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Ultima and TV Plossls

Started by Jason Paoletti, 02/05/2003 05:02AM
Posted 02/05/2003 05:02AM Opening Post
How do the Ultima/Ultrascopic/Antares ep's perform compared to TV plossls on planets.
Any comments appreciated.
Jason
Posted 02/06/2003 10:30PM #1
I tend to prefer the Ultimas Jason. I find that they have a little better contrast and a darker background, particularly for planetary observing. They are also a little cheaper ($50-65)used on Astromart than are the Televues ($60-80).

I have found the Antares Ultra plossls to be the equal of the Celestron Ultimas in every way and have a couple that fill gaps in my collection (parfocal with Ultimas as well).

You will find both of these are highly rated for planetary observing in a great review of planetary eyepieces at http://www.cloudynights.com/eyepieces2/planetary.htm. You can't go wrong with either.