Slightly Off-Topic: the 25" telescope

[Dan Cordell]

Lenses, pasted from the email I got:

TELE VUE EYEPIECES & LASER COLLIMATORS

We are often asked "What eyepieces should I use"? Tele Vue Nagler and
Panoptic eyepieces are simply the best for fast reflecting telescopes like
the Obsession. As an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) we offer these
eyepieces at OEM discount.

5 mm Nagler, 82° field, 12 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 6, eyepiece $275

7 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 12 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 6, eyepiece $275

9 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 12 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 6, eyepiece $275
11mm* Nagler, 82° field, 12 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 6, eyepiece $275

12 mm Nagler, 82° field, 17 mm eye relief, 2/1 1/4" Type 4, eyepiece $345
13mm* Nagler, 82° field, 12 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 6, eyepiece $275
16 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 10 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" Type 5, eyepiece $325
17 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 17 mm eye relief, 2" Type 4, eyepiece $375
20mm* Nagler, 82° field, 17 mm eye relief, 2" Type 5, eyepiece $425
22 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 17 mm eye relief, 2" Type 4, eyepiece $445
26mm Nagler, 82° field, 16 mm eye relief, 2" Type 5, eyepiece $560
31 mm* Nagler, 82° field, 19 mm eye relief, 2" Type 5, eyepiece $595
15 mm Panoptic, 68° field, 10 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" eyepiece $210
19 mm Panoptic, 68° field, 13 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" eyepiece $240
22 mm Panoptic, 68° field, 15 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" eyepiece $275
24 mm Panoptic, 68° field, 16 mm eye relief, 1 1/4" eyepiece $285
27 mm* Panoptic, 68° field, 19 mm eye relief, 2" eyepiece $325
35 mm* Panoptic, 68° field, 24 mm eye relief, 2" eyepiece $360
Paracor coma corrector, 2" $285 (mandatory with scopes under f/4.5)
2X Big Barlow, 2" $195 includes 1 1/4 adaptor, filter threads

O-3 filter* 2", $195 Highly recommend and a must have for all
emission nebulae like the Swan, Vail, Dumbell, Owl and all planetarys.
Maximum contrast and narrowest bandpast.

Barlowed-Laser Collimator* 2" barrel. $150 Highly recommended.
Includes 2" threaded barlow for the new Barlowed-laser technique. The best
tool and great visual aid for precise collimation of fast Newtonians.

* We recommend and use these items with Obsession telescopes. Paracor
mandatory on f/4 scopes, optional f/4.5, not needed for f/5.

Highly recommended are the new Type 4, Type, 5 and Type 6 Naglers. Long eye
relief, widest dramatic field of view, the best contrast and adjustable
eyeguard. Simply the best.

So now we need to find cheaper alternates.

[Vic Muzzin]

Dan, perhaps you should write another email to these chaps and tell them our situation, ask them how we would best invest a few hundred (not thousands) of dollars.