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Celestron NexStar 8SEWhirlpool

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Apertura Plössl 15mm

136× • 23′ • 1.5mm exit pupil

★ Frames both the spiral and its companion with enough scale to hint at the arms.

Good fits for Whirlpool

General

Everyday deep-sky & the Moon

Planetary

Planets, double stars & fine detail

Picked for Whirlpool through the Celestron NexStar 8SE. All 102 eyepieces are in “Change eyepiece or camera”.

Whirlpool through the eyepiece

← 23′ → true field

52° apparent field

M51

Apertura Plössl 15mm

Selected by Skynocular

Excellent fit· Apertura Plössl 15mm on the Celestron NexStar 8SE

Why this eyepiece?

✓Balances detail with surrounding context
✓A comfortable everyday view of Whirlpool

A face-on spiral — its companion NGC 5195 is visible as a second smudge even in modest apertures.