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Swapped my old telescope eyepiece for a cheaper one at a star party in Flagstaff
I brought my 25mm Plossl to a star party last month and a guy let me try his $60 budget wide-angle instead of my $150 one. Honestly the view of the Orion Nebula was just as clear and way more immersive. Anyone else find that price doesn't always match the view?
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ellis.robert1mo ago
Bruh, totally agreed. People get way too hung up on the price tag instead of just looking through the eyepiece. That cheap wide angle sounds like a steal honestly. Sometimes the simple glass just works better for your eyes.
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andrew_miller901mo ago
Read somewhere that a lot of those expensive lenses use the same basic glass as the cheaper ones anyway, just with fancier coatings or whatever. Makes you wonder if you're paying for the name half the time, doesn't it?
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