Telescope proper eyepiece
[From: ] [author: ] [Date: 11-08-18] [Hit: ]
-I used down to a 4mm eyepiece (162x) on my 130mm f/5 reflector, so you should at least be able to use a 6mm. Celestron makes solar filters for their telescopes. I have several solar filters made by Kendrick which are really nice: they have metal cells and nylon thumbscrws to lock the filters in place.......
That is like saying skydiving is too dangerous. It is not. As long as you go By The Book and buy from Well known companies that specialize in the equipment.
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NOt an experience amature astromer
BUT beware of "chasing magnification" you need both light gathering and mag
your 6 in sytem will never give much more than the rings of saturn, and small disks for M +V
be lucky to see Jupiter as a disk but the moons should be bright but still points.
join a star club
the 2x barlo magnifies but loses brigthness
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Actually, 130mm is just over 5 inches. 6 inches is 152mm.
6mm might be tight as far as eye relief goes, and only on nights of very steady air would you want to use a 6mm with a barlow lens.
You might want to get a 12 to 15mm eyepiece, either a Plossl or Orthoscopic and use that with the barlow instead, as it will be in a more practical range of magnifications.
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I used down to a 4mm eyepiece (162x) on my 130mm f/5 reflector, so you should at least be able to use a 6mm. Celestron makes solar filters for their telescopes. I have several solar filters made by Kendrick which are really nice: they have metal cells and nylon thumbscrws to lock the filters in place.
