My pleasure. It's a solid zoom eyepiece (especially for the price)

Yes you do :)

Glad to hear it and thanks so much!

Glad you liked it! Let me know if you have any questions on anything in the future! Clear Skies!

Awesome. It's a nice product!

Always!

Not by chance….

No problem 👍

No problem! Hope it helped you out a bit!

I'm glad you found the video helpful. Yeah, this is my first SVBONY product and I was very impressed by its quality for the listed price! Keep me updated on how things are going for you with amateur astronomy.

@@LateNightAstronomy will do man, cheers! Very kind of you to take an interest - that’s rare nowadays. Best of luck with the channel, your content is fantastic.

I've been impressed by their quality and price.

I'm glad you enjoyed the review. Having never owned a zoom eyepiece before I wasn't quite sure what to expect but was pleasantly pleased with the views and experience!

Glad to hear you have had a nice experience with it! Thanks for sharing and clear skies!

I agree. It's a great eyepiece for someone new to the hobby!

Glad to hear it! keep enjoying the night sky!

Thank you! Cheers!

Same! I might get a zoom eyepiece too for when I get my new telescope on Christmas 2021 👍

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! They are a fun way to observe the moon and planets in particular!

Nice. Let me know what you think of it!

You are so welcome! I've got a video on budget light pollution filters coming up in October or November.

Yes, for astronomy outreach or people just getting into the hobby few things beat a zoom eyepiece to wow the crowd.

Same. Honestly I think just getting this and a lunar filter is almost all you need to start with. They make nice stuff that's actually affordable.

@@spamcan9208 I already have the Svbony moon filter and light pollution filter too. They both work as intended

@@trickster08311 I don't have the light pollution filter but I do have the variable moon filter which I also love because I get headaches easily from bright light and it lets me fine tune the image.

Glad you enjoyed the video! Take care and clear skies!

Zoom eyepieces have come a long way!!!

It's a nice product and a good quality eyepiece for the price. Stop back by and let me know how it works out for you!

i will should be here tomorrow just hope ots clear tomorrow so i can get out and try it out @@LateNightAstronomy

It is definitely a different kind of experience zooming in and out on objects versus switching out the eyepiece.

That's a great scope you have there! Let me know how the eyepiece works out for you.

@@LateNightAstronomy thanks will do, cant wait for it to arrive!

Thanks for the video suggestion. I like your idea about a beginners series on the Moon. I am always looking for new ideas as the channel grows! Your comments are always very much appreciated and I hope you are getting some good use out of the Meade 90mm. Clear Skies!

Let me know how it works out for you.

I did get a new svbony prism….it seems to be better than the original celestron. Still getting a little cloudy eyepiece right in the middle. I will try and collimate my 8” SMC again.

Thank you very much!

Do you like it?

I bought mine two months ago and love it. I have a Meade Infinity 90mm and the 7-21mm zoom version. It works great on the moon with a lunar filter screwed in.

Glad I could help and thanks for your comment!

This zoom punches well above its price tag, very nice on the moon and planets. Orion sells it as an E-Series 7-21 zoom eyepiece, i posted a lengthy review of it on there before these zooms became popular, they are nothing like other cheap zooms which should be avoided. You cant go wrong with this zoom.

I had a really bad experience with celestron. Apparently their cheaper beginner products are "hobby killers" and the one I had definitely was. I couldn't track targets in the sky and the controls were horrible. I was afraid it was me being a beginner and not knowing how to use it but I when I got my next scope I learned it quickly.

I have not heard of that telescope but the design and look of it are really cool! My first telescope was a refractor (not as nice as the one you are looking to get) and I got some good use out of it! I own a number of Celestron products and have found them to be a solid company to buy from! Keep me updated on things and clear skies!

@@LateNightAstronomy They do make those killer RASA scopes. It's possible I got a bad design, even the best companies have misses now and again. For all I know that article was written by some disgruntled astronomer lol.

I just picked up the inspire 100az, and it's not bad, tripod has a bit of movement, takes a bit to get use too, from what I read u will need to upgrade the eye piece . I think this zoom eye piece will help this scope a lot and also a few filters, I would recommend a svbony barlow if on a budget. Hope this helps .

It's a fun eyepiece to use. I hope you are observing some great things in the night sky!

@@LateNightAstronomy thanks

I'm glad you found it helpful. I went from a 4.5 inch reflector to an 8 inch dobsonian about ten years ago and am considering a 12 inch dobsonian for my next purchase as well. What brand are you considering?

Great insight and I agree with you on that next purchase for a more "premium" planetary eyepiece!

I've always thought that was a beautiful telescope and have considered buying it to add a refractor to my collection. What eypeieces do you already have with it?

Thank you for your reply, Sir. Yes, at the time of purchase, I didn't have any knowledge or experience on how to use the telescope, and am currently trying to slowly get the hang of things. The telescope came with a 20mm and 10mm. Since then, I have purchased an Astromaster accessory kit from the same brand (model 94307); which it comes with a 2x lens, also with a 15mm and a 6mm eyepiece, along with different color filters (not idea how to use them, yet). I will continue to watch your videos and try to learn as much as I can. Once again, thank you!

Thanks! The only threads I have noticed are on the bottom for 1.25 inch filters.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah, I did the math, and it should be just fine for my telescope though :)

@@ZopcsakFeri Excellent!

Most welcome 😊

Great points and advice for everyone! Thanks for sharing!

I probably wouldn't use it with a 2xbarlow but this zoom eyepiece by itself should work well for you.

Yeah, it should work well with the Powerseeker.

No, the calculations will be the same. Good question!

Should work fine with the 80eq but I wouldn't suggest using it with a barlow lens. You can always give it a try but you would almost be double stacking Barlows with how this zoom lens works.

Most eyepieces have standard thread filters for 1.25 inch or 2 inch filter.

I'm glad you found a nice zoom eyepiece. What focal lengths does the starguider zoom cover?

@@LateNightAstronomy it’s 7-21mm I have the full set of bst starguider ed eyepieces they go for 50 pounds each and have 16mm eye relief and 66 field of view! Excellent for the money!

That's an interesting idea. The only difficult would be making sure they both matched the same magnification. That would be easy for their lowest and higher power, but difficult for anything in-between.

@@LateNightAstronomy That's a good consideration. It might become fiddly if the two zoom eyepieces weren't perfectly in sync.

I don't believe it is but Svbony does sell this eyepiece with an diagonal adapter for erecting images if you are interested!

I think as an early purchase for your eyepiece collection you made a good choice. Hope you enjoy it and let me know if have any questions along the way! Clear skies!

Let me know how it turns out. You may see farther than anyone has before :)

You could do that but the more glass you introduce the more imperfections you will get. I personally would recommend not stacking a barlow onto a zoom eyepiece but you can always give it a shot.

I have read good things about both. I would go with the most affordable one you can find out of these two.

@@LateNightAstronomy thank you 👍

No it doesn't

I had my cell phone connected to the eyepiece while it was zooming in to make the video.

My guess is you won't need an erecting prism for a reflector. Did any eyepieces come with it?

@@LateNightAstronomy Yes it came with SR4mm, H10mm, H25mm and a Barlow lens 3X. But if I look around everything is upside down. So this type of telescope don’t work with 90° prism?

@@gladysbruno2190 Correct. You would typically only use a prism with a refractor, not a reflector.

My telescopes has a 1,200mm focal length so at 7mm it gives me a magnification of 171x and a 21mm it gives me a magnification of 57x. 1,200/7 and 1,200/21

I suppose it could but I've never tried out a zoom eyepiece on a pair of binoculars before.

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Yeah, a 5x barlow lens will be overkill and lead to blurry images in almost every case. You could try a 2x or 3x barlow lens but in my experience it's best to use it just by itself.

@@LateNightAstronomy do you know where that 5x barlow would be suitable?

@@ntbarone Honestly, a 5x barlow lens is not gonig to be useable for more of anything. I would look to get a solid 2x barlow lens (I've got another video on that topic too) You could use that 2x barlow for any future eyepiece and possibly even your zoom eyepeice. Most barlows I've bought are around 25 to 40 dollars.

Thank you so much. Just purchased both 2x and 3x

@@ntbarone Excellent. Let me know how they work out and anymore questions you may have.

I can't say having not tried that one out! I own several Celestron products and find them to be high quality as well. My guess is that they are very similar in design and performance based off of what I have read about it!

What telescope do you own. Some require a focus extender to achieve focus?

@@LateNightAstronomy Its a celestron powerseeker eq114. Thanks for your answers, Did you mean 'exterder' as a barlow x2 o x3?. Have always nice skies night, Master @LateNightAstronomer

@@placeofjose1 It sounds like the focal point of those eyepieces isn't working with the focal point of your telescope. Sometimes a simple extension tube is need. Make sure the eyepiece won't fall but try to slowly move it towards you when it's in the focuser. Adjusting that height and seeing things as more sharp might tell you that it just need an adapter to have it sit higher in the focuser.

That is good to know. I think that might improve upon some of the issues I had with eyepiece.

Sure. Should work fine with it. Let me know how it works out for you if you give it a try.

It is my number one suggestion for a first "serious" scope to get into amateur astronomy. I've located all of the Messier objects and love it for planetary observing as well.

Me? About 1.5 arm lengths 😂

You could but it is pretty much already a Barlow lens built into an eyepiece.

You must be a person of good taste!

Probably the best call quality wise for most scopes but the zoom lenses are fun to use!

It's the Orion XT8i Dobsonian.

Not that good when fully zoomed out. Pretty good when fully zoomed in. If you have to wear glasses when viewing I would probably not recommend this.

@@LateNightAstronomy thanks for the prompt response. Much appreciated. Any other recommendations please???

@@Smufter69 For good eye relief I would suggest looking at something like the Orion Planetary Eyepiece line. I own them and find them very comfortable to use.

@@LateNightAstronomy thank you. I'll take a look. Happy hunting 👍👍

Do you own a telescope?

I have a astromaster 70 AZ telescope

What telescope are you using it with?

@@LateNightAstronomy 120mm Orion refractor

@@LateNightAstronomy 120mm Orion refractor

@@t.j.144 That's odd. My guess is that your specific telescope is designed more for astrophotography which impact the focus distance on something like this zoom eyepiece.

The so-called in-focus on some refractors isn't short enough, so the only solution is to add a Barlow lens to bring the focus point back to the eyepiece. It seems counter intuitive but its the same problem as when using a binoviewer on short focus travel refractor tubes. SCTs generally don't have a problem - not sure about Newtonians as that will depend on how close to the secondary mirror you can get with the 'in-focus' travel and not cross into the light cone to the main mirror.

Search KZfaq, there's at least two comparison videos that I remember watching before buying this eyepiece.

I don't know but as was mentioned, I'm sure there are other reviews of that product out on the internet!

the baader is a brilliant eyepiece, as is the svbony, but the baader is darker and has more contrast and nebulosity. although for the average beginner the difference may go completely unnoticed so the extra £100 may be completely wasted. to someone who has been into astronomy for a couple years and has a fair bit of experience with astronomy, the baader is worth the extra penies.

@@simoncarlisle7368 Great advice!!!!

Glad to hear you had a great experience with it.

Yes. They have greatly expanded there product lineup over the past two years.

No usaría un barlow 2x esto

Those are some great brands! Too much money for me right now but amazing quality from what I've read.

Yes, but you would almost be double stacking barlow lenses at that point. I would suggest not using a barlow for this to get the best images possible.

This zoom works well with a barlow lens, if your focal length is long you may not need one and hit the maximum magnification your telescope is capable of before going into empty magnification territory and don't forget that the atmosphere limits how high a telescope can go and this can change from hour to hour, day to day. 2X Barlow lenses where the nose piece screws off, these are usually black at the top, silver in the middle and black at the bottom can convert the 7mm setting with the nosepiece at 1.5X to 4.6mm and 3.5mm with the 2X. One example, a Skywatcher Heritage 130p has the ability to go up to 260X under excellent atmospheric conditions, likely 200X or less most of the time. It has a focal length of 650mm, at the 7mm setting it only gives 93X which is ok for many things but not enough for for others so in the case a barlow lens would be useful for the moon and planets giving 134X with a 1.5X nosepiece and 186X with a 2X barlow, reasonable. Another example, the 7mm gives 143X in my 8inch, with the 1.5X nosepiece, 218X, not bad but i can go higher quite often with the 2X to 286X, rarely go higher due to atmospheric limits. Stacking barlow lenses is a valid way to increase magnification, many expensive eyepieces contain a barlow but they call it a smyth lens and those same companies sell barlow lenses and telecentric lenses to use with them or eyepieces sold by other brands.

Si adatta a qualsiasi portaoculari di dimensioni 1,25 pollici.

The atmosphere is always the enemy to observing.

Good thought!

I'm glad to hear that. What are you enjoying views of right now?

@@LateNightAstronomy its come around that time of year where u can see Jupiter and Saturn in the night sky and i used the eyepiece i have now for it, but it was still blurry

If you are looking through a telescope most things will probably appear upside down because of the telescopes mirror. For space ir doesn't really matter, for landscape or bird watching that can be annoying.

Congratulations :)

So true!

Actually, the earth is the one that’s moving so fast

Very nice!

@@LateNightAstronomy Happy New Year!😅

It's always best to wait for the sun to go down :) Let me know what you think of it once you get to do some observing with it.

I've only used a few of there products, primarily this eyepiece and a ligh pollution filter for Astrophotography. Thanks for sharing your experience with everyone.