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Old 08-05-2009, 04:59 PM
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Chris, please read up some more on apparent field of view (AFOV) of eyepieces. The zooms typically have fields of view not much better than plossls and that has to be weighed against the benefit of the adjustable focal length. If you just want to look at the Moon and planets it is probably not an issue. If you want to do widefield galaxies/nebulae, the narrow AFOV becomes apparent quickly.
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