Thread: Widest - Longest eyepiece
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Old 02-12-2007, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by koputai View Post
Thanks Geoff, got that.
So, what is the widest practical field of view for Newtonian?

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Jason.
Well my little 5" newt with a focal length of 650mm achieves a field of 3.9 degrees with a 31mm nagler in it.
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