Which eyepieces for a C11

I would like to buy eyepieces for my C11.

I have 32, 40 Nexstar eyepiece.

Acording to you which is the best combinaison in order to see the deek sky and planets. Some Nagler and Meade UWA 5000 ?

Thank you

I don't have a suitcase full of ep's, but I find that 90% of my viewing is done with a wonderfully sharp 24mm panoptic and a delightful Nagler 13T6. Combined with a focal reducer and a good diagonal, I rarely use anything else. The 24 gives the widest view possible with a 1.25 ep and the 13 frames many dso's perfectly. I love globulars.

I have only had a few nights when the 9mm T6 could come into play although I have used it with the focal reducer in. For a diagonal, I suggest the Stellarvue dialectric. I have one in my small refractor and want to get one to replace the silvered Wo in my NS11.

Hi Jean, Since you now already have eyepieces in 32mm and 40mm (I'm assuming both are 1-1/4" eyepieces, correct?) perhaps some eyepieces in the 10-16mm range would be nice for higher power views of the Moon-Planets. While going into TV Naglers, or say Radians woud be very nice, generally for high power observation wide field views aren't so important to have. Since the C-11 has a relatively long focal length, Orthos, and Plossls will work just fine with this scope giving prefectly corrected views right to the very edge of the apparent field of view. Wide fields of view (68 or 82 degrees) aren't really called for, for high mag planetary observing. Most serious planetary observers generally prefer an eyepiece that has the least amount of glass elements, such as the 4 element Orthos/Plossls, or three element monocentrics. These generally have a 30-40 degree apparent field of view, and are ample for planets. Having a driven scope is a plus, as the narrower field of views are not a problem when the scope will track an object accurately. The cost of Naglers, Panoptics, and Radians can add quite quickly. One way to perhaps save a bit of money if you should decide in the future to buy some of these more costlier eyepieces, would be to find them second hand on AstroMart. I've bought a number of mint examles this way myself. A good brand eyepiece that will work very good with your scope, and are an extremely good buy, would be something like the University Optics Ortho eyepieces in a range from say 7mm 9mm 12mm 18mm. A good barlow is a definite plus to have too, and it essentially doubles the amount of eyepieces you have. Mark