Baader Planetarium Hyperion 8-24mm Clickstop Zoom Eyepiece MkIV (HYP-ZOOM)

Excited for great planet viewing

I've never had a zoom before but I hate the cold and dislike swapping eye pieces all the time for planet viewing (on my Evolution 6). Glad I spent the extra $$ on the Baader zoom - it's ultra solid and well made. The click-stop action is super smooth and the FOV at high-zoom is amazing for framing Jupiter and it's 4 visible moons. I can view anything with a good wide field eyepiece and this zoom in my case. On the negative side, I find that it sits on the set screws on the stock Celestron star diagonal when fully inserted making it difficult to tighten, and the resistance on the zoom mechanism (which makes it smooth and solid) is enough to spin the whole eyepiece in the diagonal unless I really crank it tight. Gonna try taking the element off of my barlow and using that as a spacer since it's got a compression ring (and I don't really need the barlow anymore). Anyway, a minor gripe. Oh, and I love the yellow High-vis case Baader provides with it with the velcro closure and belt loop. Also loved getting it shipped and delivered by All-Star in less than 48 hours!

Outstanding!!!

Brilliant service and shipping time