← 9′ → true field
60° apparent field
Excellent fit· Celestron X-Cel LX 5mm on the Celestron NexStar 8SE
Why this eyepiece?
- ✓Brings out more structure in the cloud belts
- ✓High magnification that rewards steady skies
Tradeoffs
- –Too tight to frame Jupiter and its moons
Magnification exceeds practical limit
Cloud bands and the four Galilean moons are visible in almost any telescope.