Telescope Eyepiece Reviews
May 17th, 2012 / Author: admin|
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Vixen 5821 Geoma II 82A Spotting Scope $599.00 Bring nature up close with Vixen’s Geoma II Series which incorporates refined optics for crystal clear views and high resolution images. The dual focus system offers quick and fine focusing easily. Read the review in Living Bird Magazine where the Geoma scopes were rated top in their group.Nitrogen filled and sealed body for a complete waterproof product usable in all weather.All air-to-glass surf… |
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Vixen 5823 Geoma II 67A Spotting Scope $399.00 Bring nature up close with Vixen’s Geoma II Series which incorporates refined optics for crystal clear views and high resolution images. The dual focus system offers quick and fine focusing easily. Read the review in Living Bird Magazine where the Geoma scopes were rated top in their group.Nitrogen filled and sealed body for a complete waterproof product usable in all weather.All air-to-glass surf… |
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Star Ware: The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Choosing, Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories $13.36 Praise for Star Ware”Star Ware is still a tour de force that any experienced amateur will find invaluable, and which hardware-minded beginners will thoroughly enjoy.”- Robert Burnham, Sky & Telescope magazine”Star Ware condenses between two covers what would normally take a telescope buyer many months to accumulate.”- John Shibley, Astronomy magazineWhether you’re shopping for your first telescope… |
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Tele Vue NEW Up-Dated NP127is Imaging System 5 f/5.2, 4-Element APO Refractor Telescope Optical Tube Assembly, Ivory, New 10:1 focuser pinion assembly made for Tele Vue by Starlight Instruments. New lens prescription delivers smaller spots sizes over a broader wavelenght range. $6,999.99 Concept: CCD cameras have challenged telescope optics beyond anything ever placed at the focal plane. Tele Vue knew it’s APO objectives were up to the challenge, & with the proper tweaks would be extraordinary tools for the imager. With Tele Vue Imaging System (is) telescopes, they have refined their instruments & optional equipment beyond anything a CCD chip has seen.For 25 years, Tele Vue has pu… |
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Orion Collimating Telescope Eyepiece $49.99 To get the best images from your telescope, its optics must be in precise alignment. This economical tool will ensure that they are. It’s a combination sight tube and Cheshire eyepiece, consisting of a 5″-long tube made of black-anodized aluminum. It fits in a 1.25″ eyepiece holder. A peephole in the top and wire crosshairs at the bottom enable precise centering of Newtonian optical components. The polished 45-deg internal surface projects an annulus of light into the optical path to facilitate primary mirror alignment. Simply insert the Collimating Eyepiece in the focuser drawtube and follow normal collimation steps. Your Newtonian will always be in excellent optical alignment! Instructions included. |
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0.965-to-1.25 Orion Telescope Eyepiece Adapter $20.99 This Orion telescope eyepiece adapter lets you use an eyepiece with a barrel diameter that is different from that of your telescope’s focuser or star diagonal. Thumbscrew holds the eyepiece securely. Made of anodized aluminum. Use 1.25″ telescope eyepieces in a .965″ focuser or diagonal. |
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1.25-to-.965 Orion Telescope Eyepiece Adapter $18.99 The 1.25″-to-.965″ Orion Eyepiece Adapter lets you use an eyepiece of different size from your telescope’s focuser or star diagonal. Setscrew holds the eyepiece securely. Black-anodized aluminum. Use .965″ telescope eyepieces in a 1.25″ focuser or star diagonal. |
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2-to-1.25 Orion Telescope Eyepiece Adapter $23.99 This Orion Eyepiece Adapter lets you use a telescope eyepiece of a different size from your telescope’s focuser or star diagonal. Internal compression ring holds 1.25″ telescope eyepieces securely, without scratching. Black-anodized aluminum. Use 1.25″ eyepieces in a 2″ focuser or diagonal. |
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28mm Orion DeepView Telescope Eyepiece $79.99 Assuming that you don’t subscribe to the misconception that strong magnification gives better views of deep-sky objects, then our Orion DeepView 28mm 2-inch Eyepiece should excite you. Why? Because the brightest and sharpest images of deep-space objects are obtained with low power and a wide field of view. And the 28mm DeepView 2-inch eyepiece delivers just that. This 2-inch telescope eyepiece features anodized aluminum housings and a 3-element lens design with multi-coatings for efficient light transmission. Eye relief is 20mm – a welcome spec for eyeglass wearers – and the rubber eyeguards fold down out of the way if desired. Apparent fields of view is a generous 56-degrees. Delightfully free of pincushion distortion and chromatic aberration, this 28mm telescope eyepiece will impress even the seasoned deep-sky observer. The barrels are threaded to accept 2-inch filters. |
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6.3mm Orion E-Series Telescope Eyepiece $24.99 This 6.3mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece is a great higher-power lens for beginning astronomy enthusiasts due to its high-quality glass lenses, admirable performance, and amazing value. The 6.3mm focal length eyepiece has a 1.25″ barrel diameter so it’s ready for use in any modern telescope with a 1.25″ focuser. This E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece provides high-magnification views thanks to its relatively short 6.3mm focal length. It’s a perfect eyepiece to use for inspection of craters, mountains, and valleys on the Moon’s surface. Get high power views of planets such as Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the crescent of Venus with this E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece. On clear evenings with good seeing conditions, you can even resolve double stars with the 6.3mm E-Series eyepiece. The Orion 6.3mm E-Series Telescope Eyepiece is fully coated with an anti-reflection coating which allows light to pass through the eyepiece for bright, pleasing views. The 6.3mm E-Series Telescope Eyepiece barrel is internally blackened to reduce glare and to prevent internal reflections from reducing image quality. You can enhance views through the 6.3mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece easily since it is threaded for use with 1.25″ Orion filters. All eyepiece filters are sold separately. |
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20mm Orion E-Series Telescope Eyepiece $24.99 Our Orion 20mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece is a perfect choice for beginning astronomers looking for an affordable, yet performance packed eyepiece to add to their collection of telescope oculars. Its quality construction and versatility make the 20mm E-Series an eyepiece you’ll keep coming back to time after time for great views of the cosmos. With its moderate focal length of 20mm, this telescope eyepiece is best used to observe a relatively wide area of the night sky. In most telescopes, the 20mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece will frame the Full Moon nicely, providing a pleasing window through which to view our planet’s natural satellite. Other deep sky gems like sparkling star clusters, and even brighter nebulas shine brightly in this value-priced eyepiece. The 20mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece features fully coated optics to combat reflection and provide bright views with good contrast and detail. The eyepiece is also internally blackened to reduce internal reflections and ghost images. Its 1.25″ barrel is compatible with any Orion telescope focuser, and is threaded for use with optional Orion eyepiece filters for specialized usage. Eyepiece filters sold separately. |
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10mm Orion E-Series Telescope Eyepiece $24.99 This 10mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece is an affordable ocular ideal for beginning astronomers. With high-quality glass optics and great visual performance, the Orion 10mm E-Series eyepiece will help you get the most out of your telescope. The 1.25″ telescope eyepiece is compatible with any Orion telescope and will provide views of relatively high magnification due to its 10mm focal length. Views of the Moon, planets, and even bright star clusters and deep sky objects will exhibit clear contrast and sharp detail through this affordable telescope eyepiece. The fully coated optics of the 10mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece minimizes reflection for bright, clear views. Internal blackening of the 1.25″ eyepiece barrel helps to prevent “ghost images” or internal reflections from reducing the quality of your observations. You can use any 1.25″ Orion eyepiece filter with the 10mm E-Series Telescope Eyepiece since its 1.25″ barrel is threaded for use with Orion filters. All filters are sold separately. |
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Orion 7.2-21.5mm Zooom! Telescope Eyepiece $169.99 This affordable telescope eyepiece offers versatile viewing options for skywatchers of all levels. The focal length varies from 7.2mm to 21.mm with markings of 7.2mm, 10mm, 13.5mm, and 21.5mm. The Zooom’s design consists of 7 lens elements in 4 groups and includes fully multi-coated optics for clear, crisp images, a 40-degree field of view at 21.5mm, 60-degree field of view at 7.2mm and a comfortable 15mm eye relief, barrel threaded for Orion 1.25″ filters. |
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3.6mm Orion E-Series Telescope Eyepiece $24.99 The powerful 3.6mm eyepiece is an excellent choice for beginning astronomy enthusiasts looking for a high-power eyepiece to use with a telescope. Thanks to its high-quality glass lenses, admirable performance, and amazing value, the 3.6mm E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece should be in every beginning astronomer’s collection of astronomy gear. With a 3.6mm focal length and 1.25” barrel diameter, this E-Series Beginner Telescope Eyepiece will yield high-power views in any telescope. Ideal for close inspection of craters and mountains on the Moon, and for highly magnified views of planets such as Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars. You’ll be amazed with clear views of Saturn and its rings on clear evenings, as well as Jupiter’s stormy cloud bands and four closest moons Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto. You can even go after challenging double stars with this powerful 3.6mm eyepiece. The Orion 3.6mm E-Series Telescope Eyepiece features fully coated optics with anti-reflection coating. This coating allows more light to pass through the eyepiece so you are rewarded with a bright, detailed view. The eyepiece barrel is internally blackened to reduce glare. Both the full optical coating and blackened barrel work together to minimize internal reflections, also called “ghost images” which can adversely affect view quality. |
