Hi Everyone, I'm just about to take delivery of a new Orion XT 10" Dobsonian telescope. This is an F5, 1255mm focal length newtonian. With Christmas coming up, I thought I would cash in and ask the parents (I mean Santa, or course) for an eyepiece. I am planning on sticking with astronomy and sat observation for a while, so I am looking for a premium EP, something along the lines of a Televue Radian or the like. Now, I have to balance the use of this eyepiece with regular ole' astronomy, so eypieces with dual purposes would be much preferred. What eypieces do you all find most useful for satellite observation? Is it even possible to track fast moving satellites like the ISS or Mir with a high power eyepiece, eg. a Radian 5mm, or is it virtually impossible to keep the satellite in the FOV? If this is the case I would probably lean towards a wide field type, which I could also use for DSO/starhopping work, like a Televue Plossl 32. Thanks for your help, any suggestions are welcome! Clear Skies, Patrick __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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