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Old 25-12-2007, 06:43 PM
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And Josh, excuse me if this was known to you already, but focal length of scope divided by focal length of eyepiece gives you the magnification. Eg. 1200mm fl scope with a 20mm fl eyepiece - magnification = 1200/20 = 60 times.
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