Antares Ultima 15mm

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Antares Ultima 15mm
Very clear and bright views. Sharpness is good.

Overall Rating: 9
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Antares Ultima 15mm
Superb eyepiece! Very, very sharp (both in the middle and edges of the FOV). Excellent contrast. I found it to be almost perfect for viewing globular clusters with a 10" f4.5 reflector. However, wanting a bit more field of view, I traded it in on a Televue Panoptic 15mm (which is almost as sharp). Yes, I got the extra FOV, but I do miss the Antares! Note: the eye relief is a tad short (as it is with the Panoptic); this didn't bother me, but it might be a problem for some observers. Bonus: the Antares Ultima line is parfocal with Celestron Ultima eyepieces (I assume that they are both made by the same Japanese optical company).

Overall Rating: 9
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Antares Ultima 15mm
Very sharp, contrasty views in my XT8...barlows quite well with the Celestron Ultima. Nice, solid feel, and the FOV is adequate. Great EP.

Overall Rating: 10
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Antares Ultima 15mm
Found this to be a great value. I have only a 20mm Celestron Plossal to compare against, but it does so favorably. I do not have any problems with the eye relief, though I do not wear glasses. The whole field of view is very clear and the stars stand out much more so than my Celestron Plossal. It also Barlowed very nicely. I was able to view the Ring Nebula, and M13 among others on my first night out with my 8" F6 Dobs using this eyepiece.

Overall Rating: 9
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Antares Ultima 15mm
over all really solid eyepiece. easy on the eyes and on the wallet.excellent views of saturn and jupiter ,stars are very sharp too.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:9 Value:9
Weight: 10 (Trustworthy Vote)
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Antares Ultima 15mm
This eyepiece is priced well with good results. It is a 5 element plossl

Overall Rating: 7
Optics:7 Value:8
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Antares Ultima 15mm
Although I have little to compare it too, I get good eye relief and FOV with a good image.

Overall Rating: 7
Optics:7 Value:10
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Antares Ultima 15mm
I agree. This is a good quality, 5-element plossl made in Japan. Virtually identical to the Celestron and Orion versions.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:8 Value:10
Weight: 5 (Veritable Vote)
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