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Old 27-05-2016, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by dimithri86 View Post
What kind of targets would one use a 40+ mm eyepiece for?

I have a 20mm on a 10inch dob, and so far all my targets (althought limited number) have fit in the view.
Depends on the scope, but regardless, a 2" EP at maximum field stop gives almost 3x the field area of a 1.25" EP at maximum field stop.

In a small refractor such eyepieces can give very wide and satisfying views of very big objects, such as the Magellanic clouds, while in a large Cat it might still struggle to get the Orion nebula in!
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