anyone can recommend a good type 4x barlow and a good eyepiece? (that fits heritage 130p)

[fast spear]

i'm looking for a good barlow and eyepiece that's fits heritage 130P
now i dont have an barlow only an 10mm sky watcher eyepice and 25mm sky watcher eyepeice (its the ones that comes with the telescope)

[fast spear]

anyone?

[fast spear]

anyonee

[wooden rose]

I wouldn't recommend using a 4x barlow

Only if your going to do planetary imaging with dedicated cam

[fast spear]

so what do you recommend

?

[wooden rose]

not using barlows at all for visual observation

[umbral mesa]

Trouble is that if you use Barlows to increase the focal length of the scope it becomes a nightmare keeping stuff in view. I have a 2x Celestron Omni and you have about 1 minute before you have to adjust the position. With the Heritage’s push-to mount, that’s hard.

That said, I would recommend a 2x Barlow. The Omni is better quality than the standard Skywatcher eyepieces. I would get a 2x Barlow and then a 8-10mm eyepiece with a more comfortable eye relief than the Skywatcher.

[fast spear]

okay thanks everyone!

[fast spear]

and what eyepiece do you recommend

?

[umbral mesa]

The Skywatcher ones are adequate, not terrible. I have various Celestron plossl eyepieces and the quality is marginally better, but I would choose a gold line one instead https://telescopicwatch.com/goldline-eyepieces/

(I haven’t used one)

[fast spear]

Oh ok

[fast spear]

They dont have 8mm only 6mm 9mm 15mm and 20mm

So choose 9mm?

And can you recommend good phone mount for heritage 130p?

[umbral mesa]

With a 2x Barlow, I would go for the 6mm so long as it’s a wide angle one like the goldline. The Skywatcher 10mm is fine with a 2x Barlow.

[fast spear]

Hmm okay

So an svbony goldline 6mm
and 2x celestron omni?

[umbral mesa]

Assuming you’re on a budget, yeah. I don’t have much experience with the more expensive ones.

[fast spear]

Yep

[fast spear]

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Sorry for asking too much things

So what good phone mount do you can recommend

[fast spear]

?

[umbral mesa]

I got a cheap one like this off aliexpress. There are loads of clones, pay as little as you can because it’s not a high quality item, though it does work.

[lament swan]

Btw if you were having any doubts about the goldline, I have one and it’s outstanding

Very highly recommend it

[fast spear]

Oh okay thanks!

[fast needle]

If you look for very high quality, there's the 4x Tele Vue Powermate.

[strange swallow]

barlows are game changing for visual planetary. got a omni 2x for my 5" dob and I can see the Cassini Division and main cloud belt on Saturn with ease using that barlow, Jupiter is breathtaking, many cloud belts visible on the southern hemisphere. That is not possible without a barlow.

You just get so much closer to the planet, and the experience is amazing

As long as you dont go TOO high with the magnification, and your telescope is large enough to support it, barlows are great for visual (planetary only)

[strange swallow]

With the barlow, Mars's black dust is visible

[wooden rose]

Yeah, for planets it is worth getting a 2x/3x barlow, but i was talking about deep sky objects

Barlows for planetary observation really make things pop up onto view

[strange swallow]

yeah

deep sky objects absolutely dont use barlow

nothing wrong with using it for planets though

[wooden rose]

It is actually good, it also lowers the f number so the planet is not just a white circle

[small lantern]

Well, sort of

It might be quite blurry

[strange swallow]

As long as you don't go too far, it's going to be far superior to no barlow

Don't throw in a 5x barlow

Don't exceed max magnification

Above 200x is too much for visual I believe though, at that level it's too magnified

[small lantern]

Actually it really does depend on the scope

Best if not above the suggested maximum

not to mention sky condition

[strange swallow]

You can do above 200x if you have good seeing but thats rare

You will also have problems tracking

This is assuming your scope has enough aperture

[small lantern]

I believe that they are using the for visual, no?

[strange swallow]

I forgot where this forum even started

[small lantern]

It's fine to use barlows for planets if and ONLY if you 1.

[strange swallow]

I'm just saying barlows aren't bad for planetary

[small lantern]

Have bought it from a decent seller

2. Aren't going over the suggested max

3. Have good seeing and cooled off your scope beforehand

[strange swallow]

True

[fast spear]

Amm just to make sure i have an heritage 130p in the stock 10mm and 25mm eyepieces..

I just want an Barlow and i think some eyepice?
to look on mars,jupiter and saturn

I dont know i think i well go with 2x balow the omni one

[fast spear]

and this

Thats the moon with the stock 25mm and my phone

With the heritage 130p