← 1.3° → true field
60° apparent field
Good fit· Celestron X-Cel LX 25mm on the Orion SkyQuest XT6 Classic Dobsonian
Why this eyepiece?
- ✓Frames the full galaxy in a single view
- ✓Sweeping, immersive low-power view
Tradeoffs
- –Less reach to push fine detail in the galaxy's core
- –the outer spiral disk spills past the field stop
Try a longer focal length eyepiece for a wider field
Larger than the full Moon in the sky, but faint. Best at lowest magnification in dark skies.