wishlist 2020

Wishlist for Christmas 2020 - Draft 2

Telescope Equipment:

9mm Goldline Eyepiece (66-degree ultra-wide-angle eyepiece for medium-high power views). Must be the 9mm focal length variant.
-Price: $35 or so.
-Links: (all of these are optically identical, so chose whichever one of these is available and at a reasonable price)
svbony goldline: https://www.amazon.com/SVBONY-Telescope-Eyepiece-Accessories-Astronomy/dp/B07JHKP9D2/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=9mm%2Bgold%2Bline%2Beyepiece&sr=8-2&th=1
svbony redline: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07C6HDR58/ref=twister_B07JGY39D3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
meoptex goldline: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HHSZB18/ref=twister_B07MVSSW4V?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

3.2mm Dual ED Eyepiece. For very high power views of the Moon, Planets, and Double Stars, on the rare occasion when atmospheric turbulence is stable enough to allow for such a high power.
-Price: $60
Links: (all of these are optically identical, so chose whichever one is available and at a reasonable price)
Agena StarGuider: https://agenaastro.com/agena-1-25-dual-ed-eyepiece-3-2mm.html
Astro-Tech Paradigm: https://www.astronomics.com/astro-tech-3-2mm-1-25-paradigm-dual-ed-eyepiece.html

Astromedia Kits. UK based distributor of German company, but they do ship to the U.S.:

Telescopes kits link: http://www.astromediashop.co.uk/Telescopes.html
Newton Telescope: A DIY reflector telescope for just $26. I've been curious about this ever since i heard about it.
+The Tripod Adapter (flat) ($2.28 USD)

Plumber's Telescope: A small DIY Refractor kit designed to be fit into plumbing parts. ($20 USD)
+The Tripod Adapter (round) ($3.39 USD)

Other kits: http://www.astromediashop.co.uk/Other_kits.html
Steam Engine. An actual functional steam engine for $45. I am INCREDIBLY interested in this.

ASTRONOMY BOOKS:
spiral bound versions of books, if applicable, are much preferred.
Sky & Telescope Jumbo Pocket Sky Atlas
Observing Handbook & Catalogue of DSOs by Skiff & Luginbuhl
The Observer’s Sky Atlas, by E. Karkoschka (Springer)
RASC Observing Handbook 2021 (US)
Celestial Sampler by Sue French