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Use this calculator to find the overall field of view of a certain eyepiece in your telescope. It also will inform you of the equivalent sized 'perfect' refractor to the light gathering combination of the eyepiece and telescope information you enter when the central obstruction and vignetting are taken into account. Sorry, but for the time being this only works with Internet Explorer.

Telescope Aperture mm   inches
Focal Ratio
Central Obstruction percent
Eye Dilation
for dark adapted eye
mm
Eyepiece Focal Length mm
Apparent Field of View degrees
Results:  
Actual Field of View degrees
Equivalent aperature mm   inches
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