Re: Celestron X_Celn 5mm Review part 2

From: RichA (none_at_none.com)
Date: 11/10/04 

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:30:23 -0500

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 23:39:29 -0800, "starlord" <starlord@despammed.com>
wrote:

>Eyepiece Review Part 2:
>
>After waiting for some hours, Saturn came up and by 11:15pm
>was above the trees. So I aimed at it, had to wipe the drew
>off the telrad ( first time in 6 years I've seen that here )
>and do the same for the 4.8 as it had been out there instead
>of my pocket like the 5mm.
>
>Got a clear view of Saturn by both eyepieces, the 5mm one
>was slightly darker, but had a slightly bigger image than
>the 4.8, but the 4.8 had a brighter image.
>
>So, I'm no big shot reviewer, I just put it the way I see it,
>>From what I can see, for my Babylon 8, the 5mm one, while
>maybe not the all time best, is useable. Maybe for fast scopes
>it doesn't work as good. As my scope is slow, it's the best I
>can review with.
>
>Oh ya, when I opened the box, it looked like a model rocket
>motor had been sent! I've got ones as big as this eyepiece! ;}
>
>The Lone Sidewalk Astronomer of Rosamond

I'm familiar with the centering of the eye issue with
these eyepieces. It might make some observers uncomfortable.
The dim image thing sounds like the effect of looking
through the Vixen Lanthanums. But, price-wise, if longer
eye relief and decent FOV is needed, they still seem to
fit the bill.
-Rich