Terrestrial viewing considerations

I have been reading much concerning eyepiece selection on these forums, but I have not read about any considerations concerning terrestrial viewing considerations.
I have ordered a Celestron C80 ED which I plan to use primarily for terrestrial viewing, and occasional planetary use.
All of the eyepiece discussions revolve around atronomical considerations.
Are there any eypiece considerations that would relate specifically to terrestrial telescope use??
Thanks for your help!
Jim

Hi James,

Congrats on your new purchase! I am sure you will have lots of fun.

Many of the eyepiece considerations for terrestrial vs. astronomical use are the same, e.g. eye relief, fov, power, etc. Depending on the type of terrestrial use, you may also want to consider another couple of factors. If you are going to be carrying the scope around and using it as a spotting scope, weight might be important. Plossls might be preferable to more weighty eyepieces, such as Naglers or big Panoptics. In a similar vein, you might not be interested in the "space walk" feel you get with super wide field eyepieces, where essentially you move your head around to see the edges of a wide field.

One of my favorite eyepieces for terrestrial is a TV 8-24 zoom. If you are carrying the scope around to use as a spotting scope, it is only one eyepiece to carry, and you can use the lower power setting as a finder, and then zoom in on anything interesting. This is very convenient. The optics are pretty good, too. The only disadvantage I see is that the fov with the 24 mm setting is narrower than a plossl of the equivalent focal length.

Have fun!

James
I'm with the others about the TV8-24 zoom. When viewing astronomical targets, they don't move too fast so changing out eyepieces isn't much of a problem. However, terrestrial targets may move off pretty quick so being able to zoom in on it quickly and not have to reacquire the target is a huge benefit.
I do have to say that the 8-24 zoom can't hold a candle to the Pans or Naglers for astronomical use, except maybe on the moon IMO.
Just my $.02
Buck

I kind of prefer Ultimas to Naglers during daytime, both with 80mm refractor and 200mm SCT.

Dmitri

#1 worst daytime eyepiece ever used.... Nagler 31 !

#1 best daytime eyepieces ever used.... pair of Panoptic 24 in binoviewer (((mindblowing!)))

#1 best bang for buck in daytime viewing.... Televue 32mm Plossl

Worth the money: UO Ortho 25mm's