← 52′ → true field
52° apparent field
Apertura Plössl 25mm
Selected by Skynocular
Good fit· Apertura Plössl 25mm on the Orion SkyQuest XT12 Dobsonian
Why this eyepiece?
- ✓Balances detail with surrounding context
- ✓A comfortable everyday view of Pleiades
- ✓Wide, bright exit pupil — best under dark skies
Tradeoffs
- –Loses the surroundings outside the field stop
Try a longer focal length eyepiece for a wider field
Nearly four full Moons wide — the object that proves magnification is not the point. Only a short scope at low power frames all seven sisters at once.