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Eyepieces & Barlows
What is an eyepiece: A telescope collects the light of faint and/or distant objects and forms a fixed-size image of those objects at the telescope’s prime focus. An eyepiece is simply a small microscope that enlarges a portion of that image so you can see more detail.
The importance of good eyepieces: Every photon of light collected by a telescope passes through an eyepiece before it reaches your eye. That light is therefore afflicted by every optical problem in that eyepiece – and the cheaper the eyepiece, the more problems it is likely to have. A $10 eyepiece will make a $2000 telescope perform like a $10 toy. If your telescope’s eyepieces are the simple two-element designs labeled H (Huygenian), R (Ramsden), or SR (symmetrical Ramsden), they are basically toy eyepieces and should be replaced.
Eyepieces are half of your scope’s optical system, and usually the most complex half. They should be at least the same quality as your scope (preferably better). A good telescope won’t improve a poor eyepiece – but a good eyepiece will get the most out of a so-so scope.
What eyepiece should I get first: When buying your first eyepieces, resist the urge to immediately buy the highest powers possible. Very high powers require experienced observers and excellent seeing conditions (dark, clear, steady skies) to get the most from them. Medium power eyepieces, on the other hand, give good images over a much wider range of seeing conditions.
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TeleVueIn StockThis is a very good medium power eyepiece for lunar observing, resolving globular clusters, picking up detail in the more compact emission and refl...
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TeleVueMore on the wayThis is a very good medium high to high power eyepiece (the power depends on the focal length of your scope) for resolving globular clusters, picki...
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TeleVueMore on the wayThis is a very good medium high to high power eyepiece (the power depends on the focal length of your scope) for observing lunar and planetary deta...
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Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price$29.95$29.95 - $29.95Current price $29.95Celestron Omni 6mm 1.25" Plossl Eyepiece 93317
CelestronMore on the wayThis is a good quality fully-multicoated high power eyepiece at a good low price. It's designed for high magnification lunar and planetary observin...
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Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price$29.95$29.95 - $29.95Current price $29.95Celestron Omni 4mm 1.25" Plossl Eyepiece 93316
CelestronMore on the wayThis fully-multicoated eyepiece is one of the shortest focal length and most economically-priced Plössl eyepieces available. It's designed for very...
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Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price$29.95$29.95 - $29.95Current price $29.95Celestron Omni 15mm 1.25" Plossl Eyepiece 93320
CelestronMore on the wayThis is a good quality medium power fully-multicoated eyepiece at a very economical price for the astronomer on a budget. It's designed for lunar ...
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Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price$29.95$29.95 - $29.95Current price $29.95Celestron Omni 12mm 1.25" Plossl Eyepiece 93319
CelestronIn StockThis Celestron Omni is a good quality medium power eyepiece at a good low price. It's designed for detailed lunar observing, for getting up close a...
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Original price $29.95 - Original price $29.95Original price$29.95$29.95 - $29.95Current price $29.95Celestron Omni 9mm 1.25" Plossl Eyepiece 93318
CelestronIn StockThis fully-multicoated Plössl is a good quality medium high to high power eyepiece at a sensibly low price. It's designed for high magnification lu...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 12mm Brandon "Flat Top" Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 12mm Vernonscope Brandon "flat top" eyepiece is designed for high power use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and above. It provides...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 8mm Brandon Flat Top Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 8mm Vernonscope Brandon "flat top" eyepiece is designed for high power use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and above. It provides ...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 16mm Brandon Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 16mm Vernonscope Brandon eyepiece is designed for medium power high contrast/dark sky background use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 6mm Brandon "Flat Top" Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 6mm Vernonscope Brandon "flat top" eyepiece is designed for very high power use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and above. It prov...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 8mm Brandon Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 8mm Vernonscope Brandon eyepiece is designed for high power use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and above. It provides highly deta...
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Original price $279.00 - Original price $279.00Original price$279.00$279.00 - $279.00Current price $279.00Vernonscope 24mm Brandon Eyepiece
VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 24mm Vernonscope Brandon eyepiece is designed for nigh-perfect medium power deep sky observing with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and...
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VernonscopeMore on the wayThe 12mm Vernonscope Brandon eyepiece is designed for high power use with any telescope type, at focal ratios f/7 and above. It provides highly det...
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