The 6 Best Magnification Eyepieces (2023 reviews)

The celestron moon filter is the best feature-rich eyepiece on the market today. This economical eight-piece eyepiece and filter accessory kit enhances the performance of your celestron astromaster, or most any other telescope. There are two standard sizes of telescope eyepieces. This kit has a spotter scope, two Lenses, and a moon filter. The moon filter is much needed to reduce the brightness of the light at full moon, in order to see the hills and valleys on the moon surface. It allows for clear Image and it has a better coating on the glass than what comes with a standard Power seeker lens.

The 15mm is a great addition, and it has good eye relief so it works well with glasses. It is fully coated to improve light transmission and protect the optics. They will fit any telescope with a 1.25" eyepiece holder.

Why We Like This:

A good starter kit for a child
Fully multi-coated to improve color and contrast
Very good kit for beginners at astronomy
20 mm eyepiece for 15x magnification

Best For broad Field lunar observations: Svbony Magnification Eyepiece

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The svbony magnification eyepiece is capable of outshining several other eyepiece featured in this list in overall features for the price point. These eyepieces fit any focuser that is 1.25 in. It is coated with green optics which means glass surfaces have multiple coatings for brighter light transmission. The lenses offer high quality optics at a very reasonable cost. The clarity and brightness through these compares to the lenses that come with the telescope is 10x better.

The lenses have threads on them that allow a SLR or DSLR to attach with the right t-ring attachments, and take great photos with suburb clarity. The rubber shield on the eyepieces fold up or down out of the way if you like. It comes with a foldable soft silicone rubber eye cup for the comfort of the observer. The lenses do have internal threads while the Barlow Lense does not.

Why We Like This:

All machined aluminum construction except the chrome areas on the barlow and 6.3mm lens
Prices very reasonably and gives a lot of flexibility
Nice set with great sizes and glass

Best With Barlow Lens: Orion Magnification Eyepiece

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The orion e-series zoom eyepiece allows you to change magnification power without swapping out eyepieces. It provides a continuous magnification range of 57x-171x. It looks nice, it feels nice and it works nice. It comes with that combo that you can really crank out the maximum zoom capabilities of your telescope.

This eyepiece does exactly what it says it does, you twist the column and you can zoom-in on an object. It is ideal for locating an object at low magnification, then quickly zooming in to higher magnification for closer inspection, all without changing eyepieces. The build quality is like a higher end eyepiece.

Why We Like This:

Super convenient and decent wide angle view
Very fluid turning and great zoom
Reflection coatings for bright and clear views, rich in contrast
Great zoom lens that competes with the best

Best For planet: Astromania Magnification Eyepiece

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Compared with other eyepiece in this category, the astromania magnification eyepiece has a convenient design. The bands and storm eye of Jupiter are visible along with its 4 brighter moons. It's beautifully made, with nice smooth eyecup motion up or down to aid in eyeplacement. It has 7 or more light absorbing and scattering elements. The twist-up feature of the barrel giving you distance from the eye lens is a great feature and there is no sloppiness in the adjustment.

The view isn't perfectly flat from edge to edge but certainly flat enough. It has 5 lens elements in 3 groups. It is easy to "approach" and to find the exit pupil. It is made by back's original excellent design.

Why We Like This:

Solid construction, easy to look through
Has a heavy duty rubber eyecup and a twist up feature
Good at observing moon and planetary objects
Sharpens image image resized to few inches larger

Best For Star: Celestron Magnification Eyepiece

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Best part: celestron magnification eyepiece costs comparatively low and it is available to ship in 24 hours. The 24 mm Ultima edge eyepiece features fully multi. It features fully multi-coated optics and an 8-element lens design to maximize light transmission. On the exterior of the eyepiece, you will find a uniquely designed, molded rubber grip ring for non-slip handling during observing sessions. The Ultima gives a decent amount of light transference and will not suffer when used with artificial light suppression filters.

The eyepiece’s main housing is machined from high grade aluminum with a black anodized surface that minimizes internal reflections and blocks out stray light. It has a design for excellent light transmission. It comes with 1.25” diagonals and focusers and the mounting barrel is internally threaded to accept standard 1.25” filters and adapters. It is easy to use for eyeglass wearers.

Why We Like This:

24 mm ultra flat field eyepiece designed for 1.25” focusers
Apparent field of view allows you to see more of the night sky
Generous 29mm eye relief makes ultima edge easy to use for eyeglass wearers

Best For Star parties: Baader Planetarium Magnification Eyepiece

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The baader planetarium magnification eyepiece should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. It is a super nice eyepiece, very convenient and no real artifacts. It has 55 mm diameter to become useful in dual mode from 55 mm interpupillary distance. It offers almost 4 mm more backfocus. The zoom is also good to use to test how much magnification a object will take due to seeing conditions.

The “picture” clarity of the 17.5 fixed lens is very high, and the Zoom’s is as well but not quite as crisp as the Morpheus. It features make it especially desirable for use with binoviewers. These are a good mid range product with full options.

Why We Like This:

Good quality, good workmanship, best zoom out there
For faintest objects, maximum contrast and total freedom from reflections
Lot of satisfied buyers