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Old 11-10-2012, 09:38 PM
malclocke (Malc)
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Hi Tony,

The maths to give you an approximation of the true field of view is quite easy.

true fov = eyepiece apparent fov / (telescope focal length / eyepiece focal length)

For example, if you had an 8mm plossl eyepiece with a 52 degree apparent field of view then with your 640mm focal length dob you get:

52 / (640 / 8) = 0.65

Which is just over the 0.5 degree of the full solar disk.

Obviously, an eyepiece with a different apparent field of view will give you a different result, so you'll need to take that into account.

Malc
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