 5mm Radian on Astromart, I just couldn't get an e-mail thru and even called the fellow who sold it just minutes earlier. Oh well ............... We have clear but hazy sky here now. OK at the zenith but lower you can see some flare around bright objects. I'm spoiled here, good air and mostly warm thoug this AM wasat 54 and a bit nippy. :^) Aloha Rob
if you're up to reading a lot of reviews try www.cloudynights.com- not only do they give excellent reviews on many astronomy oriented items but give a excellent recommendations on ep's. It was there that got me looking at siebert optics for an alternate ep manufacturer. Harry Siebert hand makes all of his eyepieces- and he even answers direct questions by email himself; his ep's are a fraction of the cost of televue ep's but rated almost as high. I haven't bought any of his ep's yet but I've got my eye on some. His web page is at www.siebertoptics.com. I have heard good things about Russell optics as well- although the reviewers at cloudynights give siebert high marks for an economy alternate to televues and pentax lenses. for what it's worth. StG On Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 07:12 PM, Rob Ratkowski wrote:
Hi Rich
I'm pretty hip to EP's and who does what. I guess I'm looking for some sleeper EP that is great on contrast, resolution, crisp and has good eye relief. I really don't like when I have to jam my eye onto the glass to get a view, so a little relief is good (also keeps oils off less flare from the oils). I don't wear glasses (except to read), I need an EP for when seeing is really steady and crisp and I'm working at high power and w/barlow. My 10mm TV Plossel is OK but it really has to be PERFECT seeeing for it to do good, I think it's my weakest performing EP. I'll replace it too, but 1st something to see Saturn and Jupiter with ( and I regret that I didn't buy the 5mm for Mars). I almost had a 5mm Radian on Astromart, I just couldn't get an e-mail thru and even called the fellow who sold it just minutes earlier. Oh well ...............
We have clear but hazy sky here now. OK at the zenith but lower you can see some flare around bright objects. I'm spoiled here, good air and mostly warm thoug this AM wasat 54š and a bit nippy. :^)
Aloha Rob
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Aloha Steve Thanks for the lead. It'd be good if someone has a EP or 2 by Siebert for an actual hands on account. I've delt w/ Gary Russell and he a few good products too as well as decent prices. I've heard about University Optics Orthoscopics but then again, no one here on Maui has one. The astro community on Maui is small, spread apart and not organized so as to what people have. I might try one of the Vixen Lanthium EP's and see what happens. Mahalao and Aloha Rob
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