Best eyepiece on Reddit
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#1
SvBony
4.5
(23)
"Those are the best eyepiece for the money."
"Very nice eyepieces for a good price."
"Would be excellent."
"I like the Svbony Redline series for this scope."
"On sale right now on Amazon for $28. 70.5° apparent field of view compared to the 48-50° of the Plossl, and much more comfortable to the eye."
"SVBONY SV171 Zoom (3-8mm) for $149... those two together are really all you need for great planetary viewing."
"SvBony red line 5mm as a planetary eyepiece."
"I purchased: - Barlow x2 - 20 mm redline - 9 mm redline - 6 mm redline."
"Check the SVbony 3-8mm zoom, you can tune the magnification up or down according to actual local seeing."
"I recommend the Svbony sv135 zoom."
#2
Baader
4.2
(14)
"Baader Morpheus 12.5 would be an option if you don't need exactly 11, and is very highly regarded."
"If you need shorter focal lengths and long eye relief I’d check out the Baader Morpheus lineup."
"The Baader 8-24mm zoom is a quality eyepiece and in my 10” Dob probably 70% of the time."
"So with Baader Morpheus line now discounted at £185 there's no contest."
"I bit the bullet and purchased a baader zoom with the baader Barlow designed for it."
"I have the Baader, and I‘m quite satisfied with it."
"I heard it's really awesome."
"It’s not a bad eyepiece to have in your arsenal."
"I like my Hyperion Baader Zoom eyepiece."
"I picked up the Baader Mark IV."
#3
Astro-Tech
4.7
(10)
"If your budget is up to about $70 the Astro-Tech Paradigm or Agena Starguder Dual ED (they're the same) are phenomenal."
"The astrotech 82 degree 28 is fantastic. Like looking through a portal into space."
"This is a good one: Astro-Tech 28mm UWA 82° 2" Eyepiece."
"The go-to choices for premium low power eyepieces for dobs are the 28mm 82° UWA... and the 30mm 70° Ultra Flat Field... both excellent quality."
"The XWAs are fantastic. I have the 20mm and its my favorite eyepiece."
"The 82° UWAs are awesome bang for buck options."
"Which are a great value for $99."
"The best ~$200 eyepiece around that focal length is the 82° 28mm Astro-Tech."
"The Astro-Tech UWA's 82deg, are also very good, especially for their price."
"Astrotech PF series, $55 and 60 degree view."
#4
Celestron
4.1
(9)
"I like my 2" celestron luminos 2.5x barlow and a 2" superwide 32mm eyepiece."
"Or a 5mm Celestron X-Cel LX."
"The Celestron eyepieces you have are quite decent, and with the barlow they should get you started quite fine."
"For planets that 7mm Celestron should be quite good. Should give about 170x"
"The celestron 2x omni barlow can be used as a 2x barlow or you can unscrew the lens and screw it directly onto your eyepiece for 1.5x."
"The Celestron zoom is very good... I have it as well and it is one of the most frequently used one."
"The Celestron X-cel eyepieces are good eyepieces."
"I'd look into Celestron X-Cel LX and Astro-Tech Paradigms."
"Celestron is definitely brand overpriced for quality and medium AFOV."
#5
Svbony
4.3
(6)
"Great value for money."
"I can recommend a zoom/Barlow combination or a planetary zoom like the Svbony in place of the Barlow."
"I’d recommend starting with an svbony set."
"Generally look at svbony redline 6mm that is budget friendly and will give you x150."
"I’d check out the Svbony which gets good user reviews."
"A 6mm gold or redline is fine."
#6
SVBony
4.3
(6)
"SVBony makes a high power zoom lens that is well liked."
"The Svbony zoom gets great user reviews and is very reasonably priced."
"SvBony red line 5mm as a planetary eyepiece"
"Recommendation for the Svbony zoom which is well built, gets great user reviews and is keenly priced."
"I really like the views with my 26mm SVbony SV154 - 2 inch, 70 degree afov."
"SVBony 6mm and 9mm for planets and clusters."
#7
Goldline
4.0
(6)
"Goldline family of eyepieces are the kings of budget eyepiece."
"Goldline 9 mm isn’t bad."
"I will 2nd the goldline 6mm for planetary and the paradigm ed’s are great as well."
"Add some smaller focal length eyepeice like goldline 6mm."
"I would upgrade the planetary to a 6mm Goldline."
"I bought a 6mm gold line for about 30 euro and that was a great upgrade."
#8
Explore Scientific
4.2
(5)
"The 30mm 82deg in my 8" SCT is excellent, and has sufficient relief for glasses."
"I just saw explore scientific eyepieces are on sale."
"I have a range of ES eyepieces and they're great."
"Explore Scientific is the best of those overall."
"I use a 32mm explore scientific eyepiece for 'low power', and it’s about as low as I go."
#9
APM
4.8
(4)
"APM XWA 20mm 100deg : 60x, low power, great for sweeping and taking in large clusters in their entirety."
"It has long glasses friendly eye relief and also AFOV is comfortable."
"Run, don't walk. The 100 degree APM XWA's are on sale... They are all outstanding."
"Folks on cloudynights.com eyepiece forum have good things to say about it."
#10
N/A
4.0
(3)
"A 6mm gold or redline is fine."
"150X is pretty much the max for that telescope."
"You are looking for higher magnification eyepieces."
#11
Hyperion
4.0
(3)
"I really like the Hyperion 24mm, 68° apparent viewing angle is nice."
"The Hyperion is very well regarded."
"Hyperion is said to be better quality."
#12
GSO
3.3
(3)
"The GSO SuperViews should work fine if you need a 40mm or 30mm."
"GSO 30mm SuperView would be £64 separately."
"GSO 30mm SuperView is about closest to decent."
#13
Skywatcher
3.3
(3)
"I'd recommend one that has a focal length of 5 or 6mm, at least 50° AFOV and eye relief that is acceptable for you."
"Skywatcher's 10mm MA eyepiece isn't brilliant but it should give better views than you describe."
"Upgrade that eyepiece - your eyeballs deserve better views than what Skywatcher is dishing out!"
#14
BST
4.0
(2)
"I have some BST starguider eyepieces that seem pretty good and are only £55."
"I like this one slightly better."
#15
Starguider
4.0
(2)
"These are also good: https://agenaastro.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=starguider"
"The X-Cel LX or Starguider at 25mm would give a modest improvement."
#16
Astro Tech
4.0
(2)
"The astro tech/stellarvue 28mm 82 degree preforms similarly to the ES."
"Astro tech Eyepieces. Best value in EPs right now."
#17
ES
5.0
(1)
"You'd need to spend some serious money on the ES 24mm 68 degree eyepiece."
#18
XS
5.0
(1)
"I picked up a set of these xs super wide eyepieces 3 x 2" , 3 x 1.25 , was very happy with them."
#19
Apertura
5.0
(1)
"I ended up with a 20mm Apertura SWA eyepiece and... gives a nice wide view."
#20
Pentax
5.0
(1)
"Check out the Pentax XW, APM UFF, or the GSO Superview."
#21
Tele Vue
5.0
(1)
"Tele Vue 32mm Plossl is probably my fav eyepiece."
#22
Meade
4.0
(1)
"I would recommend starting with Meade HD-60s, Goldline/Redline, or Paradigm eyepieces."
#23
Agena
4.0
(1)
"12mm is a nice 2mm exit pupil that balances view brightness with magnification."
#24
Orion
4.0
(1)
"32mm Orion Q70 is on sale and the best value in this class of eyepiece."
#25
X-Cel LX
4.0
(1)
"The X-Cel LX or Starguider at 25mm would give a modest improvement."
#26
Williams Optics
4.0
(1)
"I recently purchased a Williams Optics Bin."
#27
BHZ
4.0
(1)
"The BHZ Barlow combination along with a low power wide angle eyepiece is a great minimalist combination."
#28
Zoom Eyepiece
4.0
(1)
"7-21mm zoom. Offers many powers in one eyepiece."
#29
UWA
4.0
(1)
"These are probably the best bang for your buck: https://www.astronomics.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Uwa"
#30
Redline
4.0
(1)
"The redline eyepieces are the best option for under $50."
#31
HD-60
4.0
(1)
"I would stick with 60° eyepieces for now such as the HD-60s if you want the best bang for your buck."
#32
S
4.0
(1)
"I'd look at something like a 7.5mm S"
#33
BST Starguider
4.0
(1)
"I have the 4mm version of this, and it's great. Highly recommend."
#34
Omegon
4.0
(1)
"Omegon 32mm swan eyepiece, if I'm correct it's of good quality and cheaper than most."
#35
Panoptic
4.0
(1)
"If you go for 2" eyepieces you can't go wrong with a Panoptic 27 and a Nagler 12T4."
#37
TPO
3.0
(1)
"TPO has a 4mm plossl eyepiece that’s a decent entry level option."
#38
Yellow Lines
3.0
(1)
"Generally, the budget option would be the yellow lines."
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