Barlow help

[TMarx]

Thank you WWPierre!
I will try this Seben 2x!
Do you know if barlows help seeing Jupiter, for instance?

[AlanP]

Has anyone tried using a quality 2" Barlow for DSO imaging? It might be nice to reach out to Targets such as M1 or M57, without having to change out the Scope. Just asking??? AlanP

[Cardrw]

Hi, actually I'm using the Baader Hyperion 2.25x Zoom barlow, little and nice. Just waiting for the Televue 2" 4x, I promise to tell you about it when coming home, but I have to wait about 1 month. Greetings.

Carlos.

Hi, I just received the Televue 2" 4x, it works well with the Orion 80 ED triplet telescope, I used it with the 2" Baader diagonal and a 20 mm Celestron Plossl eyepiece, just looked at the moon and Jupiter and the image was fantastic, clear and without any aberration. In a few days I will receive the T Adaptor and may be i'll take some photos. Bye!

[dsnowden]

I wound up buying the Zhumell 2x ED 2" which I believe is just a rebranded GSO. It is a solid accessory. Now I just need to get better eyepieces. Hoping to get a few ES 82 degrees.

[Cardrw]

I wound up buying the Zhumell 2x ED 2" which I believe is just a rebranded GSO. It is a solid accessory. Now I just need to get better eyepieces. Hoping to get a few ES 82 degrees.

Try to get some Nagler or Radian, they are not cheap but both have a tremendous quality for seeing or take photos, what you pay is what you get. Regards.

[Cardrw]

Thank you WWPierre!
I will try this Seben 2x!
Do you know if barlows help seeing Jupiter, for instance?

Of course, for planetary observation barlows help a lot! The best quality they have the best results you are going to obtain!

Regards.

Carlos.

[TMarx]

Thank you all, I just ordered the Seben 2x Barlow BA1 that WWPierre recommended. I will try to observe Jupiter using it, hope this time I will be able to see details such as colors and the "bands". Using just the original parts that came with the XT8, I just can see a relatively small bright circle; let me know if it is normal. I think I collimated it correctly.
Thanks

[Cardrw]

Thank you all, I just ordered the Seben 2x Barlow BA1 that WWPierre recommended. I will try to observe Jupiter using it, hope this time I will be able to see details such as colors and the "bands". Using just the original parts that came with the XT8, I just can see a relatively small bright circle; let me know if it is normal. I think I collimated it correctly.
Thanks

Using the 25 mm Sirius Plossl that comes with your xt8 you obtain just 48x (1200 mm divided 25 mm) at that magnification is normal to see Jupiter just as a bright little circle. At 96x, that is 48x provided by your eye piece multiplied the 2x provided by your barlow you just begin to see the bands of Jupiter. I recomend you to use some 12 mm focal length or less eyepiece with the 2x barlow applied. Happy New Year!!

Carlos.

[TMarx]

Thank you, Carlos!
Could you post a link for a 12mm focal length eyepiece you recommend me to use with the Barlow?
Happy New Year

[Cardrw]

Thank you, Carlos!
Could you post a link for a 12mm focal length eyepiece you recommend me to use with the Barlow?
Happy New Year

Hi, TMark

look at

Orion Telescopes & Binoculars - Telescope.com

Telescopes for Sale and Telescope Accessories at Telescopes.com

Meade Telescopes, Celestron Telescopes and Telescope Accessories - OPT Telescopes

Depending on the money you want to spend there are a lot of possibilities, just search for the one you like. Some options are Orion, Celestron, Televue, William Optics.

These are good options and not so expensive:

ORION 12 mm 12mm Orion Epic II ED Telescope Eyepiece | Orion Telescopes: Eyepieces

Or:

CELESTRON 12 mm Celestron 12mm X-Cel LX Eyepiece - Free Shipping - OPT Telescopes

Or:

WILLIAM OPTICS 15 mm William Optics Swan 15mm 1.25" Eyepiece - OPT Telescopes

Medium priced:

Vixen 12 mm Vixen 12mm NLV Lanthanum Eyepiece - 1.25" - Free Shipping - 37108 - OPT Telescopes

And the expensive ones:

TELEVUE NAGLER Televue 12mm Nagler Type 4 Eyepiece - EN4-12.0 - OPT Telescopes

Regards.

Carlos.