What is a super good eyepiece to get for my telescope?

Question

I have a Meade 8" LX90 Telescope and there are so many eyepieces to buy, which one would be the best for seeing really deep into space?

Answer 1

All eyepieces do is give you greater or less magnification: it's your telescope's aperture that allows you to see into space. The best eyepieces I've found are Tele Vue Naglers:

http://www.televue.com/engine/page.asp?ID=11

The suggestion about German names is nonsense! Bausch & Lomb is an American company (and doesn't sell eyepieces), and the other companies no long make telescope eyepieces!

Answer 2

The longest focal length you can find in your focuser size. At least 40 mm.

2" eyepieces are better than 1 1/4", but can only be used if there's a 2" focuser on your telescope.

Get a wider eyepiece field of view. 67 degrees or something.

You need a very dark site and 30 minutes of dark-adaption to use much of your telescope capability at all. In the places where most people live, it's probably less than 10% for deep sky.

Answer 3

My philosophy has been to go with field rather than power. Higher numbers on eyepieces give you a smaller power (40mm = 85x for example). The lower the power the wider the FOV (Field Of View). A 28mm Plossel eyepiece is my favorite. It gives me some power without sacrificing a wide field. The narrower the FOV the harder it is to; 1) focus and 2) keep the object in view (unless you have super perfect polar alignment).

Answer 4

Anything with a German name. Bausch and Lomb, Zeiss, Wild-Leitz.

Answer 5

I would recommend you to go here http://observers.org/beginner/eyepieces.freeman.html

Hope this helped!!!!