The daily purposes eyepiece you're opting for might totally vary depending on various factors including objective measures like dimensions, subjective factors like the feel, and other specific requirements. Though we have a variety of recommendations, we pick products that suit most people's needs.
For yet another perspective, we also asked non-tech-focused friends to tell us what they thought about the finalists.
Pick the one you want among the presented or you may blindly pick the first option.
Note: Just because we didn't mention a eyepiece in this guide doesn't mean it's not good. The following are simply our picks for the best eyepieces for most people - you may have specific preferences , that make a different eyepiece better for you.
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This eyepiece should give you very comfortable views through most focal lengths, even with eyeglasses. It comes with a focal length of just 9mm, this eyepiece offers high magnification to get in close and observe objects when seeing conditions are stable. It has 16mm of eye relief so you have room to adjust your reflective target sheet. It is finished with a two-step anodizing process that results in a beautiful matte finish on the exterior while reducing internal reflections and glare inside. All of the internal surfaces are blackened and this eyepiece looks and feels very well made including the rubber grip band that is mid body on the eyepice.
The 16 mm eye relief means you don't have to get your eye super close to the eyepiece and therefore gives good comfort for viewing and minimizes vibrations which may be caused by touching the eyepiece. It is good for viewing dim and large nebula or use as a "finder" eyepiece. This eyepiece has a protective hood which really helps using it with the celestron diagonal.
Customers say that getting a inch barlow len, along with eyepiece is useful.
Why We Like This:
Wide field view and good eye relief
Magnification without undully diminishingthebrightness or clarity of the image.in a nutshell
Inch focus housing and provide 83x magnification
You can get really nice views with good quality plossl eyepieces
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If you want nothing but the best desirable eyepiece, then celestron mm eyepiece is the one you should definitely consider. These X-cel LX EP's are excellent, great for viewing Saturn or Jupiter and splitting Double Stars. It provides high power views of the moon and planets with wide field and good clarity. They are crystal sharp, center to edge of the. It can be effective for bringing out details on planets.
The best eyepiece to balance high magnification with a sharp image is 6.5 mm. A good 18 mm or even a 25 mm eyepiece plus a good Barlow 2X will give you excellent views of planets. It is good for clusters like the pleiades or orion’s sword.
Customers discovered that getting a 2 inch barlow len, along with eyepiece is useful.
Why We Like This:
6 mm are bright and clear and maintain good performance across the field
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Next on the list, we've got yet another eyepiece that manages to win our hearts. It's the baader planetarium 2 inch 10 mm eyepiece and it's widely considered as eyepiece that has the most suitable features. It is a super nice eyepiece, very convenient and no real artifacts. It offers an m43 photo/video thread on top of the eyepiece, to allow attachment of any desired dslr or t-2 accessory for mounting a video-camera by means of the optional m43/t-2 adapter ring #. It has 55 mm diameter to become useful in dual mode from 55 mm interpupillary distance. The ability to pair it with a Barlow also makes it much easier to “scan” for star systems.
The “picture” clarity of the 17.5 fixed lens is very high, the Zoom’s is as well but not quite as crisp as the Morpheus. These are a good mid range product with full options. It is perfect for star parties. It has two different adapters for telescope and spotting scope adaptation are included with the eyepiece. It is a really great ocular.
Why We Like This:
For faintest objects, maximum contrast and total freedom from reflections
Good quality, good workmanship, best zoom out there