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A lot of you top contributors out there answered my question on buying a 2" eyepiece (q70 or GSO)

After deciding on the GSO, i have searched and searched around the internet only to find reviews of this eyepiece.

I did find a product (on eBay) that was a GSO Super View (68 deg APOV)

Is this the same eyepiece?

Can anyone send me links where to find it? i’d rather order from a company website rather than eBay.

It’s actually called SuperView, not SuperWide. Here are two sources, both well-known dealers:

http://www.agenaastro.com/GSO-SV-30-mm-SuperView-Eyepiece-2-inch-p/e-gs-sv30.htm
http://www.optcorp.com/product.aspx?pid=3984&kw=os-s30&st=3

what is a good, affordable ($120 range), 2", 20mm telescope eyepiece

Orion Q70 is a good eyepiece-
http://www.Telescope.com/control/accessories/telescope-eyepieces/orion-q70-2-inch-super-wide-telescope-eyepieces
Wally

Taking time to invest in a new eyepiece, i was wondering which would be better suited. I am currently interested in getting Saturn a little closer than what i see in my f/5 8" Dob with my 25mm sirius plossl. I was wondering would it be better to view Saturn through a TeleVue 15mm Plossl with/without a 2x barlow, or a 9mm Orion Edge-On Planetary eyepiece.

The TeleVue goes for $75, has 4 elements, an apparent FOV of 50 deg, is fully multi-coated, and has a 10 mm eye relief. This eyepiece boasts a great all around eyepiece that lives up to the TeleVue standard for quality for the money.

The Orion Edge-On Planetary goes for $105, but is on sale for $85 (which makes me sorta lean towards buying this one on opportunity), has 7 elements, fully multi-coated, apparent FOV of 55 deg, has a 20 mm eye relief. This eyepiece boasts that it has a flat-field design that is sharp to the edge, and boasts that barrel distortion and field curvature commonly seen in standard eyepiece designs are gone.

With these details, which do you think is the better buy?

You have done much of your homework and both of these are good choices. If I had to choose, I would go with the Orion because of the excellent edge on reviews and because of the well known customer service reputation provided by Orion. http://www.orionTelescopes.com/

Skip the Barlow no matter what brand you choose. Added pieces of glass just add more distortions to your image, and if you have well trained eyes, you will not like what you see.