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Sky-Watcher Skymax 180 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope OTAOrion Nebula

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Apertura Plössl 25mm

108× • 29′ • 1.7mm exit pupil

Tight on the Trapezium core — the outer wings spill past the field stop.

Good fits for Orion Nebula

Wide field

Widest views — large nebulae & open clusters

General

Everyday deep-sky & the Moon

Planetary

Planets, double stars & fine detail

Picked for Orion Nebula through the Sky-Watcher Skymax 180 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope OTA. All 102 eyepieces are in “Change eyepiece or camera”.

Orion Nebula through the eyepiece

← 29′ → true field

52° apparent field

M42

Apertura Plössl 25mm

Selected by Skynocular

Good fit· Apertura Plössl 25mm on the Sky-Watcher Skymax 180 mm Maksutov-Cassegrain Telescope OTA

Why this eyepiece?

✓Balances detail with surrounding context
✓A comfortable everyday view of Orion Nebula

Tradeoffs

–Loses the surrounding glow outside the field stop

Try a longer focal length eyepiece for a wider field

Large and bright — fills most low-power fields. The glowing gas of a stellar nursery 1,350 light-years away.