Hakuna Matata THANK YOU so much! Yes, I have lots of eyepieces but there is only one MOOSE :) She was surrendered to a small dog rescue I volunteer for. I've had her for 4 years now but she is 7 years old. Weighs only 2.3 lbs! She eats 1/8 cup of food for the whole day. She has lower spine damage and walks on her front two legs. Here are some clips of her: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9SEiKSkuairg2Q.html Thanks again!

@@starastronomer just watched the Clip of Moose waht a Warrior she is❣️. Life presented us also with a lil Gift from Heaven Called Mischka.. He got to us when he was about a year old. Changed our whole life and perspective.. Might sound crazy but he is the biggest eye opener to my Universe. Salute and stay Blessed

Thanks for that Hakuna Matata!!!

Moose is a cutie....watched your video of her and so glad there are people like you who rescue animals...my wife and I rescued a cat and he changed our lives...❤️

@@briankelly4179 For sure they do change your life. So well put Brian! THANKS.

John Dreese Glad it helped. Thanks!

Thank you Jorge Edesio Thaiss.

Thanks Harmony Smurf. The 18mm Radian is an excellent choice for a binoviewer.

John Doe...yes, I do like TV eyepieces.

Thanks Jeck. Makes it hard to choose one though :)

Rudy J...thank you. I will only get eyepieces that have at least 18mm of eye relief as I wear glasses. The Ethos series does not have the eye relief I need as I observe with my glasses on. Also, in my opinion I find that 82° fields are the largest I like to use. Even better are the 72° eyepieces. The Ethos have far great fields than I feel comfortable with. Again, just my preference. My Radian's are used for my TV 60mm scope because of their smaller size. Also use those for public observing nights. The other two series I find equal to use on any object. But, I do find myself grabbing the Delos (72°) series more often. My scopes are all refractors.If you were to ask me which series to get over the three shown here it would be the Delos's for the very comfortable 72° fields. Really love these.

@@starastronomer Ok i understand that perfectly about Ethos and the eye relief you need. I agree about very wide FOVs, above 82° is kind of useless to me too. I also wear glasses but I often take them off, going deep, leaving with some astigmatism left to deal with. I'm actually observing with some ES 82 eyepieces that allow me that flexibility. But in the future I might go for lower FOV eyepieces but with greater confort ( as you say Delos might fit the need) and I love TVO's products but can't really afford them right now. Thanks for your answer ! Clear skies !

@@starastronomer They really did it right with the Delos. I have the whole collection also. I am not a fan of Barlows, and the Delos is SUPERB for comfort, eye relief and that full lens area is WELL appreciated by someone that has had eye issues like yourself. Yah, they are a little heavier than the Delites, but the extra weight is well worth it. I am hoping they will possibly put a couple more lower mag pieces into the line up. Would love to see a 20 and 22 or 24mm Delos ..... Enjoy your summer skies!

@@christiana8820 THANK YOU!

THANKS Lance Doherty. Clear skies!

Thank you so much Dynamic Hypnotic and congratulations on your second telescope purchase. My own personal opinion is I'm not a barlow fan. I much prefer to use just the eyepiece alone. You are correct in that a good eyepiece will follow you down the road with any future telescopes you may buy. Scopes may come and go but an eyepiece is forever :) Also consider eyepieces with a generous eye relief. If you wear glasses or may in the future I feel it is an important consideration. I for the most part keep my glasses on while at the scope.

​@@starastronomer Yes my wife wears glasses so I certainly had to take that into consideration when making my decision. After some careful thought, I think I've decided to go with the Tele Vue - Delite 11mm. Then I'll add in the 18.2 and the 7mm and possibly a 3mm later on. Cheers 😊

Excellent decision Dynamic Hypnotic!

@@starastronomer Thanks 😊

I wanted the DeLite's as they would be nice in smaller scopes. The Delos for larger scopes. You can of course use these in any size scope. My favorite is the Delos series. The 24 Pan should be excellent. I just don’t take off my glasses so need the longer eye relief. Clear skies ✨️

evhvariac...Well, I am not a big fan of Barlow's. Just a personal opinion though. I have many scopes of varying focal lengths so when I bought a certain series it was easier to get them all so each eyepiece could be used where needed with the scope being used. Not every FL will work with every telescope. I feel eyepieces are an investment that can always be used as you change scopes in the future. Taken care of they are a lifetime optic. The Radians are a great "smaller" eyepiece in the 1.250" size. If you have a small scope like my TeleVue 60mm the eyepieces size fits perfectly to the small body size of the scope.

starastronomer yes I have a Televue Pronto and would like to get a TV85 or a TV70 and am currently collecting Radians. I have a 14 and 18mm at the moment. I agree with your thoughts on the Barlow. Thx

@@starastronomer Very good reasoning. I can't understand why people are so willing to pay top $ for their scope rig but want to get the EP's on the cheap? The EP's are 50-75% of the actual total mechanism that produces the ultimate view. Kinda like a guy buying a Porsche and then putting tires from the local gas station sale on it....

Delite is a replacement for radian . I have a 5mm Radian . Which I used every now and then when seeing is superb . In my 8” f8 1600mm focal length

I too had cataract surgery 13 years ago this month on both eyes two weeks apart. There was snow on the ground. When I closed one eye to the other you could immediately see the difference between the operated eye and the one not. You don't notice the yellowing over time.

@@starastronomer I did between my eyes. Right was brighter and didn't yellow as fast as my strong left eye did.

Alessandro Zaninetti Your question is very interesting. First, the Radian's are no longer made. You would have to buy them used. From your statement should I infer you are having issues with the visual quality of your views in your scope? I have no experience with Meade scopes but do have some of their eyepieces. An eyepiece can't make an image "better" if the image at the focal plane isn't good. So I do not know what you are trying to ask with "would I improve visual quality?". Are the optics good? Are the optics properly collimated? Is the seeing bad? That could affect the image if the seeing is bad. Has the scope come to thermal equilibrium? Are the optics very dirty? Now, a poor eyepiece could make a good image from the scope look bad. Can you use different eyepieces from someone else to test in your scope? If you are a member of an astronomical group that would be a great start. Shy of that buying a different brand eyepiece may not be the correct thing or take care of the issue.

@@starastronomer colimation is perfect! the eyepieces are also in excellent condition! let's say I see very well! but it was just a curiosity given the price of the tele vue eyepiece! I thought it looked better! example if I use a 12mm 3000 series meade and I see saturn all orange x case with a televue I see it more defined more colorful? let's distinguish the colors besides the orange only? I ask why spend 200euro x see it orange I keep the meade. ps: sorry i am not part of any group i am passionate now! is it worth the cost? if yes which one do you recommend?

Alessandro Zaninetti I cannot predict what your scope will show with any given eyepiece and would not want to recommend something you won't be happy with. I stated that in my video. Like I said in the video too, an eyepiece is "in the eye of the beholder", personal to each viewer. Yes, TV eyepieces aren't cheap. For me I really like the Delos 72° Apparent Fields. My favorite "grab" eyepiece. I find them to be very comfortable to use with my eyeglasses on. The DeLite 62° Apparent Fields are excellent and cheaper. You can't go wrong with either series. It comes down to the cost. A good example are the Ethos 100° & 110° Apparent Field Eyepieces. I hate them. No, that doesn't mean they are bad but with my glasses on I can't see the entire field so why spend $$$ on them. Yet many people have them. And yes, I have looked through them. Fine optically but it comes down to the FOV being too wide for me. You ask if it is worth the cost. To me yes. Depends again what your expectations are in the eyepiece. Only you can decide. It's like a car. I have a Honda CR-V. It may be great for me but the next guy finds it doesn't meet his needs. May I recommend you see if you can return an eyepiece should it not meet your expectations. That is what I would try. Then you can see if it works for you. Even if you were charged a fee for the return you haven't committed to the entire cost of the eyepiece.

Thank you! ✨️ 🔭

zeit geist You mean show them? Not quite sure what you mean.

Thanks wesley donnelly. Only money, can't take it with you :)

@@starastronomer lol very true! The problem for me is i ain't got a lot of Money! haha!

Corey Dallmeyer My favorite TV eyepieces (and go to eyepieces) are the 72° apparent field Delos's. Can't go wrong in my opinion. The eye relief is good when I wear my glasses and I find the 72° apparent fields so much easier to "get in" than the wider fields. Like I said in the video, everyone has their own agenda when selecting an eyepiece. Hope this helps. CLEAR SKIES!

@@starastronomer thanks man! Also considering an ethos 4.7mm...any experience with those?

@@coreydallmeyer67 Don't own them but I have looked through them. WAY too wide for comfortable viewing. Hopefully you can see one before you buy it to see if it works for you.

@@starastronomer gotcha. I appreciate your responses. One last question if you don't mind.if my highest mag eyepeice currently is 5.5mm, would it really be worth it to get a 4.5 or 4.7? Or are they too similar to notice a difference from the 5.5? Thanks again.

I would say too similar unless you are going to replace the 5.5. But again it depens on the scopes FL and what you are looking for in a range of magnifications.

Many thanks for your support evhvariac2.

@@starastronomer i just saw this reply lol. Back watching this video

Indeed...

I also got a 8mm Radian that is nice...did you know the name Radian is because the special glass used is slightly radioactive....if you look at them in a really dark place you can see they put off a glowing green light, but it's all good 😊

Burst Nibbler Clear skies!

@@starastronomer thanks, luckily tonight have great seeing conditions and have used it properly just now, absolutely the best. I am going to have to get more TV eyepieces now

Burst Nibbler I've never been disappointed with a TV eyepiece.

I use my 24mm all the time. Love the light weight and obviously the view....

Luckily got a 14 Delos second hand recently. Very pleased.

Thanks Mark!

Chunter Nelson They were not part of this review.

Thanks Andre.

Not in this comparison.

Same here Joe. Nice and compact too.

R.V.B. Astronomer THANKS!

Which one :)

Send me a check and I will buy those Ethos :)

@@starastronomer I have a partial set of my own. 8mm through to 21, the smaller ones don't make sense for my scope. I only have one Nagler 5 though, I was sorely considering getting something with better eye relief (since it's a pain taking my glasses off) but I wanted to try the ultra-wide FOV.

Indeed @lawrencewestby9229

Not to mention the ethos

Well now, there goes more 💰 It does look quite interesting. I may just order one. I see they are out of stock at the moment.

@@starastronomer please do and remember who led you to the most jaw dropping star gazing experience you’ve had yet. This is the Eyepiece that people hold on the tightest to. If I only could have one aside from the 13 mm Ethos (15 mm eye relief) it would be the 22 mm Nagler Type 4 and a 2x Powermate.

They are out of stock. I called Agena and they are expected the end of September.

@@starastronomer I pre-ordered before. High Point scientific would be a great place.

Agena said they will call me when the 22 arrives. High Point actually charged my card when I ordered a H-alpha scope. They said it was to make sure my card was good and the charge would come off in a few days. I ended up closing my order with them and ordered direct with the manufacturer who never charged me nor wanted my card number until the scope was ready to ship.

atx.bassin Yes, but only you and I know about it :) Clear skies!

little MOOSE says she's glad you like the video.... :)

Gregory Rose III Perhaps you can find them on the used market.

I have 😳😉

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Absolutely not! Each series has a purpose for me or I would not have them.