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Old 08-06-2005, 06:33 PM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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The true field of view through a telescope is determined by 2 things only:-

1. the focal length of the objective.

2. the field stop diameter of the eyepiece.

The 2nd point also determines the AFOV of the eyepiece, like a Nagler has an 82 deg AFOV, Pentax XW has 70 deg FOV etc etc.

I don't have time to elaborate further on this at present as I am at work, but I will explain in more detail tonite when I get home.

CS-John B
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