What is Reddit's opinion of
SVBONY Telescope Eyepiece Fully Mutil Coated 1.25 inches Telescope Accessories Set 66 Degree Ultra Wide Angle HD 20mm for Astronomy Telescope?
From 3.5 billion Reddit comments
By popularity on Reddit, this product is:
4 reviews of this product found across Reddit:
I have this set, it came with my XT10 when I purchased it second hand. Don't buy it, buy individual pieces that are better quality. The eye relief on the 6mm is really bad, you practically have to press your eyeball on to the cup to see anything.
It may be a little more expensive in the long run, but buy goldline/redline eye pieces. Don't really bother with filters, unless you really want a UHC filter. A Barlow may come in handy in select scenarios.
If you want to buy a kit, then this set of goldlines is good.
Well after reading your comment, I think a refractor with a tripod (such as the Celestron 80mm travel scope) would be nice. They are light, cheap, and easy to use. I have never owned a refractor, so I recommend you watch reviews on YouTube.
Here are some reviews of the smaller travel scope model:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0S7PSt4pZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ql3C9BPnrk
The Celestron Firstscope and the Zhumell telescopes are amazing. The FirstScope and the Zhumell z100 can't be collimated, so when they are out of collimation (about after a year or so) you can't do anything apart from buying another one. I own neither the z100 nor the Firstscope, so I would recommend you to read or watch reviews online. A great forum where you can find lots of information is Cloudynights.com.
About the eyepieces: for people with glasses it is recommended for them to use eyepieces with long eye relief. I can recommend you the SVBONY gold or redlines. They are cheap and simply amazing.
Clear skies!
Hello :-)
1250mm divided by 26mm eyepiece equals 48x. Enough to recognize the planets.
Maximum magnification
The maximum usable with this telescope is often specified as 180x, but things already get quite dim at that magnification. A 9mm is a common eyepiece focal length and would give you ~139x. You might feel the need to magnify even higher, but not much is gained. The difference to a 8mm eyepiece isn't that significant, a 7mm is already pushing things a bit.
Barlows: Cheap barlows suck. Budget barlows lower the contrast (chromatic aberration). More expensive ones cost more than getting a good dedicated eyepiece (or two).
9mm eyepieces: The 9mm Plössl work. The eye-relief is a tad short.
A 9mm "gold line" has a larger apparent field of view, easier to keep things in the view. And a longer eye-relief allows for comfortable observing.
A 9mm Plössl (52°) costs significantly less, but eye-relief is important when observing, else it's difficult to focus on observing. Also note the cheaper gold-line knock-offs (much shorter) are also only Plössl.
HR Planetary (58°) clones are also affordable (from $35 or so), have decent eye-relief, and available in 7, 8mm.
Again, magnification isn't everything. E.g. 130x with a bright image is better than >=180x where you can barely see stuff.
> phone pic
Phones take decent day-time images, depending on the phone/camera struggle at night.
Use short exposures to avoid over-exposure (planet just a bright blob) and shaking resulting in blurry, elongated stars (moons).
If you don't have a setting in your camera app, you could try either "sport mode" (short exposures to avoid blurryness) or get Open Camera (or similar, for advanced settings).
Consider a phone holder, as it will only get more difficult to hold a camera over a higher magnification eyepiece. Really difficult.
If you can see the objects better with your binoculars, that might be due to you being more used to bino vision and/or the 26mm eyepiece not being in good condition (as the Meade Plössl are usually not bad at all, at least the long focal-lengths).
Picture of telescope (front, focuser) and eyepiece? :-)
Clear skies, good luck!
Popular alternatives to SVBONY Telescope Eyepiece F...
SVBONY Telescope Eyepiece Fully Multi Coated 1.25 inches Telescope Lens 66 Degree Ultra Wide Angle HD Telescope Accessory (6mm 9mm 15mm 20mm)
SVBONY Telescope Eyepiece Fully Mutil Coated 1.25 inches Telescope Accessories Set 66 Degree Ultra Wide Angle HD 6mm for Astronomy Telescope
