Which eyepiece/s would be best for a 14 inch Meade LX200?

Question

i was wondering what lenses would be best to have

Answer 1

I had a zooming one, not for a ginormous telescope like that though. You might want to look into a zooming one though. It keeps you from having to lug around/ clean more stuff.

Answer 2

Ye Gods, I'm jealous....

the 14"er is an f10 of 3556mm focal length, so you're going to have more mag than you want most of the time. I'd first go for a couple of nice, not too expensive plossls, a 40mm and a 25mm. More exotic [expensive] eyepieces don't have much over plossls in the larger sizes such as this. And an x2 barlow. Just those 3 items are enough to get a great look at damn near everything, and is more than enough to keep you busy till you get a chance to research and try out other eyepieces to expand your collection with. Take your time, don't be in a hurry to run out and pick up a gaggle of those $400 rare-earth glass just because someone said they're amazing (they kinda are, with their ultra-wide views, and high contrast, but I'd recommend you not yet get any till you really know why they're so expensive).

Also, I'd recommend you look around your area for a club, very helpful for getting up to speed quick and a lot of fun.

Best wishes, lucky dog - gary

Answer 3

Wow, that's a big telescope. I hope you have a permanent mount for it somewhere - that's going to be heavy to lug around.

I like to keep three main eyepieces availible - a 16mm, a 25mm, and either a 32mm or 40mm. The 32 or 40 provide a good wide-field view for large nebula, star clusters, and the Andromeda galaxy. The 25 is a good average, useful for most fields - I often use it as my only eyepiece during a night. 16mm (or even 12mm) is a good close-up lens, but I've found the smaller ones (9mm or smaller) have so much trouble focusing that it's not worth the effort.

Answer 4

You will find a wide field eyepiece handy, something like 40mm maybe. Also a 32 or 25mm, and a 9mm. Definatly invest in a good 2x barlow.

Top of the line eyepieces are made by TeleVue but you can get decent ones from Celestron and Orion as well. Research the different types of eyepieces...Plossl, Nagler, Orthoscopic, etc.