LX 200 12 eyepiece help

Ok I have a LX200 12" on order it will be replacing my c8. The eyepieces that I currently have are panoptic 27 2" celetron ultima 18mm 12.5mm 7.5mm. I dont think that the 7.5mm will work very often based on seeing. I would like the best possible FOV using a 2" eyepiece. The panoptic 41mm is one Iam thinking about. For planets and moon I was thinking about Nagler t4 12mm. I had also considered a 2x powermate but I dont know if that is something I really need.

What eyepieces would you guys recommend for me.

Thanks
Brad

Brad, on the low mags side, you have it right, the Panoptic 41mm or the 35mm will be fine. Good eyepieces...

On the higher mags, I would also consider the Meade 14mm UWA (not the 5000 series, but the original ones), the Nagler 12mm T4 is also very nice (you pointed that one out), the Pentax 10.5 XL, the Radians (not as wide FOV, but good enough)


I'm sure more people will chime in, as this is something that gets asked several times, and it's always fun to talk about...


Good luck, and clear skies!

The 41 Pan worked very well in my 11" SCT, it is a good choice. A 35mm Pan is a bit more affordable with "almost" as much fov.

You already have a 27mm Pan so I won't recommend the 22mm T4, although it delivers the same true field of view as the 27 Pan but with more mag. Really nice on mid-sized nebulae like the Swan and Lagoon. Hmm, I guess I just recommended it, didn't I?.

The 12mm T4 would give you a bit more true field of view than your 18mm Ultima, with just about the same magnification as your 12.5 Ultima and could do double duty for planetary work AND globular clusters and planetary nebulae with the bonus of more eyerelief than either one.

Instead of the Powermate I might consider a 10mm or 8mm Radian at this point. I am, after all, spending your money in this exercise