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Orion 1.25" Premium Telescope Accessory Kit

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    #2
    rolion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,362 ✭✭✭rolion


    Bongalongherb wrote: »
    Hello folks.

    I'm upgrading my eye-pieces and was wondering if anyone here has tried these Orion one's and if you think they hold up well ?.

    Orion 1.25" Premium Telescope Accessory Kit...

    http://www.telescope.com/Accessories/Telescope-Eyepieces/Orion-125-Premium-Telescope-Accessory-Kit/pc/-1/c/3/sc/47/p/8890.uts


    Tasco 302012 D= 114mm F= 900mm



    Thanks

    Bong

    That link is dead.


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    #3
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    That's strange because it was grand earlier. I just checked it there now and its working ?. http://www.telescope.com/Accessories.../47/p/8890.uts

    Edit: That website doesn't come up now for myself, very odd.


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    #4
    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,001 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    The set you have mentioned are very much a basic standard set of astro eye pieces. Over the years I've seen the exact same set listed as Orion, Celestron and Meade and other brands too numerous to mention. This set of EP's are basically the first set of EP's that most people "splash out" on when it comes with upgrading their first scope. I bought an identical Celestron set myself about 10 years ago.

    They should be an improvement of the basic Tasco EP's that you have already, but I can say for certain as I don't know what you currently use.

    If the price is $179, its nothing really special, by the time they come from the US and you've factored in, exchange rate, carriage, duty and VAT, they'll be much the same price as the local Irish, UK and European interweb suppliers. I've seen them sell locally for in or around the €260/€270 range brand new, so no real saving over you're US supplier.

    What I'd suggest is find out where you local Astro Club/Society meet up and talk to the members, you're almost guaranteed that someone will have a set of these EP's with them and try 'em out in your scope.
    If you're in Dublin the Irish Astro Society IAS, meet up at the Martello Tower, Sandymount car park, on the 1st Friday of the month.

    Before you "pull the trigger" and buy, try and see if they actually do improve your scope.


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    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    That's great information thanks. I'll be asking around soon and will try out a few different eyepieces before I purchase anything.


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