ATM Eyepiece and barlow combinations

[Carl Woebcke <carlw@telis.org>]

Hello out there,

I'm about to buy a set of eyepieces for a 18" f/4.5 that I'm building
(1/60th wavefront Galaxy mirror already here).  I live and will be
viewing in the San Francisco Bay area, probably mostly about 30-50 miles
from the city, occasionaly 100 miles or more away.  I'd like some
opinions on the 2 different eyepiece sets I'm considering, both of which
will include a 2" big barlow and a 3x 1.25" barlow.  Using both barlows,
I'll get the following magnifications:

1) 35mm Pan, 9 & 4.8mm Naglers:  59, 118, 230, 431, 460, 690, 863, 1294x
2) 35mm Pan, 12 & 4.8mm Naglers: 59, 118, 173, 345, 431, 518, 863, 1294x

Any votes for these or OTHER COMBINATIONS?  I only own the 35mm Panoptic
(will be looking to buy the 9mm or 12mm Nagler and a big Barlow).

Thanks,

Carl Woebcke
carlw@telis.org