Meade Series 5000 Ultra Wide Angle 14mm Eyepiece

There has been a revolution in amateur astronomy over the last decade. Many high quality, reasonably priced telescopes, often computerised, have been launched, giving amateurs views that were once the preserve of professionals. As well as better quality scopes, higher performance eyepieces have also been developed. For over 100 years, all eyepieces gave narrow fields of view which made the view through the telescope tube-like. The recent improvements to eyepiece design have seen very wide angle eyepieces designed. These are rather expensive, however, at up to £400! The range of objects to be seen in the heavens is even wider than the ...  Read the complete review