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Review by: Eric Z
This EP has become my new workhorse. Paired with my AT115EDT, it provides a very comfortable magnification that works perfectly for resolving planets and reasonably close double stars. The FOV is perfect from edge to edge. There are no internal reflections and overall this EP and really the entire series are a bargain at any price. Saturn last night was utterly spectacular. Highly recommended! (Posted on 8/20/2023)
Review by: Jeff
In general, we hope to get what we pay for with things; in this case I think you get more than you pay for.
I spent an evening using this in my AT102ED, also from Astronomics. My main concern was the sharpness of stars across the entire field in this f/7 scope. I was not disappointed; edge-edge the stars were pinpoint. I could also just get the entire Double Cluster in one view @102x. The Moon almost filled the view and also was sharp across the face. I was just barely able to split the Double Double in Lyra at times. This eyepiece gives me a 49' FOV at 102x and I plan to sell two other eyepieces that this replaces.
Seeing improved a bit so I opted to put this in a 2x Barlow, giving me 204x; really the limit for a 4" scope. Again, looking at the Double Double I could easily see gaps in both binaries and nice round stars anywhere in the view. M57 was faint because of the almost-full Moon, but I readily saw the smoke ring shape with the center hole.
My only complaint is the lack of an adjustable eyecup. But, I found that the position of the fixed one was good for 90% of the time. Is this on par with the Green Goodies that are an informal benchmark...not quite. But, for the price of one excellent eyepiece you can get 3 very good ones in this series and be quite happy with them. I am now looking at another one to fill a gap in my eyepiece spectrum. (Posted on 10/10/2022)
I spent an evening using this in my AT102ED, also from Astronomics. My main concern was the sharpness of stars across the entire field in this f/7 scope. I was not disappointed; edge-edge the stars were pinpoint. I could also just get the entire Double Cluster in one view @102x. The Moon almost filled the view and also was sharp across the face. I was just barely able to split the Double Double in Lyra at times. This eyepiece gives me a 49' FOV at 102x and I plan to sell two other eyepieces that this replaces.
Seeing improved a bit so I opted to put this in a 2x Barlow, giving me 204x; really the limit for a 4" scope. Again, looking at the Double Double I could easily see gaps in both binaries and nice round stars anywhere in the view. M57 was faint because of the almost-full Moon, but I readily saw the smoke ring shape with the center hole.
My only complaint is the lack of an adjustable eyecup. But, I found that the position of the fixed one was good for 90% of the time. Is this on par with the Green Goodies that are an informal benchmark...not quite. But, for the price of one excellent eyepiece you can get 3 very good ones in this series and be quite happy with them. I am now looking at another one to fill a gap in my eyepiece spectrum. (Posted on 10/10/2022)
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