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60° apparent field
Good fit· Celestron X-Cel LX 25mm on the Sky-Watcher Flextube 400P SynScan GoTo Collapsible Dobsonian
Why this eyepiece?
- ✓Balances detail with surrounding context
- ✓A comfortable everyday view of Whirlpool
- ✓Wide, bright exit pupil — best under dark skies
Try a shorter focal length eyepiece for more detail
A face-on spiral — its companion NGC 5195 is visible as a second smudge even in modest apertures.