5mm LE in a TEC 6.

I just agreed to purchase a Tak 5mm LE. I had one in the past that worked great with my FS102 and 128, but I let it go when I went through a couple of long focal length cassegrains. Although the other two schmidt-cassegrains that I owned were reputable, they are no comparison to my TEC 6. (Again thanks goes out to Joe Daukantas for gracing me with the purchase of the TEC 6). So the quality and capability of the TEC may make a substantial difference in Magnification abilities and even answer the upcoming question.

My question that I want to throw around while I wait for the 5mm LE to arrive is:

Since I live under turbulent skies with only 110 evenings called clear, of which 40 or 50 are really transparent, how well do you think this eyepiece will work with my TEC6 with an 1800mm fl at 360X?

Of an early evening during warmer weather, most of my scopes have had a hard time getting close to or exceeding 250X.

I've mainly bought the 5mm LE for rare good evenings and early mornings when the seeing is tremendous, especially with Mars getting better everyday.

Thanks,

Steve

Hi Steve,

I just received Charlie Ryder's TEC 6 last night and had abou 45 minutes of observing before the clouds rolled in. I was able to use a Vixen Lanthanum 5mm EP on Vega, the double double, and Polaris. The skies were at best a 6/10 but I was still able to tell that 360x is no problem for the TEC. These TEC Maks are very, very nice scopes.

Clear Skies,

Steve