You are such a good presenter, you should have a TV job. Great videos and information!

About two weeks I bought a 9mm X-cell XL to replace the super 10 mm, and the difference is astronomical!! i could not believe the difference between the eyepieces the Field of view, the eye relief, the focusing, the sharpness, simply amazing. Thanks!

Thank you, that was spot on. I have the 25mm and 10mm eyepieces in the video and you confirmed exactly what I was suspecting.

Very educational video. I just received my first telescope today. It's a Celestron Astromaster 130 EQ. Saw the moon. Beautiful. Thank you for sharing ur knowledge.

Hello, I am brand new to all of this...just bought my first telescope...Thanks for the videos! I am slowly learning about all this!

I love how he explains so nice and calmly. Will sub.

Exactly the education I have been needing, thank you

"That's a very strong suggestion you have got probably in your possession some of the worst eyepieces that have ever been made" haha this cracked me up. Great video, thank you!

..great vid..thx for not making it 20 min. too long..

This channel is excellent. Thank you for these videos.I have a 40mm, a 32, a 25, a 17, a 6.3 and a 2X Barlow. I can do 400X power/magnification, I guess, with my OMCON 8". Brand new at this, but I'm pretty happy with what I got. Upgrades are always on the menu. Honestly, my first upgrade will be collimating it properly.

Thank you for this presentation!

Just came across a little refractor scope. I don't know scopes much, but it had those exact crap eyepieces you first mentioned lol. Plus it had one with SR-4 on it. Glad to know some new eyepieces will help

Thanks. Really helpful vid.

Is TMB 8mm or 5mm ocular good upgrade for my sky watcher 150-750 eq 3-2 telescope?

hi ,another great vid there, what barlow would you recommend for a skywatcher skyliner 150p dob for use with my zwo cam. im using a x2 delux skywatcher barlow at the mo and im thinking i could go to a x4. what would your thoughts be please for my scope?

Good Learning! Thanks!

i know this is an older video... but provided you dont have a tiny or junk scope, my 1st upgrade would be to a 2 inch focuser and then a good barlow. the barlow will turn 3 eyepieces into 6(or more) and actually allow you to get better quality eyepieces. once i got my 1st 32mm 2" WA eyepiece...there was no going back to 1.25 unless there is no other option. they are just fantastic!

I just bought an xt8i orion. I would like to know what len(es) would give me the best/closest of Saturn? I've seen pictures of people seeing the rings and wondering with lenses to use

Before the video, the thumbnail got me with that cool telescope on the right of the presenter.

This is very useful. I've just got a second hand 150/750, and the only eyepiece they had was a 25mm looking exactly like that. I am thinking about buying some plossls to expand my options. Maybe a 12mm and a 6mm to give me some range of choice.

thanks champion! Subcribed

Great Video. Really helped.

extremely helpful. once I realized that the smaller ex: 7.5 mm lens would give me more range, I was thinking, then why would I want to diminish that with a Barlow. Then you explained the Barlow acts on the telescopes focal length not the lens. NOW I see how the Barlow increases the magnification! so I have a 1200 mm XT8 if I am correct, the Barlow 2x increases that to 2400 mm focal length, so when I use a 7.5 mm fixed lens, that gives me a magnification of 320?

@IAreCrazyChris Hi there, if by 'smaller' you mean shorter focal length, then yes you're spot on. Clearly the physical size of the eyepiece is not the issue: we've got very short focal length eyepieces in our showroom that are the size and weight of a Melon! It's the FL (focal length) that counts, the shorter the eyepiece FL the more times it can be mathematically divided into the FL of the telescope and thus deliver higher magnification. Thanks for watching. JM A&NC

Great vid man, you do it very well:)

great instruction, it's the glass!

Good review, thanks.

Very interesting video. Im looking for my first telescope. Its actually a present for my 9yr old daughter but I I've been doing some reading on the subject so I can help out, and got the bug as well it seems . My question is a bit generic, but assuming I'm looking for a particular magnification say 50 , what is it better... to get it directly with the correct eyepiece or to use a Barlow to get to that magnification ?

Yeah where can I watch your video on on the reflectors you were talking about the color

For my SkyWatcher Heritage 130P, as the initial eyepiece upgrade, I purchased the basic SkyWatcher Eyepiece and Filter Kit. The 15mm Kellner eyepiece in the kit quickly supplanted the supplied 25mm for general viewing. Even with having since bought eyepieces of better quality and higher power than it, it's still my goto eyepiece for simply looking at the sky, looking for anything I want to observe in more detail. Unfortunately, the 6mm Plossl in the kit, I found to be too dim, to use for anything other than looking at the moon.

love your videos. Question? is it okay to leave a telescope outside i. e. overnight in the heat or the cold if its completely covered?

Well the eyepieces shown are 1.25" (or to say it another way one and a quarter inch) and that's the same as 31.75mm. Hope this helps clarify the situation. Kind regards A&NCTV

Dear Astronomy/Nature, what would you recommend for view et's in the day and night, I am thinking binoculars, even though i would love a high power telescope, money is a huge issue, however so is quality, since I want to be sure I am looking at a u-fo and not an i-fo. Great video, great knowledge -- Thank you.

The black Matt coating inside , telescopes and eye-pieces is of the utmost importance for sharper viewing.

How can i tell im getting a good lense? I.e im looking at a celestron 9mm plossl for about £26 ....would that be the right price for a decent lense or is the avrage price somthing higher for a better quality?

I have a Jason 408 mercury telescope which included the eyepieces(F-4mm and F22mm) that were included and I'm tired of them. Which are the best eyepieces I need for that telescope?

hi, I have just picked up, a science tech reflector telescope 262 , from a charity shop, but when I got it home I discoverd that the 1.5x erecting eyepiece and the 3 interchangeable eyepieces were missing 20, 12.5, 4mm I have seen some for sale on eBay, cheap ones, but I am not quite shure which ones to get, eny help from enyone would be much appreciated,,,

Just bought my first telescope. I also got an eyepiece kit, both Celestron. I've got a 26mm, 17mm and a 9.6mm all plossl. That 17 is my favorite so far. 1.25 inch diameter.

I got those 2 same lenses with my new SW 200p, so far they have been ok

Hello, i have the Celestron AstroMaster 114EQ and bought it with the eyepiece bundle kit, two eyepieces came with the telescopes that are: the Celestron 10mm and the Celestron 20mm Erecting Eyepiece, and the bundle kit eyepiece is a zhumell brand and the best and only worthy eyepice is a zhumell PLOSSL 32mm FULLY COATED, I really liked the 20mm and the 32mm, with the telescope i have which eyepiece would you think that can get the best out of the scope. this is my first telescope, thanks!

thanks good tutorial

Ah, but all that glitters is not gold! That's actually a Meade not a Questar. Thanks for watching. KR RJD

Are celestron eyepieces any good

I used my Binoculars Jason Brand eyepieces as my telescope eyepiece. Very wide and sharp :)

Thanks.

I have celestron 8SE and I want to upgrade my telescope to get better view so what better for me 5mm or 6mm both of them with field of view 82 ..... I want to get highest possible magnification

Hi - The (thinly!) gold plated scope is a rare Meade 2045 SCT and is a marketing prototype produced at Meade's Irvine factory in the late 1980s to early 1990s to 'test the water' for exotic finishes. They made a handful of silver ones too. They never went into production - probably a good thing on the whole. KR A&NTV

Interesting that you released the video a couple hours after I received my upgraded eyepieces... :-)

I'm debating btwn the orion starmax 90mm or the orion starblast 4.5. It's a present for my husband. He wants to see the moon and planets very clear. I know the starmax is best for this , but read the starblast 4.5 has more aperture which brings more light. My question is : if I get a barlow for the starblast 4.5 it will give me the focal length of the starmax 90mm? And therefore I'll see planets better than the starmax 90 with a Barlow? Or should I just get the starmax 90mm and get a barlow. ? I'm not sure if I can use a barlow with this model because it already has a high focal length.

Is that a gold plated Quester ??? Wow, nice looking scope whatever it is.

What about Kellner eyepieces that were made by Orion about twenty years ago? I have a couple of old Kellners that seem to be of decent quality even though they have the .965 barrels not often used with today's telescopes. I use them with an adapter in a 1.25" focuser, which is in my Orion 5" reflector. They perform about as well the newer 1.25" eyepieces that were supplied with my telescope.

These videos are great, they helped me a lot. I consider myself kinda lucky because my first telescope was shipped 3 plossl eyepieces, 40mm, 17mm and 10mm. Sadly I didn't get a barlow with them, but I'll be sure to buy a 2x barlow as soon as I can. The telescope is 500mm in focal length, 114mm in aperture, so it should do well enough to see Jupiter, I believe.

i put 5 (5X) barlows on top of each, plus a 40mm eyepiece and i saw the Curiosity rover on MARS!

ouch! just looked on ebay for a 9mm possl. had no idea eyepieces where that much.

good day, just a question. is there a chance to connect a dslr or med format kamera with a dobson teleskope like the one to your right? cheers and thanks for the helpfull video

do you sell 2nd hand telescopes i want to buy

I would like to buy a 20 inch primary mirror and a second mirror as well as an eyepiece and a barlow. Please tell me the price according to Indian money.

I have a celestron nexstr 130slt but im not sure if i should either get a 4mm eyepiece or a barlow or both. Right now i have a 9mm and 25mm eyepiece. What would be the best for objects further in space such as jupiter.

Hi there, you can find the Astronomy and Nature Centre on the Lancaster Way Business Park, Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire. You can visit our websites by using the clickable channel banner on our KZfaq channel. Regrettably we are unable to attach links to comments. Kind Regards, ANCTV.

what is that golden telescope on the table

Hey i have a telescope and i was wondering if i could get a good pic of jupiter with a good enough eye piece. Right now i have the 20mm and the super 25, it says on my scope, D70mm, F=500mm coated optics, what eye piece should i get to get some good shots of jupiter and saturn Venus and more.

Hello, i am new to astronomy, i have a 8'' skywatcher dob and here is my question: will the following set up work properly? or should i get a 2'' Barlow....i would put in a 2'' to 1.25'' adapter, put in my 3x Meade Barlow in, follow it with a 1.25'' to 2'' and put in my 28mm 2'' eyepiece..would that give good results? or are 2'' barlows required with 2'' eyepieces? thanks and keep up the good work you are my source for info on this great science that is astronomy..cheers!

I lucked out, I got from Craigslist, for $150, a used 6" meade newtonian with 25mm amd 6mm plossel eyepieces, and a 2x barlow... was missing a tripod bolt, I replaced with a trip to the hardware store... was also a little dusty and mirrors needed to be cleaned but theyre in great condition, and it's in pretty much perfect collimation and works great... I think I'm gonna get a 10mm next, would like something between the 25 with barlow (12.5mm effectively) and the 6... if its a lot better than the ones I have then I'll probably also get a 30'ish also... super wide angle is awesome sometimes, bit so it super zoom... but mostly I'm using the 25mm with the 2x barlow, a d wish I had just a bit more.... I hate the 6mm not enough eye relief for my glasses... I never use it...

nice video, my eyes keep getting drawn to that gold Questar though..:)

you said plossl in the vid is it spelled PLÖSSL? and btw this came in the telescope package I have a Meade ETX 80 so can you tell if my lenses are plossl and should I upgrade my eye piece. Also Is this a good telescope??

We have an Astromaster 70 EQ Refractor & 130 EQ Reflector Telescopes what are the best size eyepieces to get the Maximum out of these Telescopes?

I got the same two eyepieces with my new Maksutov (25mm and 10mm). I'll keep the 25mm but I've already replaced the 10mm with a 12.5mm eyepiece from StellaLyra.

Hi Ive just purchased a skywatcher 254mm newtonian with a 1200mm focal length f4.72 ratio. It came with a 28mm 2 inch eyepiece with adjustable rubber eye cup. Ive been advised to upgrade to a baader hyperion 10mm and a pentax xf 8.5mm. What are your thoughts on those choices? Im trying to get the most out of my telescope and would appreciate your oppinion thanks

Are the Baader Orthoscopic eyepieces any good in your opinion?

Hey! Could you please help me with eyepiece for my SW dob 12"? I got one recently and when i'm trying to get x150 magnification with 10mm eyepiece from the kit the image i get is terrible. Is it possible to get that magnification sharp with that telescope? Could you advice me some eyepiece?

So is the size of the eye lense a bit of a red herring? Logic would say a 20mm is better than a 10mm, but then is a 10mm more powerful than a 20mm? Let's use the Moon. Would I get a closer shot of the moon with my 4 or 10mm that came with my scope rather than my 20mm? Thanks!

Contacts for astigmatism mate, you should have great skies if your out of the cities:)

I have an old MIJ Meade MA9mm and when I use it with my ES 2x focal extender (183x) it gives great crisp clear views of planets , I actually like it unbarlowed also...I like the views much better than my 5mm TMB PII (unbarlowed 165x) The TMB sufferes from a white halo scattered around the planet lowering contrast, I have inspected it and found cleaning solution swirls in the shape of a nautilus shells pattern on the inside of the lens, that could be the cause because the planets aberrate slightly when moving across the fov , but it is out of warranty and can not be returned.

hahaha my SW 200p scope came with the same EP, super 25 and 10 mm, I got good views with the 25 mm (for what i think is good), and with the 10mm I have some issues with my glasses (for astigmatism) is really annoying have to push my glasses into my eyeball for getting a poor clear view, 10 mm is 100x on my scope so think is not due to the sky bc I live on a small town in the north of Chile. Any advice?

ive got an omegon 900mm, 10mm eye piece and barlow lens X2 when i look at jupiter i can't seem to focus on it. feels like "eye piece tuner" skips the level at which it would be 100% focused. any thoughts?

When using a Barlow lense in conjunction with the 10ml eyepiece shown I get a lot of false colour and its very hard to focus. Is this normal, or should I be looking to upgrade this to?

hi i have a celestron powerseeker 127eq but cant see the belts of jupiter well what eye piece would be the best to upgrade thanks

Is low the number more closer the object ?

hello I've just got a celestron astromaster 130 with standard eyepiece would like to see Jupiter better and thinking of getting the celestron xcel eyepiece but not sure what size any recommendations would be great thanks carl

What's the difference between plossl and kellner

Would a Meade 6.4 mm 4000 series Super Plossl eyepiece be compatible with a Celestron 60LCM Computerized Telescope?the 60LCM is a refractor.

Eyepieces are huge. Especially if you purchased a lower end scope. You most likely got crappy eyepieces. Unless you got a Zhumell. Then you probably got some ok eyepieces to start with.

I think the most affordable way to get into quality eyepieces is to get a one very good say 25mm lens and then just get 1 or 2 barlow lenses rather than just buy a set of expensive eyepieces. Unless theres some advantage to using a high power eyepiece over a low power with a barlow that im not aware of

Are zoom eyepieces any good?

Ok boss I'm 63 years old. Pupils size 5mm. Have a 82 mm with 470 focal length, interested in planetary view for the most part I also wear glasses. I need long eye relief, money is an issue but no problem in the hundred dollar range. Tell me what's your recommendation make me a believer lots of charlatans out there.

Can someone suggest to me an eyepiece that is good for views of planets? I have 5 inch reflector and a small budget :)

Hey , i went and took a look , it was late night , messing around , fishing for stars, and i see the bright one , let me go there , i take 25mm eyepiece only ,on 114/500mm Cheep Reflector , copy of Skywatchers , same thing basicly , and i saw it , doubled the magnification , and there are 4 more stars around it , turns out that its Jupiter . i took some pictures , but i dont think moons are on them , so i was going to ask you, but took a look on google ,its jupiter 100% , crisp and clear . On the moments i could see the stripes on it . Can you tell me now , with my scope 114mm reflector , is that about the limit , about what i should see , even with the cheapest optics , like Chinese . 2x Barlow doesn't even work, its some magnification, but not double , and all detail is gone , 10mm peace doesn't magnify as much , looks similar, 10mm + 2x Barlow , magnify s but again low detail , low light , so quality with both with or without 2x is the same , i suspect this can not be the case , only if they are so cheap that they are only for the moon , rest of it they cant do since they cant do low light at all . My logic is that i need to get some lenses from Japan , on Taiwan ASAP . And then i would be able to see stripes on Jupiter . But i have no experience . Any galaxy , or feature on the sky apart from Jupiter i couldn't see , if you need a link of my telescope i can show you , but i think i have those cheapest eyepieces , and am intrested how much better image and magnification can i get with better ones , and which ones ?

If your scope is an achromat refractor, it could be it!! If its a reflector[sounds like it, 114 mil] you need better eyepieces:)

He should have a slot on The sky at night.

Depends on what you consider "good" mate:/ From 50$ to a thousand for some:/ For the first year or so, spending 50 to a 100$ an eyepiece is plenty good enough. Two inch ones cost somewhat more, but an easy view makes them great if you can afford, say a variable BAADER 2 inch, 8 to 24 mil would be great, you wont notice small optical problems until you gain experience. 270 to 300 odd$ for one, which gives you HEAPS of different magnifications. Especially with a 2 times mag barlow:)

Mmm... Melon Eyepieces... Yummy...

some people just have more money than sense.

my telescope came with a 10mm plossl and 25mm plossl

Plastic has a pollution problem just in the making of the plastic which is fuel based. Plastic needs to disappear. Otherwise we will pay for it later.

15 for me

Well if your finding it hard, why not use your camera.

why dis channel grow very slow

its a damn shame that you can buy a decent telescope for next to nothing, but you have to sell your first born in order to afford the lens for it!!!.

wish I had known that then I wouldn't have taken a hammer to the piece of shit I bought off ebay

did you go to school mate,it don`t sound like it! ,ie learn you`r maths before you ask embracing questions..Take it easy mate