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Astromania Plössl set 6/12.5/20 review

Three 1.25-inch Plössls of 6, 12.5 and 20 mm: four-element, 50-degree, multi-coated eyepieces with filter threads, fold-down eyecups for glasses and dust caps.

Three Plössls, plainly

6, 12.5 and 20 mm, each a four-element Plössl with a 50-degree apparent field, multi-coated, with a 1.25-inch filter thread, fold-down rubber eyecup and dust caps. There is no Barlow, case or filter.

A useful spread

On a 900 mm telescope: 45x, 72x and 150x. Low power for star fields and the whole Moon, medium for clusters, high for Saturn and Jupiter. Only the 20 mm is a common supplied eyepiece, so the set adds more than it repeats.

Eye relief and glasses

Astromania states generous eye relief for glasses wearers and fold-down eyecups, but gives no figure. Plössl eye relief runs about 70% of focal length: about 14 mm on the 20 mm, which works with most glasses, and about 4 mm on the 6 mm, which does not.

Price and availability

On November 7, 2026, Amazon.com listed it at about $36 from a third-party seller.

Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.

Prices quoted in this text were read on November 7, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

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What it publishes, and what it withholds

Strengths

  • Fold-down rubber eyecups, stated for eyeglass wearers
  • 6 and 12.5 mm fill the gaps most telescopes leave
  • Four elements and 50° published

Compromises

  • No Barlow, case or filters
  • Eye relief claimed but not given in millimeters
  • A 6 mm Plössl's eye relief is short in practice

Specifications

Focal length spread6, 12.5 and 20 mm
Duplication risk20 mm is a common supplied eyepiece; 6 and 12.5 mm usually are not
Optical designsPlössl, four elements, 50° apparent field · multi-coated lenses · precision-machined barrels
Included BarlowNone
FiltersNone included · threaded for 1.25 in filters
Barrel size1.25 in
CaseNone · plastic dust caps
Amazon referenceB01N077GKE
EAN6970019296029

What observers ask about this one

Will glasses wearers see the whole field?

Astromania says the eye relief lets glasses wearers see the full field, and the eyecups fold down. With Plössls, eye relief is about 70% of the focal length, so roughly 14 mm on the 20 mm, 9 mm on the 12.5 mm and 4 mm on the 6 mm. The 20 mm will work with glasses; the 6 mm will be tight.

Which telescope suits this set?

Any 1.25-inch telescope. On a 900 mm refractor the set gives 45x, 72x and 150x, a sensible low, medium and planetary trio.

Why no Barlow?

This is the plain set. Astromania's [4/10/25 set with Barlow](/reviews/eyepiece-sets-astromania-plossl-barlow/) adds one.

The price on Amazon.com

This model is listed on Amazon.com, at ≈ $36 at the last reading. Listed is not the same as in stock: availability changes daily, and the buy box shows the live price.

Details checked on November 7, 2026.

This one and its buyer, among astronomy instruments

An eyeglass wearer buying three eyepieces, where the eyecups matter more than a filter

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for telescopes and observing optics and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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