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Default What eye pieces should i add to my 80mm...

...refractor telescope? I have a 20mm and a 12.5mm and 2x barlow
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You would really enjoy lower power eyepieces. If you have an 1 1/4 focuser you can handle about a 32 mm. If you have a 2 inch focuser you can go clear up to 40 or 50 mm. The wide field veiws with these eyepieces are stunning.
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I agree with mt .. I've got a 2 inch 40 mm and it is so good for wide fields.
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Same here. I use my 25 and 32mm alot more than my smaller eyepieces.

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I've found the Orion Explorer II Zoom eyepiece pretty usefull...... even made my crappy Tasco thing usable.

This is where I got mine from:
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It's handy, because you can change between using 7mm / 9mm / 11mm / 15mm / 21mm zoom without having to mess about changing eyepieces.

You may also want to consider looking at the "Orion Deepview" eyepieces
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But you'll most likely need one of these adaptors to get them to fit
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Default Eyepieces?

Brandons are the best in my opinion for a refractor. Plus the investment is well worth it because you will use them on every telescope you own.
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i agree.. the more the merrier.. i use my 20mm much much more than my 12mm
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