Subject: My Secret addiction that I've never shared
Hello Friend,
I have a secret that I've never previously disclosed.
My addiction. It's a dark secret, and I don't really like to talk about it.
Don't worry, I'm not addicted to porn or anything like that. Sheesh!
Such dirty minds here.
So what's the addiction?
Eyepieces.
Telescope Eyepieces. Yup. I own over 163 of them.
It's crazy!
Fact is I have used them one time or another but I am not using more than 3-5
eyepieces at any given time.
So the dilemma is what to do. Continue to Feed my Addiction or curate a collection
of oldies but goodies and put them on display at Khan Scope.
The other option is to start selling off the ones I am not using.
For example, I have one of the classic RKE (affectionally called the Ray Khan Eyepiece) Edmund eyepieces with red rubber gripped barrel.
It's a very sharp eyepiece and has good contrast, and I love using it for any long focal length refractor.
Plus: A Meade Super Wide 24.5mm (Made in Japan) it's the cat's meow when it comes to deep space on
an SCT, Dobson, Newtonian. Gorgeous coatings. And solidly built.
I could go on and on with stories about each eyepiece and the fun I had with it.
The worst of all is the Bausch & Lomb 50mm Hastings eyepiece.
Like looking down a narrow pipe.
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Help me out here! Give me your thoughts and suggestions, please.
Now just in case you are in the market for a reasonably priced high-performance eyepiece then I can recommend to
you the Explore Scientific Series.
Why Explore? Simple. They offer excellent optics, solid construction and high-quality coatings.
They are also waterproof though I don't really get that.
I am not putting them in a flipping fish tank.
And neither are you I hope.
Clear Skies,
Ray Khan