← 1.3° → true field
52° apparent field
Apertura Plössl 25mm
Selected by Skynocular
Good fit· Apertura Plössl 25mm on the Askar 130PHQ Quadruplet Refracting Astrograph
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
- –Loses the outer spiral disk outside 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.