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Re: Hyperion eyepieces

dvshp — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:39:29 GMT

I purchased the 8mm and the 13mm Hyperions at NEAF last weekend. Tuesday night was clear-ish and I was eager to test them out (from my heavily light polluted back yard in NYC). The showed a remarkable improvement over the plossl set that I purchased with my Nexstar 6SE, and so far I am very pleased with them. Very flat field and the 68 degree AFOV is truly stunning! I imagine that there are eyepieces that for 2-4 times the cost (or more!) that would show a small improvement in my scope, but these eyepieces are vastly superior to what I have been using, especially for their price point. Workmanship is excellent, they are not as physically heavy as some of the other eyepieces I was comparing and I look forward to using all the features over time. After I make it to some dark(er) sky parties this summer I will be able to fully assess all the features of these eyepieces. I think I see the 17mm and 21mm Hyperions in my future as well for DSO observing, with the smaller apertures not really appropriate for my smaller scope.

David Shepherd

Celestron Nexstar 6SE

Re: Hyperion eyepieces

Turtle — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:03:28 GMT

I have the 17 and 21mm, and really like them, especially for DSO work; for the money, you can't go wrong. If you're looking for a smaller focal length EP for planetary work, you might check out the TMB/Burgess Planetary line. I've got the 8mm that I use for planetary work; I found the 68 degree AFOV of the Hyperions to be a little too big for planetary work, but that's just my preference.

Re: Hyperion eyepieces

TK421 — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:45:06 GMT

I'm very happy with my 17mm and it has been my main eyepieces, granted, I don't have many eyepieces to choose from. I liked it enough to pick up a 5mm recently but I haven't had a chance to use it yet. They are very comfortable and easy to use.

Re: Hyperion eyepieces

zachsdad — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:09:06 GMT

I have the 5mm, 13mm, and 24mm. I like them very much and use them more than any of my other eyepieces . Just one man's opinion.

Hyperion eyepieces

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:50:25 GMT

Are they any good?