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Old 17-09-2018, 01:35 PM
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The narrow light cone associated with slow systems, >f8 puts less demands on the eyepiece optics. Less eyepiece elements and less curved surfaces are required to give aberration free, well almost, performance.
Faster optics <f5 put far more onus on the eyepiece to be able to cope with the very steep light cone. This requires more complex glass shapes, spacing and usually more elements to give acceptable performance.
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