What's Up? Webcast: Eyepiece Designs and When to Use Them

Sky-Watcher What's Up? Webcast: Eyepiece Designs and When to Use Them
(Episode 75)
We take a look at the different eyepiece and their designs. Understanding what designs work best for certain types of viewing.
What's Up? webcast take place right here on the Sky-Watcher USA KZbin channel every Friday from 10am to 11am Pacific.
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[@mikenofi281]

Very well done. You guys are too modest. I see you have your own line of EPs and did not plug them. It says a lot about your ability to remain unbiased in your educational videos. It also builds trust and credibility. Kudos!

[@paulmurphy5489]

Excellent information! Thank you for posting this!

[@GaryCameron]

The TeleVue adapter fits their 2" eyepieces, even the holy hand grenade. (I have one) The picture of the TeleVue collection at 31m15s is exactly my set except for the 6 and 4mm. I also have the 27mm Panoptic.

[@scotthelmann5156]

Awesome talk! Thanks!

[@scottb5178]

Very good, well explained and informative. Thx.

[@MountainFisher]

Nice planted aquarium in the background. Light shimmering tells me you're using live plants. I have an Astro-Tech 102mm EDL and I bought a two inch dielectric 99% diagonal first thing. I bought the Celestron 2.5x Barlow before buying any 2" EPs, I already had the TV 2x 1.25 Barlow. I had two 1.25 focuser scopes, a 6" reflector and a 5" Maksutov so have a full array of 1.25 eyepieces. I have a 17mm Kellner that is great on the Moon. I have a Zeiss Abbe 6mm eyepiece that is extremely sharp, but has that tiny eye aperture and cannot use it with long focal length scopes, but in my f5 scope it splits stars with no spikiness whatsoever. I don't particularly care for FOV past 68 degrees, they cost a fortune and are too heavy.

[@ronstewtsaw]

Gosh but I learned a lot here. I'll be getting a 10" f6 dob in a couple of days. I plan on using Ed Ting's advice to use the stock eyepieces for some time before upgrading.

[@SkyWatcherUSA]

Check out our eyepiece episodes! And Ed Ting is great.

[@GaryCameron]

I also use Ethos for planetary work - nice to get a magnified Jupiter where I can still see the moons. It is a bit of a pain to switch eyeglasses on and off, to read the hand controller.

[@lornaz1975]

I would add Kokusai Kohki Fujiyama Orthoscopic Eyepiece to the list of being a good quality ortho.

[@edf2953]

Just stumbled upon your channel. Really enjoyed your discussion on eyepieces. Nice job. Going to subscribe to your channel now.

[@TheRuffusMD]

your advice on getting good eye pieces shows wisdom WAY beyond your years , ( EVERYONE LISTEN TO THIS ADVICE ) . the other item i might add , i wish i had gone to 2 inch sooner . i now have 1.25 pieces i do not use .

[@michaelcoad6828]

Hey can you please advise me on my Celestron explorer telescope 127mm can you please give some information on eye pieces maximum and Minimum.

[@lavers_1]

Delos has 72 degree at inch an a quarter ?

[@SkyWatcherUSA]

Yes, the Delos is 72 apparent field of view.

[@rottyweiller9609]

no videos 😊

[@JMPants]

"Maybe you don't need 100 degree field of view" Blasphemy!

[@SkyWatcherUSA]

You don't need it, but its pretty awesome to have it....

[@ronsieloff3576]

Good info, but slooooow delivery.

[@ronstewtsaw]

I'm okay with the format. Nice for cleaning the office to.

[@DragonsOfAra]

I very much like the "slow" (= informative) delivery.

[@velkylev4217]

Slow is better , easy to catch everything and especially when doing something else while listening