Accessories
Widescan III 17mm
I bought this second hand for £25 and I certainly am not regretting doing so. The eyepiece is not high end by any means but it is decidedly better than the typical meade/celestron starter eyepieces. It has a wide 84 degree aparent view so you dont feel like your looking through such a small hole peering at the sky. This is my used eyepiece and is great for nebulae and larger objects. It has very good contrast and is comfortable to use for long periods of time.
Antares W70 8.6mm
Picked up as a planetary eyepiece for a measly £20 this is as good as I require for observing the planets. It is clearly sharper than the widescan in centre field but does not have as large field of view(FOV). I think this eyepiece may already be barlowed internally but it provides good performance even through the meade barlow although kidney beaning is quite common when viewing bright objects.