Best Telescope Eyepiece Sets in 2026: 10 Kits Compared

The best telescope eyepiece set for most people is the Celestron 1.25-inch kit (94303): five Plossl eyepieces from 32 mm to 6 mm, a 2x Barlow, seven filters and a case. For the widest view, buy the SVBONY 68° set. For a lower price, buy the Astromania 14-piece kit, which has the same focal lengths as the Celestron. For planets, buy the SVBONY SV233 kit. To buy one eyepiece instead of a set, buy the Celestron 8-24 mm zoom. For a 2-inch focuser, buy the Celestron 2-inch kit.

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The right set depends on your focuser size, your telescope type and what you want to look at. Answer those in the checker below to see the sets that fit. Open the calculator inside it and enter your telescope to see the power, true field and exit pupil of every eyepiece in a set.

What is in an eyepiece set and which focal lengths matter

An eyepiece set is a box of eyepieces of different focal lengths. Most also include a 2x Barlow lens, colored filters and a case. The Barlow doubles the power of any eyepiece, so a kit with five eyepieces and a Barlow gives ten magnifications. A set costs less than the same eyepieces bought one at a time.

The eyepiece focal length sets the magnification. Divide your telescope focal length by the eyepiece focal length: a 900 mm telescope with a 9 mm eyepiece gives 100x. A short eyepiece gives high power and a narrow field. A long one gives low power and a wide field. A useful set covers three jobs:

Focal length	Job	Targets
25 to 40 mm	Low power	Star clusters, the Milky Way, large nebulae
12 to 17 mm	Medium power	Galaxies, small nebulae, the whole Moon disk
6 to 9 mm	High power	Moon craters, planets, close double stars

A set that has all three, such as the 32, 17, 13, 8 and 6 mm in the Celestron and Astromania kits, covers a small telescope completely. A set with only 6 to 20 mm, such as the SVBONY wide-angle sets, covers medium and high power and leaves low power to the eyepiece that came with your telescope. A zoom covers a range in one barrel.

Your telescope sets the useful range. The highest usable power is about 2x the aperture in millimeters, so an 80 mm refractor stops near 160x and an 8-inch (203 mm) telescope near 400x. The lowest useful power is the one where the exit pupil reaches 7 mm. An eyepiece shorter than your limit allows is wasted, which is why the next section matters.

How to work out magnification, true field and exit pupil for your telescope

Three numbers describe what an eyepiece does in your telescope:

• Magnification = telescope focal length / eyepiece focal length. A Barlow multiplies it.
• True field = apparent field of the eyepiece / magnification. This is how much sky you see, in degrees. The Moon is about half a degree across.
• Exit pupil = aperture / magnification, which equals the eyepiece focal length divided by the telescope f-ratio. Around 2 to 4 mm suits deep-sky objects and 0.5 to 1 mm suits planets. Above 7 mm, light falls outside your eye.

Take an 80 mm refractor with a 900 mm focal length and the Celestron 94303 set. The 32 mm eyepiece gives 28x, a 1.85° true field and a 2.8 mm exit pupil, a good wide view of a star cluster. The 6 mm gives 150x, a 21 arcminute field and a 0.53 mm exit pupil, which is the planet range and just inside the 160x limit. Behind the 2x Barlow the 6 mm would reach 300x, nearly twice what the telescope supports. On this telescope the Barlow belongs on the 13 mm or the 17 mm, which give 138x and 106x.

The calculator inside the checker does this for every eyepiece in every set. Open the panel that says “Add your telescope for power, field and exit pupil”, pick a common telescope or type your focal length and aperture, and choose a set. Rows past your limit are flagged “Too much power”. The best telescopes for viewing planets guide covers which telescopes reach high power well.

Apparent field of view: Plossl at 50 to 52° vs wide-angle at 66 to 68°

Apparent field of view (AFOV) is how wide the eyepiece view looks to your eye, measured in degrees. A Plossl gives about 50 to 52°. A wide-angle design gives 66 to 68°. The AFOV divided by the magnification gives the true field, so a wider eyepiece shows more sky at the same power.

The difference is 30 percent more sky. A 20 mm eyepiece in a 1200 mm telescope gives 60x. A 52° Plossl shows 0.87° of sky and a 68° eyepiece shows 1.13°.

A wide field matters most at medium and high power on a telescope without tracking. A planet drifts across a narrow field in about a minute at 200x, and a wider field gives you longer between nudges. The SVBONY 68° set and the SVBONY Gold Line set below are the two wide-angle sets in this guide. The Plossl sets win on price and on low-power eyepieces. See our best eyepieces for planets guide if high power is your goal.

Eye relief and glasses

Eye relief is the distance from the eyepiece lens to where your eye sits for the full view. Plossl eye relief shrinks as the focal length gets shorter, so the 6 mm and 8 mm eyepieces in a Plossl set are the tight ones. Makers rarely publish the figure for Plossl kits, and none of the Celestron, Astromania or CelticBird kits here list it.

If you wear glasses only to correct nearsightedness or farsightedness, remove them and refocus the telescope. The eyepiece corrects for it. If you have astigmatism, glasses must stay on, and you need about 15 mm of eye relief or more to see the whole field with them. The SVBONY 68° set lists 17 mm and the Gold Line lists 16 mm for every eyepiece, which suits glasses. The SVBONY SV215 zoom lists 10 mm, which is tight with glasses.

Long eye relief also helps without glasses: you can hold your eye back from the lens and still see the whole field.

1.25-inch vs 2-inch eyepieces

Eyepieces come in 1.25-inch and 2-inch barrels. Almost every telescope takes the 1.25-inch size, and 8 of the 10 sets in this guide use it. A 2-inch eyepiece needs a 2-inch focuser or a 2-inch diagonal. Many 8-inch Dobsonians, larger SCTs and some refractors have one. Check your focuser before you buy.

The advantage of 2-inch is a wider true field at low power. A 1.25-inch barrel limits the field stop, which caps the AFOV of a long eyepiece. A 40 mm 2-inch eyepiece in an 8-inch f/5.9 Dobsonian (203 mm aperture, 1200 mm focal length) gives 30x and a 1.67° true field, at a 6.8 mm exit pupil. A 32 mm 1.25-inch Plossl at 52° gives 37x and a 1.39° field on the same scope, so the 2-inch gain is about 20 percent more sky. The 2-inch sets here start at 26 mm, so they add low power to a 1.25-inch kit rather than replace it.

A 1.25-inch eyepiece also works in a 2-inch focuser through a 1.25-inch adapter, which most 2-inch focusers include. The checker handles this: choose “Either size” under Focuser takes.

What to skip in cheap eyepiece kits

Kits from unknown brands pad the piece count. Three things add little or cost you:

• Most of the filters. A Moon filter reduces glare on a bright Moon, and that is its only job in a kit. The colored filters make small changes on planets. A “14-piece” kit usually means five eyepieces, a Barlow, seven filters and a case.
• 3 to 4 mm Plossls. At 3 mm the eye relief is a couple of millimeters and the power passes what a small scope supports: 3.2 mm on a 900 mm telescope is 281x. A 6 mm is the shortest Plossl worth owning. Reach higher power with a Barlow behind a 9 mm or a 13 mm.
• 0.965-inch barrels. This is the small size on toy telescopes. Eyepieces in this size are plastic or low quality, and nothing in this guide uses it. Buy a telescope with a 1.25-inch focuser.

Read the listing for the focal lengths first and the piece count last.

Matching a set to a refractor, Dobsonian or SCT and Maksutov

Refractors

A refractor from 70 to 102 mm has a short aperture, so the power limit sets the choice. On a 70 mm f/10 refractor (700 mm focal length) the limit is 140x, which the 5 mm zoom setting reaches. A 6 mm eyepiece gives 117x with a 0.60 mm exit pupil, and the 32 mm gives 22x with a true field above 2°. The Celestron 94303 and the CelticBird kit suit this scope. Keep the Barlow on the 13 mm and longer eyepieces: behind the 8 mm it gives 175x. The SVBONY SV215 3 to 8 mm zoom is the wrong choice here: the 3 mm end gives 233x, which is over the limit, and the 8 mm end gives 88x.

Dobsonians and Newtonians

A Dobsonian has aperture and often a 2-inch focuser. On an 8-inch f/5.9 (203 mm, 1200 mm focal length), the limit is 406x. The SVBONY 68° set gives 60x with the 20 mm, 80x with the 15 mm, 133x with the 9 mm and 200x with the 6 mm. Exit pupils run from 3.4 mm to 1.0 mm. The wide field helps on a Dobsonian because there is no tracking. The Celestron 2-inch kit adds the 40 mm, 32 mm and 26 mm for 30x, 38x and 46x. In fast f/4 to f/5 Newtonians the edges of a wide field soften, the caveat on the SVBONY 68° set. Our best eyepieces for Dobsonian telescopes guide covers single eyepieces for these scopes.

SCTs and Maksutovs

An SCT or Maksutov has a long focal length, so every eyepiece gives high power. On a 203 mm f/10 SCT (2032 mm focal length), a 32 mm gives 64x, a 3.2 mm exit pupil and a 0.82° field. The 6 mm gives 339x with a 0.60 mm exit pupil, under the 406x limit. The Barlow is where problems start: a 2x behind the 8 mm gives 508x, which is past the limit. Use it behind the 17 mm (239x) or the 13 mm (313x). An SCT does not need a 3 mm eyepiece, so the SVBONY SV233 kit gives less here than on a short-focus Dobsonian. A 2-inch kit also suits an SCT, since a 2-inch diagonal comes in the Celestron kit with an SCT adapter.

The best telescope eyepiece sets in 2026

Best overall eyepiece set: Celestron 1.25″ kit (94303)

Best overall eyepiece set

Best for: A first full kit for any 1.25" scope

Eyepieces

32, 17, 13, 8, 6 mm

Apparent field

52°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

#80A blue, #58 green, #56 light green, #25 red, #21 orange, #12 yellow, Moon

Case

Yes

Design

Plossl

Pros

• Ten powers from five eyepieces and a 2x Barlow
• Seven filters and an aluminum case in the box
• Fits any 1.25" focuser

Cons

• Eye relief is tight on the 6 and 8 mm
• 52° field is narrow next to wide-angle sets
• Priced above no-name kits with the same focal lengths

Celestron does not publish eye relief for these eyepieces, so it is left blank. Apparent field is 52 degrees for all five.

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The Celestron kit is the one to buy if you do not know what you need. It has five Plossl eyepieces at 32, 17, 13, 8 and 6 mm, all with a 52° field. The 2x Barlow turns them into 16, 8.5, 6.5, 4 and 3 mm equivalents. Seven filters (#80A, #58, #56, #25, #21, #12 and Moon) and an aluminum foam-lined case are in the box. The kit fits any 1.25-inch focuser.

The range covers a small telescope from low power to the planets. On an 80/900 refractor it gives 28x to 150x without the Barlow. Eye relief is tight on the 6 and 8 mm, and Celestron does not publish it. The field is narrower than the wide-angle sets, and there is no eyepiece longer than 32 mm. It is priced in the $150 to $299 tier, above the no-name kits with the same focal lengths. For a lower price with the same line-up, see the Astromania below.

Best wide-field eyepiece set: SVBONY 68° set (6, 9, 15 and 20 mm)

Best wide-field set

Best for: Wide views in f/6 and longer scopes

Eyepieces

6, 9, 15, 20 mm

Apparent field

68°

Eye relief

17 mm

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

None

Filters

None

Case

No

Design

Wide-angle

Pros

• 68° field shows about 30% more sky than a 52° Plossl
• 17 mm eye relief suits glasses
• Four eyepieces with no filler

Cons

• Edges soften in fast f/4 to f/5 Newtonians
• 20 mm is the longest eyepiece
• No Barlow, filters or case

Eye relief of 17 mm is the single figure quoted on svbony.com for all four eyepieces.

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Four eyepieces with a 68° field and 17 mm of eye relief. The 20 mm gives 60x and a 1.13° field on a 1200 mm telescope, against 0.87° from a 52° Plossl of the same size. The long eye relief suits glasses.

The box holds four eyepieces and nothing else: no Barlow, no filters and no case. The longest eyepiece is 20 mm, so low power comes from the eyepiece that shipped with your telescope. It works best in f/6 and longer scopes. In f/4 to f/5 Newtonians the edge of the field softens. It fits refractors and SCTs without that caveat. It is in the Under $150 tier. Pair it with the SVBONY filter kit and a 2x Barlow from the accessories section for a complete set.

Best value eyepiece kit: Astromania 14-piece kit

Best value full kit

Best for: The Celestron line-up for less

Eyepieces

32, 17, 13, 8, 6 mm

Apparent field

50°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

#12, #21, #25, #56, #58A, #80A, ND96-0.9 Moon

Case

Yes

Design

Plossl

Pros

• Same focal lengths as the Celestron kit
• 2x Barlow, seven filters and a case
• Fits any 1.25" focuser

Cons

• Eye relief is not published
• 50° field is narrow
• Price varies between sellers

Apparent field of 50 degrees is from the Amazon listing. Eye relief is not stated, so it is left blank.

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The Astromania has the same 32, 17, 13, 8 and 6 mm focal lengths as the Celestron, with a 2x Barlow, seven filters (including an ND96 Moon filter) and a case. The 14 pieces are five eyepieces, the Barlow, seven filters and the case. The listed field is 50° and eye relief is not stated.

It is listed below the Celestron kit, and the price varies between sellers. Check the current price on Amazon before you compare. It suits any 1.25-inch focuser. If both kits cost the same on the day, buy the Celestron. If the Astromania is far cheaper, buy it and spend the difference on a better single eyepiece in the focal length you use most.

Best budget wide-angle upgrade: SVBONY Gold Line 66° set

Best budget wide-angle upgrade

Best for: A wide-angle upgrade for stock eyepieces

Eyepieces

6, 9, 15, 20 mm

Apparent field

66°

Eye relief

16 mm

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

None

Filters

None

Case

No

Design

Wide-angle

Pros

• 66° field in a four-eyepiece set
• 16 mm eye relief suits glasses
• Works in any 1.25" focuser

Cons

• No Barlow, filters or case
• 20 mm is the longest eyepiece
• Price varies with sales

Eye relief of 16 mm is the single figure quoted for the Gold Line by telescopicwatch.com and telescopescanada.com.

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The Gold Line set has four eyepieces at 6, 9, 15 and 20 mm with a 66° field and 16 mm of eye relief. It is a wide-angle replacement for the Plossl or Kellner eyepieces that come with most telescopes. It fits any 1.25-inch focuser and works in refractors, Newtonians and SCTs.

It is close to the SVBONY 68° set in focal lengths. The field is 2° narrower and eye relief is 1 mm shorter. Like that set, it ships with no Barlow, filters or case, and the 20 mm is the longest eyepiece. Prices vary with sales. Choose whichever of the two is cheaper on the day.

Best kit for planets: SVBONY SV233 kit

Best kit for planets

Best for: High power: 3.2 mm, zoom and Barlow

Eyepieces

32, 25, 21, 7, 3.2 mm

Apparent field

40-58°

Eye relief

16-18 mm

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

L, R, G, B, Moon, variable polarizer

Case

Yes

Design

Mixed set

Pros

• 3.2 mm, zoom and Barlow give the most high-power reach here
• 32 mm eyepiece covers low power
• Filters and a padded bag included

Cons

• 3.2 mm and the Barlow pass the limit of small refractors and SCTs
• Amazon and the maker count the pieces differently
• Price is unconfirmed

Specs follow svbony.com where sources conflict. svbony.com gives the 25 and 32 mm eyepieces 58 degrees and the 7-21 mm zoom 40 to 57 degrees with 13 to 14 mm eye relief; the stand-alone SV135 Amazon listing says 16.3 to 18 mm. The 3.2 mm field of 58 degrees comes from the Amazon title. Which zoom end has 13 and which 14 mm is approximate. Amazon calls this a 12-piece kit; svbony.com calls the same contents the 8-piece.

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The SV233 packs a 32 mm and a 25 mm eyepiece, a 7 to 21 mm zoom, a 3.2 mm planetary eyepiece, a 2x Barlow, six filters (L, R, G, B, Moon and a variable polarizer) and a padded bag. SVBONY lists the 32, 25 and 3.2 mm at 58° and the zoom at 40 to 57°. Amazon calls it a 12-piece kit and SVBONY calls the same contents an 8-piece kit.

The 3.2 mm and the Barlow give it the most high-power reach of any set here. On an 8-inch f/5.9 Dobsonian the 3.2 mm gives 375x, inside the 406x limit. On an 80/900 refractor it gives 281x against a limit of 160x, and on a 2032 mm SCT it gives 635x. This kit suits Dobsonians and Newtonians best. The zoom gives continuous powers between the fixed steps. Confirm the price on Amazon before you buy.

Best planetary eyepiece: SVBONY SV215 3-8 mm zoom

Best planetary eyepiece

Best for: Planets in one 3 to 8 mm zoom

Eyepieces

8, 3 mm

Apparent field

56°

Eye relief

10 mm

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

None

Filters

None

Case

No

Design

Zoom

Pros

• Whole 3 to 8 mm planetary range in one eyepiece
• Constant 56° field and click stops
• Parfocal, so little refocusing

Cons

• No low-power eyepiece, so not a full set
• 3 mm end is past the limit of small scopes
• 10 mm eye relief is tight with glasses

The 56 degree field and 10 mm eye relief are constant across the zoom range (Astronomy Plus and svbony.com), so both ends are listed with the same values.

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The SV215 is one eyepiece that replaces the 3 to 8 mm part of a set. It has click stops, stays in focus through its range (parfocal) and keeps a 56° field and 10 mm of eye relief at every setting. It is in the Under $150 tier.

It has no low power, so it does not replace a set: pair it with a 25 or 32 mm eyepiece for finding objects. It needs a long focal length. On a 1200 mm 6-inch f/8 Dobsonian (150 mm aperture) the 8 mm end gives 150x with a 1.0 mm exit pupil and 4 mm gives 300x, the limit. On a 70/700 refractor the usable end stops near 5 mm. Eye relief of 10 mm is tight with glasses. For more on zooms see the best telescope zoom eyepieces guide.

Best one-eyepiece set: Celestron 8-24 mm zoom

Best one-eyepiece set

Best for: One eyepiece instead of a set

Eyepieces

24, 8 mm

Apparent field

40-60°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

None

Filters

None

Case

No

Design

Zoom

Pros

• Whole 8 to 24 mm range in one eyepiece
• Fits any 1.25" focuser
• Known brand in the Under $150 tier

Cons

• 40° field at 24 mm is narrow
• Needs refocusing when zooming
• No Barlow or filters

Apparent field is 40 degrees at 24 mm and 60 degrees at 8 mm; eye relief is 15 to 18 mm across the range (celestron.com). Which end has which eye relief is approximate.

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The Celestron 8-24 mm zoom covers low to medium-high power in one 1.25-inch eyepiece. Celestron lists a 40° field at 24 mm and 60° at 8 mm, with 15 to 18 mm of eye relief across the range. It is in the Under $150 tier.

On an 80/900 refractor it spans 38x to 113x. On an 8-inch f/5.9 Dobsonian it spans 50x to 150x. The 8 mm end sets the top power, so planets need a Barlow or a second eyepiece for more. Refocus after you zoom, and the field at 24 mm is narrow next to a 32 mm Plossl. It suits a first telescope when the budget covers one eyepiece.

Best 2-inch eyepiece set: Celestron 2″ kit (94305)

Best 2-inch set

Best for: Wide deep-sky views in a 2" focuser

Eyepieces

40, 32, 26 mm

Apparent field

50-56°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

2"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

#80A blue, #58 green, #25 red, #21 orange, #12 deep yellow

Case

Yes

Design

Basic (Kellner-type)

Pros

• 2-inch eyepieces give the widest true fields
• 2-inch diagonal with adapters included
• Filters, Barlow and case included

Cons

• Needs a 2-inch focuser or diagonal
• Nothing shorter than 26 mm without the Barlow
• In the $300 and up tier

E-Lux is a Kellner-type design, shown as Basic. Celestron does not publish eye relief, so it is left blank. The kit includes a 2" mirror diagonal with SCT and refractor adapters.

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The Celestron 2-inch kit has three E-Lux eyepieces at 40, 32 and 26 mm (50°, 56° and 56°), a 2-inch Barlow, five filters (#80A, #58, #25, #21 and #12), a 2-inch mirror diagonal with SCT and refractor adapters and a case. E-Lux is a Kellner-type design. It is in the $300 and up tier.

This kit is for deep sky and low power. On an 8-inch f/5.9 Dobsonian the 40 mm gives 30x and a 1.67° true field at a 6.8 mm exit pupil. The 26 mm gives 46x. Nothing is shorter than 26 mm without the Barlow, so it needs a 1.25-inch eyepiece for planets. It needs a 2-inch focuser or the included diagonal. It suits Dobsonians best, SCTs next and small refractors least.

Best budget 2-inch eyepiece kit: Astromania 2″ 12-piece kit

Best budget 2-inch kit

Best for: A cheaper way into 2" eyepieces

Eyepieces

40, 32, 26 mm

Apparent field

50°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

2"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

#58A green, #12 yellow, #21 orange, #25 red, #80A blue

Case

Yes

Design

Basic (Kellner-type)

Pros

• 2-inch diagonal and Barlow included
• Budget route to 2-inch eyepieces
• Five filters and a case

Cons

• Needs a 2-inch focuser or diagonal
• Apparent field and eye relief are not published
• Quality is less documented than the Celestron

The maker does not publish the apparent field or eye relief. The calculator uses 50 degrees for all three eyepieces, a typical value for this design and the Celestron figure for the 40 mm. Eye relief is left blank. The case wording in the listing is truncated.

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The Astromania 2-inch kit has the same three focal lengths (40, 32 and 26 mm), a 2-inch ED Barlow, five filters and a 2-inch diagonal with an SCT adapter. The maker does not publish the apparent field or eye relief.

It is the cheaper route into 2-inch eyepieces, with the Celestron as the premium one. Choose it if the Celestron price is out of reach and you want a 2-inch diagonal included. It carries the same limits: nothing shorter than 26 mm without the Barlow, and a 2-inch focuser or diagonal required. Confirm the current price and the contents on the listing.

Best beginner kit with a 40 mm eyepiece: CelticBird 1.25″ kit

Best beginner kit with a 40mm

Best for: Beginner kit with a 40 mm eyepiece

Eyepieces

40, 20, 12.5, 8, 6 mm

Apparent field

42-52°

Eye relief

Not listed

Barrel

1.25"

Barlow

2x Barlow

Filters

red, blue, orange, green, yellow, polarizing, Moon

Case

Yes

Design

Plossl

Pros

• 40 mm gives the lowest power of the 1.25" kits
• Metal case, seven filters and a 2x Barlow
• Fits any 1.25" focuser

Cons

• 40 mm shows a narrower field than the others
• Eye relief is not published
• Price is unconfirmed

Apparent fields (42 degrees at 40 mm, 52 at the others) come from a Mile High Astro listing of the same kit, not from CelticBird, so confidence is medium. Eye relief is not published.

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The CelticBird kit has Plossl eyepieces at 40, 20, 12.5, 8 and 6 mm, a 2x Barlow that also works as a T-adapter, seven filters (five colors, a polarizing filter and a Moon filter) and a metal case. The 40 mm is the longest eyepiece in any 1.25-inch set here.

A 40 mm eyepiece gives the lowest power a 1.25-inch focuser allows. It suits f/6 and slower telescopes: exit pupil is the eyepiece focal length divided by the f-ratio, so in an f/5 scope the 40 mm gives 8 mm, past the 7 mm limit. On an 80/900 refractor it gives 22.5x and a 3.6 mm exit pupil. The 40 mm shows a narrower apparent field than the other four. Eye relief is not published. Confirm the price on Amazon before you buy.

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Accessories for an eyepiece set

These add what a set lacks. The filter kit and a Barlow suit the sets that ship without them. The cases hold a growing collection.

A Barlow multiplies every eyepiece you own, and our best Barlow lenses guide ranks them. The star diagonals guide covers the 2-inch diagonal that a 2-inch set needs on a refractor or SCT. The best Celestron telescope eyepieces guide lists single Celestron eyepieces to add to a kit, and best budget telescope eyepieces does the same for low-cost single eyepieces.

Which eyepiece set should you buy?

• Most people: Celestron 1.25″ kit (94303).
• Wide fields in an f/6 or longer scope: SVBONY 68° set.
• Same line-up as the Celestron for less: Astromania 14-piece kit.
• Wide-angle upgrade for any telescope: SVBONY Gold Line 66° set.
• Planets on a Dobsonian or Newtonian: SVBONY SV233 kit, or the SV215 zoom for just the high-power end.
• One eyepiece only: Celestron 8-24 mm zoom.
• A 2-inch focuser: Celestron 2-inch kit, or the Astromania 2-inch kit on a budget.
• The lowest power from a 1.25-inch focuser: CelticBird kit with the 40 mm.

Before you buy, check your focuser size, then enter your telescope in the calculator in the checker to see which eyepieces land inside your power limit. A telescope of 70 to 80 mm wants the Celestron or CelticBird. An 8-inch Dobsonian suits the SVBONY sets or the Celestron 2-inch kit.

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