Eyepieces reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 152 Reddit reviews across 2 subreddits and 61 posts to rank the best Eyepieces brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/telescopes, r/Astronomy_Help. Top-rated brands include Svbony (4.0/5), Baader (4.6/5), Celestron (4.1/5).

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Reviews152

Subreddits2

Posts61

Brands45

Products89

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r/telescopes151 r/Astronomy_Help1

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Svbony

4.0

(19)

"The Svbony's are my grab-and-go set, and my Tele Vue Vintage Smoothies are my premium EP's."

"It has virtually no kidney beaning."

"I have that Svbony 32mm Plossl and it's good."

"Get 9mm Svbony "Red line" to replace that bad ergonomics 9mm Plössl."

"I have the svbony 9 mm, it is much better than the stock 9 mm."

"For low budget 25mm Plössl would be good low magnification for wide objects."

"I actually just bought this telescope and selected the svbony redline 9 mm and the Celestron Omni 2x Barlow to replace the kind of crappy 10 mm eyepiece."

"I hear good things about the svbony 6mm and svbony 9mm red and yellow lines."

"Even the Svbony 34mm 70° I have works really well in an SCT."

"Would suggest a 12mm plossl, to view the filtered sun more comfortably."

Baader

4.6

(13)

"Eyepieces from Tele Vue, Baader, Takahashi, Vixen and Zeiss will help you break the bank but provide stunning views."

"If budget isn't an issue, the best EPs are Televue... closely followed by Pentax, Baader Morpheus, Takahashi, etc"

"Got 12,5mm Morpheus in spring year ago ... it just kicked APM zoom to curb in both deep sk"

"Ever since I received my 17.5mm Baader Morpheus (76° AFOV), it spends a lot of time in my focuser."

"I love the value for money of both baader morpheus and Explore Scientific 82° series."

"Morpheus is pretty much the widest AFOV, longest eye relief, high quality eyepiece line."

"ES82 and Baader Morpheus are also well reputed widefield eyepieces."

"I have been very happy with the Baader Hyperion series of eyepieces for it."

"I use a Baader zoom with matching Barlow when looking at planets."

"Baader Morpheus line has good balance between wide AFOV and good eye relief."

Celestron

4.1

(14)

"If you want to splurge, get the Celestron X-Cel XL eyepiece."

"I love my Celestrol Ex-Cel 5mm for planetary, that 6mm would be a good one."

"If you don’t mind spending 60 on a nice eyepiece Celestron XCEL LX 7mm performs really good."

"I’m using a 25mm celestron x-cel, and the 9mm and 6mm redline eyepieces."

"My first upgrades were Celestron XCels and Saxon Cielo."

"I'd get a 9mm Redline and a Celestron Omni 2x Barlow."

"I ordered a 15mm with a 9mm redline and a celesteron omni 32mm."

"I mostly used a celestron omni 32mm for low power viewing."

"I got XCels as my first EPs and they made a huge difference to the stock that came with my 10” DOB."

"X-cels are great"

Tele Vue

4.4

(11)

"Eyepieces from Tele Vue, Baader, Takahashi, Vixen and Zeiss will help you break the bank but provide stunning views."

"If budget isn't an issue, the best EPs are Televue... closely followed by Pentax, Baader Morpheus, Takahashi, etc"

"Best eye pieces I ever had were telvue....ex wife has them and everything else!!!"

"Most nights i just rock with 2 fixed televue eyepieces"

"The ultra-high end is dominated by TeleVue and to an extent Nikon."

"The 82° 24mm is my go to wide field in my 18" the views are amazing."

"I own the 31 Nag. It *barely* lets me see the whole field of view with my glasses."

"For planetary, the Delos is very good and they go all the way to 3.5mm."

"Second hand televue eyepieces are the way to go."

"It is worth investing in good ones instead of going for bargains."

GSO

4.0

(9)

"2" GSO Superview 30mm. See the SvBony range for 6mm planetary."

"The 5mm eyepieces give a smidge more magnification and just more choices."

"For eyepieces a 2" GSO Superview 30mm for DSO's."

"2" GSO 30mm Superview."

"The 30mm GSO Superview is 65GBP from FLO if going max budget."

"GSO Superview 30mm if on a budget."

"I bought a used GSO 42mm 2” of the forums."

"On a budget? The 2" GSO 30mm Superview is good for DSO's."

"It’s a budget eyepiece and the result is OK for the money."

SVBony

3.9

(9)

"The SvBony 6mm Redline"

"The zoom has many advantages and the Svbony is great vfm."

"Svbony 7-21 mm zoom eyepiece"

"The SVBony 7-21 is actually pretty good for what it is."

"Happy with my $45 Svbony 7-21 zoom"

"SVBONYs have a decent reputation when it comes to their zoom eyepieces."

"SVBony 7-21 Zoom. $49 Used it with my Maks. Loved it."

"I have Skyoptics redline 6mm. Got it from their shop on ebay. They are the same as Svbony so just pick one which is cheaper and you'll be ok."

"Svbony 7-21mm is very cheap zoom, so it's completely expectable that f/5 telescope's optical demands shred it apart."

SVBONY

3.8

(9)

"Gold line gets fantastic reviews and the image results I have can expect to see with a 6" dob."

"I would recommend these."

"I really like the Svbony 3-8mm zoom for that."

"That would get you 200x or 133x magnification respectively."

"User reviews of the Svbony have been fantastic."

"SVBONY goldlines are about $35 each. They're the recommend budget option."

"I'd recommend to look at the Svbony Goldline / Redline series."

"You could go with the SVbony Goldline or Redline, 6mm and 9mm."

"They are absolutely horrible eyepieces with plastic lenses."

Explore Scientific

4.6

(7)

"Massively transformed the view compared to by SvBony set."

"My first upgrade in eyepieces was an ES 82 14mm."

"If you want to step it up a notch, the ES82's are very good. I own several."

"ES82 and Baader Morpheus are also well reputed widefield eyepieces."

"I’m thinking about buying a 10-16mm at 62-82° after all the insight."

"Other high-quality brands that are a step down in price are Explore Scientific, Pentax, APM, and Baader."

"I've been more impressed with them than the two ES pieces I have."

BST

4.2

(6)

"Can’t go wrong with the Starguiders, especially for the price."

"BST StarGuider 5mm for planetary use."

"BST Starguiders would be far more sensible"

"Have a look at BST Starguider."

"I would look at the BST Starguider range starting with the 5mm."

"I have heard good things about BST Starguiders being superb value for money"

#10

Televue

4.5

(4)

"If you can afford it buy a televue."

"[Ethos 21 mm] for wide field views."

"You can get an eyepiece that's 95% as good as a televue for a third or less the price."

"Second hand televue eyepieces are the way to go."

#11

APM

4.5

(4)

"For 2" wide view eyepiece $200 level APM/SkyRover/StellaLyra 30mm Ultra Flat Field would be superb bang for the buck."

"If you can find a used 30mm APM then go for that, otherwise a 30mm GSO Superview."

"This is a really good choice for 30mm, but a bit more expensive."

"[This] is a really good choice for 30mm, but a bit more expensive."

#12

Orion

4.0

(4)

"The Orion Edge On 5mm"

"Those 6/9/15/20mm eyepieces are the same as gold/red lines, they just don't have branding on them and are no different from Orion Expanse or any other brand of this line of eyepieces."

"Look for eyepieces with higher exit pupil distance. The Orion 12.5mm edge-on and Q70 26mm are both great with glasses in my 10"dob."

"I then purchased a 6mm 66 degree goldline (Meoptex brand) from Amazon for planetary viewing."

#13

Astro-Tech

4.3

4.0

3.0

(1)

"Tecnosky Planetary ED would be same as well known Agena Starguider ED/AstroTech Paradigm ED."

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