← 1.6° → true field
52° apparent field
Apertura Plössl 25mm
Selected by Skynocular
Excellent fit· Apertura Plössl 25mm on the Apertura CarbonStar 200 Imaging Newtonian
Why this eyepiece?
- ✓Frames all of Pleiades in a single view
- ✓Sweeping, immersive low-power view
- ✓Wide, bright exit pupil — best under dark skies
Tradeoffs
- –Less reach to push fine detail in the subject
- –Loses the surroundings outside the field stop
Large exit pupil may waste light
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.