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- Foldable Eyecup
This eyepiece comes equipped with a soft and foldable rubber eyecup to prevent stray light entering from the side.
- Safety Groove
Sleek silver lens barrel with safety undercut reduces the possibility of the eyepiece slipping out of the telescope or diagonal, increasing the stability of the connection.
- 1.25" Filter Thread
Each eyepiece has the standard 1.25" filter thread.
- Solid Construction
All metal construction and anodizing aluminium process, durable for long time use. High-quality aluminum material makes the product lighter and easier to carry.
TBenR
2025-09-03 11:49:34
I ordered two to use in a new, very expensive 120mm binoscope, so as to evaluate the use of such a high magnification with this instrument. Given that the price of these is so much lower than the brands which typify “high quality eyepiecesâ€, I didn’t expect much.I was seriously wrong.After first light with these, I was left with the feeling “well...they work...â€, but I wasn’t blown away.Until, I borrowed a buddy’s 6mm Delos, and plopped it into one of the binoscope’s 2 eyepiece holders while leaving the Astromania 6 mm in the other holder. Now, they are extremely different designs - one has a 66 degree field of view, the other 72 degrees. One is about 3 inches long, the other is about 7 inches long, so when I started switching back and forth from one to the other, I expected the comparison to be fruitless - the Astromania would be darker, have less contrast and less visual acuity, and visual aberrations...Wrong! This little guy works incredibly well! The comparison left me with the thought that the $300+ Delos is better, but not by amount of the price difference.The final test was a taking a peek at Polaris and seeing if I could split the double (see both stars that make up that system). I live in the City of San Francisco, and was viewing from outside my home there, so seeing is typically degraded by proximity to the ocean and always by the excessive light pollution. But low and behold, I could spit the faint partner in that system with both! But, when I substituted the Delos with a 3mm Nagler from the same company which makes the Delos, I was shocked to see the difference - I could not see the faint double through the 3mm Nagler, while it was clear as day in the 6mm Astromania!I would recommend that you try this out if you’re certain that a 6 mm would be good for your setup.
Phil
2025-07-22 13:18:06
Pretty decent quality for the money!
Larry
2025-06-25 11:55:57
It gives a great sharp, bright, wide angled view in a telescope. The price is unbelieveably low too.
Kyler Kershaw
2025-04-24 18:10:22
This has quickly become one of my favorite eye pieces. I'm using an 8 inch dob 12000mm and this is just the right amount of zoom for me! Stars seem clear and crisp, the moon is SUPER sharp, and the field of view is amazing!
Randy Roy
2025-03-18 16:18:08
Plossl like views but with a wider field of view. A step up from the stock eyepieces that come with many scopes.
Bob Lu
2025-03-09 10:26:14
All these eyepieces belong to a line commonly referred to as the "gold line" eyepieces.Many brands rebrand and sell them. And the lines are not always gold - some are red and some are blue. They are all optically the same.This family of eyepieces includes 20mm, 15mm, 9mm and 6mm ones. They are all derivative of Konig design. The 9mm and 6mm ones have built-in barlows.To be clear they are all budget eyepieces. And since current day fast scopes are very demanding on eyepieces, some sacrifices always need to be made of you don't want to dump many hundred dollars on eyepieces for your $200 f/4 reflector. These eyepieces are no exception. While they are all very comfortable to use, and reasonably sharp near the center of view (except for the 15mm one. That 15mm is actually quite bad), they do show significant distortion near the edges. Also due to the extra elements in the the Barlow part, some internal reflection can be noticed in the 9mm and 6mm.Overall the 6mm one is the gem in the family. At 6mm, Plossl, the golden standard of budget eyepieces, is next to unusable due to the extremely short eye relief. Gold line has no such issue! You just look through it naturally!The 9mm one is similarly good, but since a 10mm Plossl is also quite usable it is not such an upgrade if you already own a good quality Plossl (or even a good Kellner).The 20mm one is also good. Again it's role kind of overlaps with a 25mm Plossl. Of you already have a good 25mm Plossl there is little reason to get the 20mm gold line. However if you don't have a good eyepiece in the 20mm range you should seriously consider getting a gold line instead of a Plossl.The 15mm is bad. Don't buy it unless there is a "buy 3 get 1 free" pricing.All that being said, at the time of writing this review Astromania's pricing is unjustifiable. These eyepieces are not special. They are mass produced in China and have different brand names printed on. They are good value when they are $25 - $35 a piece. At more than $50 each, they are getting close to the dual ED eyepieces and you have to start asking yourself why not stay with Plossls or just go dual EDs.
Russtiffer
2024-12-11 16:50:37
I like to look at the moon with my telescope but most lenses give a tight viewing area at magnification. I like that this one gives me a wider view with similar magnification. I've found no flaws with it and continue to enjoy using it. Hopefully to catch a meteor or two next Perseid meteor shower.
J. Killer
2024-11-22 12:54:39
The magnification for my 8in dob was just right but the optics were too dark. Maybe I just got an oddball.
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