What you should expect to see when you look through a telescope? I cover ten things that help you understand why things look the way they do, and why the pictures you see look so much different that when you view them through the eyepiece.
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For advice on which telescope is right for you, please watch this video “A Telescope for Every Budget”: https://youtu.be/-3XeWccswfU?si=GKxj54wPy8hWvgEg
Video: Choosing an eyepiece: https://youtu.be/UswCwFdDhGw?si=nKJzQAdv2OlVtpU4
Eyepieces Recommendations:
My favorite high-powered eyepiece for Refractors and Newtonians: 5mm Hyperion: https://all-startelescope.com/products/hyperion-05-mm?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
My favorite high-powered eyepiece for Cassegrain telescopes: 10mm Hyperion: https://all-startelescope.com/products/hyperion-10-mm?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
My favorite eyepieces for general observing:
24mm Hyperion: https://all-startelescope.com/products/hyperion-24-mm?_pos=2&_psq=24mm&_ss=e&_v=1.0&sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
Tele Vue Premium eyepieces:
24mm Tele Vue Panoptic: https://all-startelescope.com/products/tele-vue-24-0-panoptic-epo-24-0?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
19mm Tele Vue Panoptic: https://all-startelescope.com/products/televue-panoptic-19mm?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
9mm Tele Vue Nagler: https://all-startelescope.com/products/televue-nagler-09mm?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
5mm Tele Vue Nagler: https://all-startelescope.com/products/televue-nagler-05mm?sca_ref=2829363.lssRVxtvfU
Books:
110 Things to See With a Telescope: https://amzn.to/42cDcDW
A Kid’s Guide To the Night Sky: https://amzn.to/42frgBf
50 Things to See with a Telescope: https://amzn.to/3C9j3E8
Binoculars in this video: https://amzn.to/40nJ7DQ