Quillon Wicket 30 mm wide-field eyepiece, with soft pouch

Specifications

Description

The Wicket 30 mm is a six-element wide-field eyepiece with a 60-degree apparent field and a 2 in barrel. It is a low-power eyepiece designed for telescopes that accept a 2 in focuser, and it gives a bright, wide view of rich star fields, open clusters, and large nebulae. Because the barrel is 2 in, you will need a 2 in diagonal and a focuser that accepts 2 in tubes to use it.

A 30 mm eyepiece gives low magnification in most telescopes: 33x in a 1,000 mm refractor, 50x in a 1,500 mm Dobsonian, and 25x in a 750 mm reflector. The true field in a 1,000 mm telescope is about 1.8 degrees, set by the 31.5 mm field stop, which is wide enough to frame the Pleiades or the full Moon with space around it. The field stop is the aperture that limits the view, so the stop size and the apparent field together set how much sky appears at once.

The design uses six elements arranged in groups that correct field curvature and color across the 60-degree field. Stars stay pinpoint near the center and remain reasonably sharp toward the edge in telescopes slower than about f/5, with some softening at the field edge in faster reflectors and Newtonians. The lenses are fully multi-coated, and the internal surfaces are blackened to reduce stray light.

With 20 mm of eye relief, the Wicket 30 mm suits observers who wear glasses if the eyecup is folded down. The eyecup is rubber and folds to block stray light. The barrel accepts standard 2 in filters. Because the eyepiece weighs about 340 grams, a sturdy focuser and a stable mount help keep the image steady when you move the telescope.

About this configuration

All configurations of the Quillon Wicket 30 mm wide-field eyepiece share the same optical design; the options change the eyecup, the case, and the finish. The soft pouch keeps dust off the eyepiece and fits in a jacket pocket during a session. A soft pouch protects the lenses from scratches when you carry the eyepiece between the car and the telescope. The fold-down rubber eyecup blocks stray light, and you can fold it back if you observe with glasses.

The black body with a color ring lets you tell focal lengths apart quickly under a red flashlight. The 2025 edition keeps the same optical figures as the earlier years of the Wicket line. The true field in your telescope is roughly the apparent field divided by the magnification you reach with this eyepiece.

What's in the box

• Eyepiece with fold-down rubber eyecup
• Top and bottom dust caps
• Plastic storage case
• Soft padded pouch

Compatibility notes

• Fits 2 in focusers and 2 in diagonals or Barlow lenses; it does not fit 1.25 in focusers.
• The barrel accepts standard 2 in filters.
• Sharp across most of the field at f/5 and slower; softer at the edge in faster reflectors.