398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue

e = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters

Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
100 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 5? 28 13 3 10.00 48.9 2° 14.4 ' 2 40 10.5
(includ
(d) 80 Ultima Celestron 5 36 16 3 8.00 32 50.3 2° 18.2 ' 2 90 e11.0
the
68 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 3? 40 18 4 6.80 47.5 2° 10.6 ' 2 40 sky
11.4
limit
62 Modified Plossl/RKE Paul Rini 3 44 20 4 6.20 50 47.6 2° 10.9 ' 2 40 6 magnit
11.6
(d) 60 Ultima Celestron 5 36 21 4 6.00 32 37.7 1° 43.7 ' 2 90 11.6
ude)
60 Kellner Vixen 3 40 21 4 6.00 41.9 1° 55.2 ' 1.25 11.6
- 56 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 22 4 5.60 50.8 2° 19.8 ' 2 200 11.8
-N 55 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 23 5 5.50 38 48.0 2° 12.0 ' 2 228 550 7.5 5.8 11.8
55 Konig Plossl University op 50 23 5 5.50 48.0 2° 12.0 ' 2 200 11.8
52 Modified Plossl/RKE Paul Rini 3? 50 24 5 5.20 36 45.4 2° 4.8 ' 2 40 11.9
52 Erfle Omcon 6 50 24 5 5.20 45.4 2° 4.8 ' 2 107 11.9
52 Modified Plossl/RKE Paul Rini 3 30 24 5 5.20 36 27.2 1° 14.9 ' 1.25 18 4.1 11.9
52 Erfle Omcon 24 5 5.20 1.25 74 11.9
50 Axiom Celestron 52 25 5 5.00 45.4 2° 4.8 ' 2 12.0
T 50 LE ED Takahashi 5 50 25 5 5.00 40 43.6 2° 0.0 ' 2 570 5 12.0
50 Optilux FMC Plossl Orion 4 45 25 5 5.00 39.3 1° 48.0 ' 2 119 12.0
V? 50 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 33 25 5 5.00 20 28.8 1° 19.2 ' 2 500 12.0
50 Observer Plossl Orion 25 5 5.00 1.25 12.0
45 Siebert Siebert tele 3 65 28 6 4.50 25 51.0 2° 20.4 ' 1.25 12.3
45 Siebert Siebert tele 3 62 28 6 4.50 25 48.7 2° 13.9 ' 2 12.3
45 Erfle Paul Rini 5 52 28 6 4.50 30 40.8 1° 52.3 ' 2 40 6.3 12.3
45 Modified Plossl/RKE Paul Rini 52 28 6 4.50 36 40.8 1° 52.3 ' 2 40 12.3
45 Plossl Vixen 3? 31 28 6 4.50 24.3 1° 7.0 ' 1.25 12.3
45 Modified Plossl/RKE Paul Rini 3 30 28 6 4.50 36 23.6 1° 4.8 ' 1.25 18 3.8 12.3
42 Lanthanum SuperwidOrion >5 65 30 6 4.20 32 47.6 2° 11.0 ' 1.25 90 12.4
42 Ultima Celestron 5 36 30 6 4.20 ? 26.4 1° 12.6 ' 2 319 12.4
40 Zeiss-SWW BW-Optik/Ze 7 70 31 6 4.00 20 48.9 2° 14.4 ' 2 460 12.5
40 Konig MK-70 University op 70 31 6 4.00 48.9 2° 14.4 ' 2 200 12.5
40 Axiom Celestron 70 31 6 4.00 48.9 2° 14.4 ' 2 12.5
- 40 SWA Plossl 4000 Meade 6 67 31 6 4.00 20 46.8 2° 8.6 ' 2 300 12.5
40 SMC XL Pentax 5 65 31 6 4.00 20 45.4 2° 4.8 ' 2 265 380 12.5
(d) 40 Wide Field Tele-Vue 6 65 31 6 4.00 20 45.4 2° 4.8 ' 1.25 12.5
40 Optilux FMC Plossl Orion 6 55 31 6 4.00 38.4 1° 45.6 ' 2 110 12.5
40 Nextar Celestron 4 52 31 6 4.00 36.3 1° 39.8 ' 1.25 57 181 12.5
40 Ultima Celestron 5 50 31 6 4.00 20 34.9 1° 36.0 ' 1.25 57 12.5
C 40 Plossl Celestron 4 46 31 6 4.00 31 32.1 1° 28.3 ' 1.25 50 12.5
40 Kellner Pocono 3 45 31 6 4.00 31.4 1° 26.4 ' 1.25 35 12.5
40 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 44 31 6 4.00 30.7 1° 24.5 ' 1.25 53 12.5
- 40 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 44 31 6 4.00 29 30.7 1° 24.5 ' 1.25 80 12.5
- 40 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 44 31 6 4.00 30 30.7 1° 24.5 ' 1.25 100 165 12.5
40 Plossl ProOptic 4 43 31 6 4.00 40 ? 30.0 1° 22.6 ' 1.25 45 12.5
40 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 43 31 6 4.00 30.0 1° 22.6 ' 1.25 60 12.5
N 40 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 44 31 6 4.00 28 30.7 1° 24.5 ' 1.25 110 194 6.7 4 12.5
40 Vixen Lanthanum LV Vixen 4 42 31 6 4.00 29.3 1° 20.6 ' 1.25 110 129 12.5
40 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 5 42 31 6 4.00 26 29.3 1° 20.6 ' 1.25 18 12.5
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
- 40 MA Meade 3 40 31 6 4.00 18 27.9 1 ° 16.8 ' 1.25 38 12.5
(includ
40 Plossl Atlas 4 40 31 6 4.00 27.9 1 ° 16.8 ' 1.25 40 181 e12.5
the
40 Erfle Baader 31 6 4.00 1.25 sky
12.5
limit
40 Plossl Omcon 31 6 4.00 1.25 64 12.5
magnit
38 Erfle Paul Rini 5 64 33 7 3.80 20 42.4 1° 56.7 ' 2 40 6.3 ude)
12.6
38 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 3 44 33 7 3.80 26 29.2 1° 20.3 ' 1.25 18 12.6
35 Erfle Paul Rini 5 68 36 7 3.50 17 41.5 1° 54.2 ' 2 24 4.1 12.8
-P 35 Panoptic Tele-Vue 6 68 36 7 3.50 24 41.5 1° 54.2 ' 2 365 770 8.5 6.5 12.8
35 Siebert Siebert tele 6 65 36 7 3.50 25 39.7 1° 49.2 ' 1.25 12.8
35 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 64 36 7 3.50 39.1 1° 47.5 ' 2 40 12.8
35 Erfle Omcon 6 62 36 7 3.50 37.9 1° 44.2 ' 2 107 12.8
35 Erfle Paul Rini 5 60 36 7 3.50 17 36.6 1° 40.8 ' 1.25 40 6.3 12.8
35 Ultrascopic Orion 5? 52 36 7 3.50 24 31.8 1° 27.4 ' 1.25 79 12.8
35 Ultima Plossl Antares 5 52 36 7 3.50 31.8 1° 27.4 ' 2 84 12.8
35 Ultima Celestron 5 49 36 7 3.50 25 29.9 1° 22.3 ' 1.25 100 12.8
35 Eudiascopic Baader 4 48 36 7 3.50 29.3 1° 20.6 ' 1.25 130 188 12.8
E 35 Eudiascopique PERL 4 48 36 7 3.50 29.3 1° 20.6 ' 1.25 12.8
34 Axiom Celestron 70 37 7 3.40 41.5 1° 54.2 ' 2 12.9
34 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss 4 0 37 7 3.40 ? 0.0 0° 0.0 ' 12.9
34 Abbe (Plossl) Zeiss/Celest 4? 37 7 3.40 1.25 12.9
33 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 50 38 8 3.30 28.8 1° 19.2 ' 1.25 18 12.9
32 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 68 39 8 3.20 38.0 1° 44.4 ' 2 40 13.0
- 32 SWA Plossl 4000 Meade 6 67 39 8 3.20 20+ 37.4 1° 42.9 ' 2 240 13.0
32 Siebert Siebert tele 3 67 39 8 3.20 25 37.4 1° 42.9 ' 2 13.0
(d) 32 Wide Field Tele-Vue 6 65 39 8 3.20 20 36.3 1° 39.8 ' 2 13.0
32 Optilux FMC Plossl Orion 6 60 39 8 3.20 33.5 1° 32.2 ' 2 110 13.0
32 Erfle Vixen 5? 60 39 8 3.20 <10? 33.5 1° 32.2 ' 2 40? 13.0
O 32 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 39 8 3.20 20 29.0 1° 19.9 ' 1.25 100 132 13.0
32 Konig II University op 4? 60 39 8 3.20 33.5 1° 32.2 ' 2 115 13.0
32 Nextar Celestron 4 52 39 8 3.20 29.0 1° 19.9 ' 1.25 65 143 13.0
32 Konig Plossl University op 4? 52 39 8 3.20 29.0 1° 19.9 ' 1.25 115 13.0
32 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 39 8 3.20 27.9 1° 16.8 ' 1.25 45 13.0
32 Ultima Celestron 5 50 39 8 3.20 20 27.9 1° 16.8 ' 1.25 57 13.0
32 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 39 8 3.20 27.9 1° 16.8 ' 1.25 50 13.0
RN 32 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 39 8 3.20 22 27.9 1° 16.8 ' 1.25 110 176 7.0 4 13.0
32 Plossl Atlas 4 48 39 8 3.20 26.8 1° 13.7 ' 1.25 40 148 13.0
C 32 Plossl Celestron 4 46 39 8 3.20 22 25.7 1° 10.7 ' 1.25 50 13.0
32 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 39 8 3.20 20? 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 50 13.0
32 Konig Plossl University op 45 39 8 3.20 >20 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 2 130 13.0
32 Orthoscopic Brandon 45 39 8 3.20 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 13.0
32 Plossl Omcon 39 8 3.20 1.25 64 13.0
? 31 Nagler5 Tele-Vue 6 82 40 8 3.10 19 44.4 2° 2.0 ' 2 595 900 9? 4 13.1
30.1 Speers-Waler Antares 8 67.7 42 8 3.01 16 35.6 1° 37.8 ' 2 94 535 13.1
(d) 30 Leica Leitz 5 88 42 8 3.00 20+ 46.1 2° 6.7 ' ? N/A 700 13.1
30 Widescan Leitz 5 88 42 8 3.00 20+ 46.1 2° 6.7 ' 2 345 600? 5? 13.1
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
30 Widescan Apogee 5 84 42 8 3.00 20+ 44.0 2° 1.0 ' 2 345 600? 5? (includ
13.1
30 Plossl Clavé 4 48 42 8 3.00 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 210 127 e13.1
the
30 Unitron Unitron 8? 88 42 8 3.00 ? 46.1 2° 6.7 ' 2 sky
13.1
limit
30 Zeiss-SWW BW-Optik/Ze 7 85 42 8 3.00 20 44.5 2° 2.4 ' 2 512 13.1
magnit
V? 30 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 70 42 8 3.00 20 36.6 1° 40.8 ' 2 440 13.1
ude)
30 AV Vixen 70 42 8 3.00 20 36.6 1° 40.8 ' 2 13.1
30 B-WW BW-Optik 7 68 42 8 3.00 20 35.6 1° 37.9 ' 2 242 750 9.5 13.1
V? 30 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 60 42 8 3.00 20 31.4 1° 26.4 ' 2 440 13.1
30 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 42 8 3.00 27.2 1° 14.9 ' 1.25 50 13.1
T 30 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 42 8 3.00 20 27.2 1° 14.9 ' 1.25 174 5 13.1
30 Ultima Celestron 5 50 42 8 3.00 21 26.2 1° 12.0 ' 1.25 85 13.1
E 30 Eudiascopique PERL 4 48 42 8 3.00 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 13.1
30 Eudiascopic Baader/Japa 5 48 42 8 3.00 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 100 175 13.1
29 Siebert Siebert tele 6 50 43 9 2.90 25 25.3 1° 9.6 ' 1.25 7.5 13.2
K 28.7 RKE Edmund scien 3 46.5 44 9 2.87 12 23.3 1° 4.1 ' 1.25 50 13.2
28 SMC XL Pentax 4 55 45 9 2.80 20 26.9 1° 13.9 ' 1.25 250 340 13.3
P 27 Panoptic Tele-Vue 6 68 46 9 2.70 19 32.0 1° 28.1 ' 2 330 500 6.0 5.2 13.4
- 26 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 48 10 2.60 18 23.6 1° 4.9 ' 1.25 80 115 13.4
C 26 Plossl Celestron 4 50 48 10 2.60 22 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 44 13.4
26 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 48 10 2.60 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 50 13.4
26 Plossl Vixen 3? 48 48 10 2.60 21.8 0° 59.9 ' 1.25 13.4
26 Plossl Atlas 4 50 48 10 2.60 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 30 112 13.4
25 I3 intensifier Ceoptics 35 50 10 2.50 38 15.3 0° 42.0 ' 1,25/2 2000 468 11.0 13.5
25 Konig MK-70 University op 4? 70 50 10 2.50 30.5 1° 24.0 ' 2 180 13.5
25 Erfle Pocono 5? 65 50 10 2.50 28.4 1° 18.0 ' 1.25 70 13.5
25 Konig Erfle University op 5? 60 50 10 2.50 26.2 1° 12.0 ' 1.25 90 13.5
25 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 54 50 10 2.50 20 23.6 1° 4.8 ' 1.25 210 13.5
25 Plossl Celestron 4 52 50 10 2.50 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 13.5
25 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 52 50 10 2.50 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 53 13.5
25 SMA Celestron 3? 52 50 10 2.50 14 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 35 13.5
25 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 50 10 2.50 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 50 13.5
25 Nextar Celestron 4 52 50 10 2.50 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 60 110 13.5
25 Clavé Clavé 4 48 50 10 2.50 20.9 0° 57.6 ' 1.25 200 13.5
25 Plossl Atlas 4 50 50 10 2.50 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 30 112 13.5
25 Orthoscopic Edmund scien 4 50.8 50 10 2.50 22.2 22.2 1° 1.0 ' 1.25 72 13.5
L 25 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 50 50 10 2.50 16 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 50 97 13.5
V? 25 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 50 10 2.50 20 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 110 150 13.5
25 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 50 10 2.50 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 35 13.5
25 Explorer II Orion 3-4 50 50 10 2.50 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 34 13.5
R 25 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 50 10 2.50 17 21.8 1° 0.0 ' 1.25 95 120 7.5 3.3 13.5
25 ES Plossl Lichtenkneck 49 50 10 2.50 21.4 0° 58.8 ' 1.25 13.5
E 25 Eudiascopique PERL 4 48 50 10 2.50 20.9 0° 57.6 ' 1.25 13.5
25 Eudiascopic Baader/Jap 5 48 50 10 2.50 20.9 0° 57.6 ' 1.25 100 116 13.5
25 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 50 10 2.50 19.6 0° 54.0 ' 1.25 50 13.5
25 Kellner Vixen 3 45 50 10 2.50 16.5 19.6 0° 54.0 ' 1.25 35 90 13.5
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
25 Zoom 10-25 Docter 45 50 10 2.50 19.6 0° 54.0 ' 1.25 high 13.5
(includ
25 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 44 50 10 2.50 20 19.2 0° 52.8 ' 1.25 155 e13.5
the
25 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 44 50 10 2.50 20 19.2 0° 52.8 ' 1.25 195 sky
13.5
limit
25 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 42 50 10 2.50 20 18.3 0° 50.4 ' 1.25 95 13.5
magnit
25 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 42 50 10 2.50 20 18.3 0° 50.4 ' 1.25 125 13.5
ude)
- 25 MA Meade 3 40 50 10 2.50 16 17.5 0° 48.0 ' 1.25 38 13.5
25 Huygens Modified Celestron 2 32 50 10 2.50 10 14.0 0° 38.4 ' 1.25 12 13.5
25 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 50 10 2.50 1.25 13.5
25 Abbe Plossl Zeiss/Celest 50 10 2.50 1.25 13.5
25 Plossl Omcon 4? 50 10 2.50 1.25 48 13.5
24.7 Speers-Waler Antares 8 67 51 10 2.47 13 28.9 1° 19.4 ' 1.25 104 535 13.6
O 24.5 SWA Plossl 4000 Meade 6 67 51 10 2.45 19 28.6 1° 18.8 ' 1.25 180 13.6
(d) 24 Wide Field Tele-Vue 6 65 52 10 2.40 20 27.2 1° 14.9 ' 1.25 13.6
24 Konig Plossl University op 4? 60 52 10 2.40 25.1 1° 9.1 ' 1.25 100 13.6
T 24 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 52 10 2.40 17 21.8 0° 59.9 ' 1.25 140 150 5 13.6
24 Ultima Celestron 5 51 52 10 2.40 18 21.4 0° 58.8 ' 1.25 80 13.6
24 Zoom 8-24 Vixen-L Celestron 8/6 40 52 10 2.40 19 16.8 0° 46.1 ' 1.25 160 215 13.6
24 Zoom 8-24 Tele-Vue 7 40 52 10 2.40 20 16.8 0° 46.1 ' 1.25 199 220 13.6
24 Zoom 8-24 LV serie Meade 7 40 52 10 2.40 20 16.8 0° 46.1 ' 1.25 220 220 13.6
24 Orthoscopic Brandon 45 52 10 2.40 18.8 0° 51.8 ' 1.25 13.6
23 Axiom Celestron 70 54 11 2.30 28.1 1° 17.3 ' 2 13.7
-N 22 Nagler4 Tele-Vue 7 82 57 11 2.20 19 31.5 1° 26.6 ' 2 445 680 10.0 6 13.8
P 22 Panoptic Tele-Vue 6 68 57 11 2.20 15 26.1 1° 11.8 ' 1,25-2 280 450 9.2 5.2 13.8
22 LVW Lanthanum SupVixen 8 65 57 11 2.20 20 25.0 1° 8.6 ' 1.25-2 222 430 5 13.8
22 Leica Leitz 6 65 57 11 2.20 20+ 25.0 1° 8.6 ' 1.25 250 13.8
22 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 3 56 57 11 2.20 12 21.5 0° 59.1 ' 1.25 18 3.6 13.8
22 Plossl Vixen 3? 47 57 11 2.20 18.0 0° 49.6 ' 1.25 13.8
- 22 MH Meade 2? 40 57 11 2.20 8 15.4 0° 42.2 ' 1.25 38 4.1 13.8
K 21.5 RKE Edmund scien 3 46 58 12 2.15 11 17.3 0° 47.5 ' 1.25 50 13.9
21 Siebert Siebert tele 3 80 60 12 2.10 29.3 1° 20.6 ' 1.25 45 13.9
21 SMC XL Pentax 4 65 60 12 2.10 20 23.8 1° 5.5 ' 1.25 250 325 13.9
21 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 60 60 12 2.10 22.0 1° 0.5 ' 2 40 13.9
21 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 60 60 12 2.10 22.0 1° 0.5 ' 1.25 18 13.9
21 Ultima wide Intes-Micro 60 12 2.10 1.25 13.9
(d) 20 Nagler2 Tele-Vue 8 82 63 13 2.00 12 28.6 1° 18.7 ' 2 395 1042 13.1 7.2 14.0
20 Ultima Plossl Antares 4? 70 63 13 2.00 24.4 1° 7.2 ' 1.25 95 14.0
20 Erfle Pocono 5? 65 63 13 2.00 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 69 14.0
20 Konig Erfle University op 4? 65 63 13 2.00 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 80 14.0
20 Erfle Edmund scien 65 63 13 2.00 22.7 1° 2.4 ' 1.25 85 14.0
O 20 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 63 13 2.00 13 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 80 14.0
20 Plossl Celestron 4? 52 63 13 2.00 15 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 44 14.0
20 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 63 13 2.00 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 50 14.0
E 20 Eudiascopique PERL 4 52 63 13 2.00 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 14.0
20 Ultima Plossl Antares 5 52 63 13 2.00 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 84 14.0
V? 20 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 63 13 2.00 20 17.5 0° 48.0 ' 1.25 110 142 14.0
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
20 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 63 13 2.00 17.5 0° 48.0 ' 1.25 25 14.0
(includ
20 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 63 13 2.00 17.5 0° 48.0 ' 1.25 50 e14.0
the
R 20 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 63 13 2.00 14 17.5 0° 48.0 ' 1.25 95 550 6.2 3.3 14.0 sky
limit
20 Huygens Celestron 2? 32 63 13 2.00 8 11.2 0° 30.7 ' 1.25 12 14.0
magnit
20 Plossl Omcon 63 13 2.00 1.25 48 14.0
ude)
19 Axiom Celestron 70 66 13 1.90 23.2 1° 3.8 ' 2 14.1
19 Axiom Celestron 70 66 13 1.90 23.2 1° 3.8 ' 1.25 14.1
-R 19 Panoptic Tele-Vue 6 68 66 13 1.90 13 22.5 1° 2.0 ' 1.25 240 180 6.5 4.3 14.1
(d) 19 Wide Field Tele-Vue 6 65 66 13 1.90 20 21.6 0° 59.3 ' 1.25 14.1
18.9 Speers-Waler Antares 8 73.9 66 13 1.89 13 24.4 1° 7.0 ' 1.25 104 535 14.1
O 18 SWA Plossl 4000 Meade 6 67 69 14 1.80 14 21.0 0° 57.9 ' 1.25 150 small 14.2
18 Siebert Siebert tele 4 65 69 14 1.80 20.4 0° 56.2 ' 1.25 14.2
18 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 63 69 14 1.80 19.8 0° 54.4 ' 1.25 18 14.2
-R 18 Radian Tele-Vue 6 60 69 14 1.80 20 18.8 0° 51.8 ' 1.25 228 400 4.5 14.2
T 18 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 69 14 1.80 13 16.3 0° 44.9 ' 1.25 125 5 14.2
18 Ultima Celestron 5 51 69 14 1.80 13 16.0 0° 44.1 ' 1.25 70 14.2
18 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 69 14 1.80 14.1 0° 38.9 ' 1.25 50 14.2
18 Kellner Pocono 3? 45 69 14 1.80 14.1 0° 38.9 ' 1.25 35 14.2
18 Orthoscopic Edmund scien 4 43 69 14 1.80 15 13.5 0° 37.2 ' 1.25 72 14.2
18 Zoom 6.5-18 deluxe Celestron 38.5 69 14 1.80 11 12.1 0° 33.3 ' 1.25 14.2
18 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 69 14 1.80 15? 1.25 14.2
N 17 Nagler4 Tele-Vue 7 82 74 15 1.70 17 24.3 1 ° 6.9 ' 2 370 725 10.2 6 14.4
17 LVW Lanthanum SupVixen 8 65 74 15 1.70 20 19.3 0° 53.0 ' 1.25 222 440 5 14.4
17 Plossl Celestron 4 52 74 15 1.70 13 15.4 0° 42.4 ' 1.25 44 14.4
17 SMA Celestron 52 74 15 1.70 13 15.4 0° 42.4 ' 1.25 30 14.4
17 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 74 15 1.70 14.8 0° 40.8 ' 1.25 35 14.4
17 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 74 15 1.70 14.8 0° 40.8 ' 1.25 50 14.4
17 Explorer II Orion 3-4 50 74 15 1.70 14.8 0° 40.8 ' 1.25 34 14.4
17 Plossl Vixen 3? 47 74 15 1.70 13.9 0° 38.4 ' 1.25 14.4
17 French Erfle Apogee 5? 74 15 1.70 1.25 30 14.4
17 Plossl Omcon 74 15 1.70 1.25 48 14.4
16.5 Widefield Docter 60 76 15 1.65 15? 17.3 0° 47.5 ' 1.25 14.4
16.4 VEB/CZJ BW-Optik 60 76 15 1.64 10 17.2 0° 47.2 ' 1.25-2 118 5.5 14.4
N 16 Nagler Type 2 Tele-Vue 8 82 78 16 1.60 10 22.9 1° 3.0 ' 1.25-2 310 450 10.9 5.6 14.5
16 Konig Plossl University op 4? 65 78 16 1.60 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 80 14.5
16 Konig Erfle University op 5? 65 78 16 1.60 18.2 0° 49.9 ' 1.25 80 14.5
16 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 62 78 16 1.60 20 17.3 0° 47.6 ' 1.25 395 14.5
16 Erfle Pocono 5? 52 78 16 1.60 14.5 0° 39.9 ' 1.25 65 14.5
- 16 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 50 78 16 1.60 10 14.0 0° 38.4 ' 1.25 50 14.5
16 Orthoscopic Brandon 45 78 16 1.60 12.6 0° 34.6 ' 1.25 14.5
16 Nagler Type 5 Tele-Vue 6 82 78 16 1.60 12 22.9 1° 3.0 ' 1.25 320 213 14.5
16 Abbe (Plossl) Zeiss/Celest 4? 78 16 1.60 14.5
15 Axiom Celestron 70 83 17 1.50 18.3 0 ° 50.4 ' 1.25 14.6
15 Ultima Plossl Antares 4? 70 83 17 1.50 18.3 0 ° 50.4 ' 1.25 91 14.6
R 15 Panoptic Tele-Vue 6 68 83 17 1.50 10 17.8 0 ° 49.0 ' 1.25 210 135 5.5 3 14.6
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
15 Modified Plossl Paul Rini 4? 65 83 17 1.50 17.0 0° 46.8 ' 1.25 18 14.6
(includ
(d) 15 Wide Field Tele-Vue 6 65 83 17 1.50 20 17.0 0° 46.8 ' 1.25 e14.6
the
15 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 52 83 17 1.50 13.6 0° 37.4 ' 1.25 53 sky
14.6
limit
15 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 83 17 1.50 13.6 0° 37.4 ' 1.25 79 14.6
magnit
E 15 Eudiascopique PERL 4 52 83 17 1.50 13.6 0° 37.4 ' 1.25 14.6
ude)
O 15 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 83 17 1.50 9 13.6 0° 37.4 ' 1.25 80 14.6
15 Ultima Plossl Antares 5 52 83 17 1.50 13.6 0° 37.4 ' 1.25 84 14.6
V 15 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 83 17 1.50 20 13.1 0° 36.0 ' 1.25 95 142 14.6
R 15 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 83 17 1.50 10 13.1 0° 36.0 ' 1.25 82 550 5.2 3.3 14.6
15 ES Plossl Lichtenkneck 47 83 17 1.50 12.3 0° 33.8 ' 1.25 14.6
15 Plossl Vixen 3? 47 83 17 1.50 12.3 0° 33.8 ' 1.25 14.6
K 15 RKE Edmund scien 3 45.5 83 17 1.50 10 11.9 0° 32.8 ' 1.25 50 14.6
15 Eudiascopic Baader/Japa 5 45 83 17 1.50 11.8 0° 32.4 ' 1.25 100 14.6
14.2 Speers-Waler Antares 8 73.1 88 18 1.42 15 18.1 0° 49.8 ' 1.25 121 535 14.8
- 14 UWA Plossl 4000 Meade 8 84 89 18 1.40 23 20.5 0° 56.4 ' 1.25-2 300 14.8
14 Leica Leitz 6? 65 89 18 1.40 15.9 0° 43.7 ' 1.25 250 14.8
14 SMC XL Pentax 4 65 89 18 1.40 20 15.9 0° 43.7 ' 1.25 250 360 14.8
14 Konig Plossl University op 4? 65 89 18 1.40 15.9 0° 43.7 ' 1.25 35 14.8
-R 14 Radian Tele-Vue 6 60 89 18 1.40 20 14.7 0° 40.3 ' 1.25 228 225 7.5 4.5 14.8
S 13.8 SWA Plossl 4000 Meade 6 67 91 18 1.38 10 16.1 0° 44.4 ' 1.25 139 small 14.8
(d) 13 Nagler Tele-Vue 7 82 96 19 1.30 18 18.6 0° 51.2 ' 1.25-2 289 890 13.5 6 14.9
13 LVW Lanthanum SupVixen 8 65 96 19 1.30 20 14.7 0° 40.6 ' 1.25-2 214 460 5 14.9
13 Explorer II Orion 3-4 50 96 19 1.30 11.3 0° 31.2 ' 1.25 34 14.9
12.5 Widefield Docter 90 100 20 1.25 10 ? 19.6 0° 54.0 ' 1.25 15.0
12.5 VEB/CZJ BW-Optik 90 100 20 1.25 10 19.6 0° 54.0 ' 1.25-2 300 5.5 15.0
12.5 Siebert Siebert tele 3 65 100 20 1.25 14.2 0° 39.0 ' 1.25 15.0
T 12.5 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 100 20 1.25 9 11.3 0° 31.2 ' 1.25 100 5 15.0
12.5 Ultima Celestron 5 51 100 20 1.25 9 11.1 0° 30.6 ' 1.25 70 15.0
C 12.5 Plossl Celestron 4 50 100 20 1.25 8 10.9 0° 30.0 ' 1.25 44 15.0
12.5 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 100 20 1.25 10.9 0° 30.0 ' 1.25 40 15.0
12.5 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 100 20 1.25 10.9 0° 30.0 ' 1.25 50 15.0
12.5 Orthoscopic Edmund scien 4 39 100 20 1.25 10 8.5 0° 23.4 ' 1.25 72 15.0
12.5 Konig Orthoscopic University op 45 100 20 1.25 10? 9.8 0° 27.0 ' 1.25 37 15.0
12.5 MH Meade 3? 40 100 20 1.25 8 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 15.0
12.5 Huygens Celestron 2? 30 100 20 1.25 8 6.5 0° 18.0 ' 1.25 12 15.0
O 12.4 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 101 20 1.24 7 11.3 0° 31.0 ' 1.25 80 15.1
-A 12 Nagler4 Tele-Vue 6 82 104 21 1.20 17 17.2 0° 47.2 ' 1,25-2 340 500 12.8 6 15.1
(d) 12 Nagler2 Tele-Vue 8 82 104 21 1.20 11 17.2 0° 47.2 ' 1,25-2 285 500 11.2 5.5 15.1
12 Speers-Waler Antares 9 80.1 104 21 1.20 13 16.8 0° 46.1 ' 1.25 104 535 15.1
12 Widefield Intes-Micro 70 104 21 1.20 10? 14.7 0° 40.3 ' 1.25 95 15.1
12 Konig Plossl University op 60 104 21 1.20 12.6 0° 34.6 ' 1.25 80 15.1
12 Konig Plossl University op 4 60 104 21 1.20 12.6 0° 34.6 ' 1.25 70 15.1
R 12 Radian Tele-Vue 6 60 104 21 1.20 20 12.6 0° 34.6 ' 1.25 228 225 7.2 4.5 15.1
12 SMA Celestron 3? 52 104 21 1.20 7 10.9 0° 30.0 ' 1.25 30 15.1
V 12 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 104 21 1.20 20 10.5 0° 28.8 ' 1.25 109 15.1
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
K 12 RKE Edmund scien 3 46.5 104 21 1.20 9 9.7 0° 26.8 ' 1.25 50 15.1
(includ
12 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 104 21 1.20 9.4 0° 25.9 ' 1.25 50 e15.1
the
12 Kellner Pocono 3? 45 104 21 1.20 9.4 0° 25.9 ' 1.25 35 sky
15.1
limit
- 12 MA Meade 3 40 104 21 1.20 8 8.4 0° 23.0 ' 1.25 38 6.0 15.1
magnit
12 Orthoscopic Brandon 45 104 21 1.20 9.4 0° 25.9 ' 1.25 15.1
ude)
12 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 104 21 1.20 1.25 15.1
12 Plossl Omcon 104 21 1.20 1.25 48 15.1
(d) 11 Nagler Tele-Vue 7 82 114 23 1.10 17 15.7 0° 43.3 ' 1,25-2 289 500? 15.3
R 11 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 114 23 1.10 8 9.6 0° 26.4 ' 1.25 80 550 4.5 3.5 15.3
10.5 SMC XL Pentax 4 65 119 24 1.05 20 11.9 0° 32.8 ' 1.25 250 380 15.4
R 10.5 Radian Tele-Vue 6 60 119 24 1.05 20 11.0 0° 30.2 ' 1.25 228 225 7.8 4.5 15.4
10.5 Megavista Orion 119 24 1.05 1.25 15.4
10 Ultima Plossl Antares 4? 70 125 25 1.00 12.2 0° 33.6 ' 1.25 87 15.5
10 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss ? 55 125 25 1.00 10 9.6 0° 26.4 ' 1.25 320 15.5
10 SMA Celestron 3? 52 125 25 1.00 6 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 30 15.5
10 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 125 25 1.00 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 79 15.5
C 10 Plossl Celestron 4 52 125 25 1.00 7 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 36 15.5
E 10 Eudiascopique PERL 4 52 125 25 1.00 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 15.5
10 Ultima Plossl Antares 5 52 125 25 1.00 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 84 15.5
10 EasyView EasyView 50 125 25 1.00 <15 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 110 15.5
V? 10 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 125 25 1.00 20 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 110 158 15.5
10 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 125 25 1.00 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 35 15.5
10 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 125 25 1.00 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 50 15.5
10 Explorer II Orion 3-4 50 125 25 1.00 8.7 0° 24.0 ' 1.25 34 15.5
10 Plossl Vixen 3? 46 125 25 1.00 8.0 0° 22.1 ' 1.25 15.5
10 Zoom 10-25 Docter 45 125 25 1.00 7.9 0° 21.6 ' 1.25 high 15.5
10 Eudiascopic Baader/Japa 5 45 125 25 1.00 7.9 0° 21.6 ' 1.25 100 15.5
10 ES Plossl Lichtenkneck 44 125 25 1.00 7.7 0° 21.1 ' 1.25 15.5
10 Plossl Clave 125 25 1.00 1.25 15.5
10 Plossl Omcon 125 25 1.00 1.25 48 15.5
9.7 Speers-Waler Antares 8 70 129 26 0.97 16 11.8 0 ° 32.6 ' 1.25 121 535 15.0 15.6
9.7 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 129 26 0.97 5 8.8 0 ° 24.2 ' 1.25 80 15.6
L 9.5 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 50 132 26 0.95 6 8.3 0 ° 22.8 ' 1.25 50 15.6
9.5 Apogee Apogee 132 26 0.95 1.25 125 15.6
A 9 Nagler Tele-Vue 7 82 139 28 0.90 12 12.9 0° 35.4 ' 1,25-2 240 410 9.8 4.5 15.7
9 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 52 139 28 0.90 8.2 0° 22.5 ' 1.25 53 15.7
V? 9 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 139 28 0.90 20 7.9 0° 21.6 ' 1.25 95 158 15.7
9 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 139 28 0.90 7.1 0° 19.4 ' 1.25 50 15.7
9 Kellner Pocono 3? 45 139 28 0.90 7.1 0° 19.4 ' 1.25 35 15.7
9 MA Meade 3 40 139 28 0.90 6 6.3 0° 17.3 ' 1.25 38 15.7
- 9 MH Meade 2? 40 139 28 0.90 6 6.3 0° 17.3 ' 1.25 38 3.7 15.7
9 Monocentric Intes-Micro 30 139 28 0.90 15? 4.7 0° 13.0 ' 1.25 15.7
9 Nagler Type 6 Tele-Vue 7 82 139 28 0.90 12 12.9 0° 35.4 ' 1.25 280 227 15.7
9 Orthoscopic University op 139 28 0.90 <10 0.0 1.25 15.7
O 8.8 UWA Plossl 4000 Meade 8 84 142 28 0.88 16 12.9 0 ° 35.5 ' 1.25-2 240 15.8
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
8 LVW Lanthanum SupVixen 8 65 156 31 0.80 20 9.1 0° 25.0 ' 1.25 214 495 5 (includ
16.0
8 Zoom 8-24 Vixen-La Celestron 8/6 60 156 31 0.80 15 8.4 0° 23.0 ' 1.25 160 215 10? e16.0
the
sky
R 8 Radian Tele-Vue 6 60 156 31 0.80 20 8.4 0° 23.0 ' 1.25 228 270 8.5 4.5 16.0
limit
8 Zoom 8-24 Tele-Vue 7 55 156 31 0.80 15 7.7 0° 21.1 ' 1.25 199 220 10? 16.0
magnit
8 Zoom 8-24 LV serie Meade 7 55 156 31 0.80 15 7.7 0° 21.1 ' 1.25 220 220 10? ude)
16.0
R 8 Plossl Tele-Vue 4 50 156 31 0.80 6 7.0 0° 19.2 ' 1.25 82 550 3.5 3.5 16.0
K 8 RKE Edmund scien 3 47 156 31 0.80 8 6.6 0° 18.0 ' 1.25 50 16.0
8 Huygens Celestron 2? 30 156 31 0.80 5 4.2 0° 11.5 ' 1.25 12 16.0
8 Orthoscopic Brandon 45 156 31 0.80 6.3 0° 17.3 ' 1.25 16.0
8 Plossl Clave 156 31 0.80 1.25 16.0
7.9 Zoom Speers-Waler Antares 80.7 158 32 0.79 12 11.1 0° 30.6 ' 1.25 108 535 15.0 16.0
7.5 Ultima Plossl Antares 4? 70 167 33 0.75 9.2 0° 25.2 ' 1.25 93 16.1
7.5 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 167 33 0.75 6.8 0° 18.7 ' 1.25 79 16.1
T 7.5 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 167 33 0.75 10 6.8 0° 18.7 ' 1.25 115 5 16.1
C 7.5 Plossl Celestron 4 52 167 33 0.75 5 6.8 0° 18.7 ' 1.25 44 16.1
E 7.5 Eudiascopique PERL 4 52 167 33 0.75 6.8 0° 18.7 ' 1.25 16.1
7.5 Ultima Plossl Antares 5 52 167 33 0.75 6.8 0° 18.7 ' 1.25 84 16.1
7.5 Ultima Celestron 5 51 167 33 0.75 5 6.7 0° 18.4 ' 1.25 70 16.1
7.5 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 167 33 0.75 6.5 0° 18.0 ' 1.25 35 16.1
7.5 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 167 33 0.75 6.5 0° 18.0 ' 1.25 50 16.1
7.5 ES Plossl Lichtenkneck 5? 48 167 33 0.75 6.3 0° 17.3 ' 1.25 16.1
7.5 Plossl Vixen 3? 46 167 33 0.75 6.0 0° 16.6 ' 1.25 16.1
7.5 Eudiascopic Baader/Japa 5 45 167 33 0.75 5.9 0° 16.2 ' 1.25 100 16.1
7.5 Plossl Omcon 4? 167 33 0.75 1.25 48 16.1
7.3 Speers-Waler Antares 9 83.7 171 34 0.73 13 10.7 0° 29.3 ' 1.25 181 535 16.2
7 Nikon Ludes Mark 7 82 179 36 0.70 >20 10.0 0° 27.6 ' 1.25 9.9 4.2 16.3
-R 7 Nagler Tele-Vue 7 82 179 36 0.70 10 10.0 0° 27.6 ' 1.25 220 180 7.5 3 16.3
7 SMC XL Pentax 5 65 179 36 0.70 20 7.9 0° 21.8 ' 1.25 265 425 16.3
V? 7 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 50 179 36 0.70 20 6.1 0° 16.8 ' 1.25 95 148 16.3
7 Nagler Type 6 Tele-Vue 7 82 179 36 0.70 12 10.0 0° 27.6 ' 1.25 280 227 16.3
7 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 179 36 0.70 1.25 16.3
6.7 UWA Plossl 4000 Meade 8 84 187 37 0.67 11 9.8 0° 27.0 ' 1.25-2 200 16.4
L 6.7 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 50 187 37 0.67 4 5.8 0° 16.1 ' 1.25 50 16.4
6.5 Zoom 6.5-18 deluxe Celestron 60.5 192 38 0.65 11 6.9 0° 18.9 ' 1.25 139 16.5
O 6.4 Super Plossl 4000 Meade 4 52 195 39 0.64 3 5.8 0° 16.0 ' 1.25 80 16.5
C 6.3 Plossl Celestron 4 52 198 40 0.63 5 5.7 0° 15.7 ' 1.25 44 16.5
6.3 Plossl ProOptic 4 50 198 40 0.63 5.5 0° 15.1 ' 1.25 40 16.5
6.3 Sirius Plossl Orion 4 50 198 40 0.63 5.5 0° 15.1 ' 1.25 50 16.5
R 6 Radian Tele-Vue 7 60 208 42 0.60 20 6.3 0° 17.3 ' 1.25 228 363 9.5 4.5 16.6
6 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss 4? 0 208 42 0.60 ? 0.0 0° 0.0 ' 16.6
6 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 52 208 42 0.60 5.4 0° 15.0 ' 1.25 53 16.6
6 SMA Celestron 3? 52 208 42 0.60 4 5.4 0° 15.0 ' 1.25 30 16.6
6 Explorer II Orion 3-4 50 208 42 0.60 5.2 0° 14.4 ' 1.25 34 16.6
V 6 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 45 208 42 0.60 20 4.7 0° 13.0 ' 1.25 95 150 16.6
6 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 208 42 0.60 4.7 0° 13.0 ' 1.25 50 16.6
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
6 Kellner Pocono 3? 45 208 42 0.60 4.7 0° 13.0 ' 1.25 35 16.6
(includ
6 Orthoscopic Edmund scien 4 40 208 42 0.60 4.91 4.2 0° 11.5 ' 1.25 72 e16.6
the
6 Ramsden F. Celestron 2? 28 208 42 0.60 3 2.9 0° 8.1 ' 1.25 12 sky
16.6
limit
6 Abbe Plossl Zeiss/Celest 4? 45 208 42 0.60 4.7 0° 13.0 ' 1.25 16.6
magnit
6 Plossl Clave 208 42 0.60 1.25 16.6
ude)
5.5 Apogee Apogee 227 45 0.55 1.25 125 16.8
5.2 SMC XL Pentax 5 65 240 48 0.52 20 5.9 0° 16.2 ' 1.25 265 440 16.9
5 Lanthanum SuperwiVixen 8 65 250 50 0.50 20 5.7 0° 15.6 ' 1.25-2 214 180 5 17.0
R 5 Radian Tele-Vue 7 60 250 50 0.50 20 5.2 0° 14.4 ' 1.25 228 363 9.5 4.5 17.0
5 Nagler Type 6 Tele-Vue 7 82 250 50 0.50 12 7.2 0° 19.7 ' 1.25 280 227 17.0
5 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 250 50 0.50 4.5 0° 12.5 ' 1.25 79 17.0
T 5 LE ED Takahashi 5 52 250 50 0.50 10 4.5 0° 12.5 ' 1.25 130 5 17.0
L 5 Plossl 3000 Meade 4 50 250 50 0.50 3 4.4 0° 12.0 ' 1.25 50 17.0
5 Ultima Celestron 5 50 250 50 0.50 4 4.4 0° 12.0 ' 1.25 70 17.0
E 5 Eudiascopique PERL 4 48 250 50 0.50 4.2 0° 11.5 ' 1.25 17.0
V? 5 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 45 250 50 0.50 20 3.9 0° 10.8 ' 1.25 95 150 17.0
5 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 250 50 0.50 3.9 0° 10.8 ' 1.25 50 17.0
5 Plossl Vixen 3? 40 250 50 0.50 3.5 0° 9.6 ' 1.25 17.0
5 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 250 50 0.50 1.25 17.0
5 Super EZ View 250 50 0.50 1.25 17.0
R 4.8 Nagler Tele-Vue 7 82 260 52 0.48 7 6.9 0° 18.9 ' 1.25 150 180 6.0 3.3 17.1
4.7 Zoom Speers-Waler Antares 89 266 53 0.47 11 7.3 0° 20.1 ' 1.25 108 535 15.0 17.2
4.7 UWA Plossl 4000 Meade 8 84 266 53 0.47 7 6.9 0° 19.0 ' 1.25-2 170 17.2
-R 4 Radian Tele-Vue 7 60 313 63 0.40 20 4.2 0° 11.5 ' 1.25 228 363 9.0 4.5 17.5
4 Carl Zeiss Ortho Zeiss 4? 0 313 63 0.40 ? 0.0 0° 0.0 ' 1.25 17.5
4 ST Plossl Scopetronix 4? 52 313 63 0.40 3.6 0° 10.0 ' 1.25 53 17.5
4 Kellner Vixen 50 313 63 0.40 30.6 3.5 0° 9.6 ' 1.25 17.5
V? 4 Vixen Lanthanum LV Celestron 8 45 313 63 0.40 20 3.1 0° 8.6 ' 1.25 110 154 17.5
4 Orthoscopic Pocono 4? 45 313 63 0.40 3.1 0° 8.6 ' 1.25 50 17.5
4 Orthoscopic Edmund scien 4 40 313 63 0.40 3.22 2.8 0° 7.7 ' 1.25 72 17.5
4 Ramsden SR Celestron 2? 28 313 63 0.40 3 2.0 0° 5.4 ' 1.25 17.5
4 Abbe Plossl Zeiss/Celest 4? 45 313 63 0.40 3.1 0° 8.6 ' 1.25 17.5
4 Konig Orthoscopic University op 4? 313 63 0.40 1.25 17.5
3.8 Ultrascopic Orion 5-7 52 329 66 0.38 3.4 0° 9.5 ' 1.25 79 17.6
3.8 ES Plossl Lichtenkneck 49 329 66 0.38 3.2 0° 8.9 ' 1.25 17.6
E 3.8 Eudiascopique PERL 4 48 329 66 0.38 3.2 0° 8.8 ' 1.25 17.6
3.8 Orthoscopic Pentax 4? 0 329 66 0.38 ? 0.0 0° 0.0 ' 1.25 17.6
3.6 Apogee Apogee 347 69 0.36 1.25 125 17.7
3.5 LVW Lanthanum SupVixen 8 65 357 71 0.35 20 4.0 0° 10.9 ' 1.25 214 5 17.8
3.1 EasyView EasyView 50 403 81 0.31 8+ 2.7 0° 7.4 ' 1.25 110 18.1
R 3 Radian Tele-Vue 7 60 417 83 0.30 20 3.1 0° 8.6 ' 1.25 228 363 9.5 4.5 18.1
V? 2.5 Vixen Lanthanum L Celestron 8 45 500 100 0.25 20 2.0 0° 5.4 ' 1.25 110 154 18.5

A same letter in first column means they are parfocal between them
(d) means it is discontinued
398 EP's Aperture (") = 5 F/D= 10 Focal 1250 mm Sky limit magnitude = 5 <- Fill out the blue cells to calculate optical parameters
Parfocale Type Brand Elt. FOV MagnifX / " Exit puEye reField sto True field Barrel s Price Weight L
( engthDiam. Limit
(mm) (°) (mm) (mm) (mm) ($) (g) (cm) (cm) visual
magnit
ude
pincushion : when panning the sky, the starfield seems magnified. More prononced to the (includ
edges (the frame looks bent…). Is more noticeable in daylight, can bother some. "Avantage", e the
the distortion (like in Panoptic) is corrected the performance up to the edge of the field... sky
limit
kidney bean effect : some blackout areas are visible in the field, specially with EP of large magnit
eye relief or barlowing a low focal EP as a 35mm. ude)
cal parameters
Comments

prob.too much relief (blackout)

short FOV, prob. View hard to hold due to huge relief

2 elt.coated,thermoplastic, with thread for filters

short FOV, prob. View hard to hold due to huge relief

good perf.but 55 TV Plossl hold the view easier

Best in its category, sharp to the edge, much more confortable than 56 Meade, view easy to find due huge eye relief
sharp to the dge, too much relief hard to hold the view. Similar to more expensives EP

2 elt.coated,thermoplastic

full coated, large front lens, not recommended for scope <500mm focal according Siebert
full coated, large front lens (34mm)
not coated at all, aluminium

2 elt.coated,thermoplastic
prob.as good as 30mm, winged eyeguard. Pentax XL 40mm better corrected in low f/.

Erfle 2
not sharp, less good than super Plossl 4000, for some less good than SWA32

similar to 32mm, some blackout due to huge relief, edge out-of-focus of fast scopes and SCT, better than 40 SWA, below TV Panoptic or Pentax, less pincushion than TV 35 Panoptic
ED, Sharper edges than Meade 40 SWA but not as TV 35 Panoptic, not as sharp as the others XL to the edge, eyecup adjustable

Plossl. True field 23% shorter (39.5°) ! Brightness similar to 40 TV or 40 LV Vixen. Excellent edge of field.
Plossl enhanced, as all Ultima good contrast and sharp to the edge, winged eyeguard
top rank as all plossl from celestron

very good
blackout,no contrast,better than 40mm 4000, similar to 40 ProOptic
Medium quality. Field hard to find, field a bit narrower than serie 3000. True field shorter than expected (12%). Overall merit below next three EP but similar brightness as 40 TV, 40 LV Vixen or 40 Nextar.
excellent for the price, view a bit hard to find due huge eye relief, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

Sharp but overall merit not better than 40 Meade 3000. Same brightness as 35 Baader or 40 Meade 4000. True field 11% shorter than expected. Largest eyeguard vs its competitors.
Best in its category. Excellent eyeguard. A bit better than 40 Nextar Celestron, 40 Meade 4000 or 40 TV Plossl.
2 elt.coated,aluminium
cal parameters
Comments

Taiwanese EP. Overall merit better than 40 Meade 4000 or 40 TV. Brightness similar to 40 LV Vixen, 40 Meade 4000 or 40 Nextar Celestron. Look similar to Meade 4000 serie (but not exactely the same physical and optical parameters

3 elt.coated,thermoplastic
2 elt.coated,thermoplastic
3 elt.coated, thermoplastic
Best in 32-40 range, relief comfortable "not too much" as in many Plossl 32mm+, some pincushion when panning the scope (bent field quite apparent on Dobs that lend themselves to panning !), star image not pinpionts in all scopes (de
full coated,wide aperture, bulky, sharp and similar to Meade Plossl according Siebert

2 elt.coated, aluminium

view hard to hold due to relief, Plossl enhanced, as all Ultima good contrast and sharp to the edge, winged eyeguard
Best in its category. In 35-40mm Plossl has the largest true field. Large winged eyeguard. Crisper image and comfortable. Brightness similar to 40 TV Plossl.

with lanthanum elements, HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design

Is this the Superwide ? then has 75° FOV and is threaded for filters
some blackout due to huge relief, edge out-of-focus of fast scopes and SCT, better than 40 SWA, below TV Panoptic or Pentax, less pincushion than TV 35 Panoptic
full coated, large front lens (34mm)
soft towards edge

not threaded for filters !, not very sharp to the edge, better than other, short eye relief
highly recommended, great eye relief, sharp edge (better than 40mm), 30 Celestron Ultima and Orion Ultrascopic maybe crisper. True field 7% shorter than expected.
less good than Erfle
Plossl. Better than 32 TV Plossl but below 30 Tak LE or 32 Meade 4000
less good than Erfle
excellent for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name
as good as TV32,bright,clear but 30mm has a bit better contrast, winged eyeguard
good
Largest frontal lens in its category. Not as contrasted and sharp at edge as 30 Celestron Ultima. 32 Nextar Celestron or 32 Meade 4000 are better.
Taiwanese EP. Good quality-price ratio, overall performances similar to 32 TV Plossl but below a 30 Baader, 30 Tak LE or 30 Clavé.

wonderful, a bit more blackout areas (kidney bean ?) than 30mm Celestron Ultima, no false color, sharp, medium FOV smaller than 30mm Celestron Ultima

sharp on-axis performance, some lateral color like in other nagler, but not important, sharpness quite good but suffer a bit on SCT f/10 at edge (similar to 22mm Nagler4), almost no pincushion, kidney bean, no slide up/

Wonderful, high contrast, little pincushion, less sharp than 31 Nagler5 at edge but sharper than 22 Nagler4, prob. similar to 30mm widescan, no eyecup.
wonderful EP, high contrast, very sharp, some distorsions at edge on f/6.8 APO, relief and exit pupil not too large, very little pincushion. On New.f/4.5 center is nice and tight but less crisp at 40% off axis with astigmatism
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same EP as 30mm Widescan, both built at Kowa of Japan

Best in its category. Rigid eyecap but old design. True field 7% wider than expected

Erfle

Very good overall merit. Better than 32mm TV Plossl but below 32 Meade 4000
Plossl enhanced, better contrast than Tele-Vue 32mm Plossl, crisper than 32mm Super Plossl Meade or 30 Orion Ultrascopic, better than UO Konig 32, winged eyeguard

Plossl modified. Large winged eyeguard. Same as Ultima Celestron. Below 30 Tak LE or 32 Meade 4000.
full coated,sharp and similar to Meade Plossl according Siebert
Kellner modifie
ED, shorter field, eyecup adjustable
the sharpest low power EP, pincushion, pinpoint star image on all field, sharp and bright to the edge at f/8 and slower, some coma at f/4.6. Maybe not as fantastic as Meade SWA 24,5 but best choice for fast scopes experimenting field c
as good as TV 25 Plossl, similar to Meade 32mm. True field 6% shorter than expected.

Taiwanese EP. Good quality-price ratio, homogen performances but below numerous famous EP (Vixe, TV, Meade, Tak, Celestron…)
Pattern Tele-Vue/Collins, Image intensifier for visual observation, gain of 2 magnitudes, focal and barrel interchangeable with 15mm or 2", threaded for filter, gain 30-50k, resolution 64 lines/mm, s/n ratio 18-21 dB, spectr

less good than Erfle

default with N5
very good
actually a Kellner, not perfect edge but good FOV, less good than Plossl, same as MA25, great low cost EP

Plossl. Very good overall performances but edge of field not perfect and field curvature apparent.
Plossl. Old design from Jean Texereau. Light field curvature. Incomfortable, smallest frontal lens compared to its competitors but its true field is 6% wider than expected. Better than 25 TV or 25 LV Vixen.
Plossl. Medium overalll merit but better than 25 Meade serie 3000

Bad contrast compared to its competitors (Vixen, TV, Tak, Celestron, Clavé or Baader)
Plossl. Good overall merit. Same contrast as 26 Meade 4000 but 25 TV Plossl better. Performances below 25 Baader eudiascopic, 25 Clavé or 25 Nextar Celestron.
excellent for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

very good but overal merit below 25 Meade 4000, 25 Tak LE, 25 Nextar or 25 Baader Eudioascopic

One of the best in its category, field larger than expected. Excellent image, edge of field, contrast and luminosity. Plossl modified, same as Ultima Celestron
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click stopped down to the farious focal, sharp image, EP large and expensive, field constant but small (lot of I-travel)
HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
less good than TV25, similar to 25 SMA, standard with 60/700mm

not as crisp or sharp as TV 22/27 Panoptic (which are color and distortion free by comparison) or Pentax 21 XL on fast scopes, false brightness at the edge, field stop not quite as distinct, suited for Bino too.

less good than Erfle

Plossl. As good as Nagler's but shorter FOV. Medium contrast but fine edge of field, luminous and crisper image. No field curvature.
Plossl enhanced, as all Ultima good contrast and sharp to the edge, winged eyeguard
similar perf as TV zoom 8-24, more focal marks on barrel, dim at 8, sharp view
contrast not as high as Radian but contrasty and sharp view, ample relief, very appreciated between 20-15mm. Same as Vixen/Celestron and prob.Meade, dim at 8mm but good FOV 55°, less focal marks than Vixen on ba
similar to TV and Vixen/Celestron zoom, dim at 8mm, sharp view

widest field, not as sharp as 17N4 according some users, better contrast than 20N but 20N is sharpest, even at daytime as sharp as Radian to the edge, image below 22 Leitz, but contrasty, comfortable with instadjust ey
pincushion, a bit below 19mm Pan for sharpness and below 22N4 for global perf. An alternative to 20mm Nagler (which is heavier), correction towards edges on f/6 scopes and slower excellent but not perfect, color and distortion-free EP
As all Vixen lanth.perform wonderfully in 16"" f/4.3. Excellent contrast, very sharp to the edge.
Variante Erfle, below 22mm Panoptic for edge sharpness but has less residual colors, has also a better contrast and eye relief than 21mm Pentax XL, and better image than 22N4 for some observers.

poor view
Kellner modifie
Erfle,lenses single coated, not sharp at edges, better than kellner according Siebert
ED, Excellent but below Leica 22mm, flatter field and eye relief superior to TV 22mm panoptic, TV 19mm panoptic is sharper even at edges (smaller and lighter), eyecup adjustable. For some better than 19mm panoptic d

very appreciated, better than 22mm Panoptic but heavier and huge, wide frontal lens very comfortable, "space-walk" feeling is at its maximum, short eye relief not for eyeglasses weareres, dimmer than 22N4, less contrast and FOV than
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excellent for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

Sharpest but some coma on fastest scopes (then use Paracorr), pincushion,ideal for Binovue, can be barlowed without vignetting. For many is superior to TV 22 Panoptic. 21mm Pentax XL has better relief and less dist
vastly inferior to 19N4 except price/weight, better than 22 pan.

crisp planetary veiws, edge a bit out of focus on fast scopes, sharp image, less good than its competitor TV 19 Panoptic or Pentax XL
full coated

as good as Nagler's but shorter FOV

Plossl enhanced, as good as TV17,20 Nagler, winged eyeguard

as sharp as 12.5mm
as sharp or sharper than 22N4, quasi as good as Radian's at 95% of FOV but with less contrast. Less distorsion, sharper and more contrast than Panoptics, less ghosting than 9/7 Nagler, eyecup to loose for some.

good at centre of field

good for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. Orion's (Omcon) Sirius very similar. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name
good, very comfortable, bright and crisp views, a bit soft to the edges

one of the best, to much in-travel, work well with TV BinoVue maybe better than TV 14 Radian tested, EP small, lightweight, very sharp on-axis, a bit soft to the edges
Variable dioptry
replaced with 16mm Nagler 5. Similar to 12mm, excellent for deep sky and planetary observation, excellent "space-walk" feeling and relief, some ghosting on bright objects reported

HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design

new line 2001. Replace 16mm Nagler 2

True sharp to the edge EP, contrast below Nagler's and others, a bit dim vs EP of fewer elements, pincushion, short relief vs Pentax or Vixen/Celestron Lanthanum's, good planetary EP but surpassed in contrast by Nagler, works well w
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very good

Kellner modified
Plossl modified, same as Ultima Celestron,too small exit pupil

sharp on/off-axis on f/6.8 apo (not sharp edges for some) but wide field, bit of kidney bean distortion (barely notic.at night) and puncushion, some lateral colors, TV 14 Radian has clearly better contrast, 14 Meade is more ergonomic than
One of the best in its category, better than Radian, Pentax or 15mm Panoptic. Color-free and no ghost throught the entire field, some scatter around planets, excellent on-axis resolution may be a bit below Radian fut FO
ED, eyecup adjustable

distortion less and higher contrast, no pincushion, some kidney bean, better stars image than with Meade 14 UWA
crisp planetary views, short relief, very good to superb EP but below TV Panoptic or Pentax
kidney beam at daytime, heavy EP, "space-walk" feeling, sharpness good, brighteer than 12mm, an internal barlow correct the field to the edge

one of the best,contrast and resolution on-axis superior to others, similar to TV Radian on-axis, but huge in-travel, poor perf.at edge, pincushion low, tigh relief
Variable dioptry,widest
full coated, large front lens, good eye relief
as good as Nagler, short FOV and eye relief
Plossl enhanced, as all Ultima good contrast and sharp to the edge, winged eyeguard

good for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

similar to 12mm Intes-micro, better than Plossl, high transmission, sharp on-axis
small frontal lens, poor view, standard with 60/700mm
poor quality and very small FOV, below Meade MH.

Combination of 13mm Nagler and 12mm Radian, tremendous view, superb, 14mm Radian a bit more contrasty (M13, Mars) and quasi similar FOV, kidney beam on daytime as on Nagler 13mm and more pronounced than
corrected for kidney bean, comfortable at night due to the placement of the top element right at the plane of EP, huge FOV and sharp planetary images, ideal for globular clusters (resol.to individual stars), recommended to use a 2" diag

not sharp edges but good perf.on axis, like 12.5 Univ.Optics, 9.7mm Antares Speers-Waler is much better
sharp,bright,clear, but fall off dramatically towards edges in sharpness, dimer than Plossl

good at center of field

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Kellner modified

good at center of field

collector item, no eyecup, kidney beam not really noticeable

ED, sharp to the edge, excellent in its category, eyecup adjustable

impressive, view less impressive than in 9 Nagler but no difference in sharpness and field flatness, contrasty, kidney bean.

HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design (.965" has limited FOV, short relief)
short relief

chromatic aberration on planets, eye relief bit short

sharp to the edge down to f/6, dark (8 el.), very slight chromatic aberr.on planets
good for the price, view a bit hard to find due huge eye relief, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

bigger than TV one, click stopped down to the farious focal, sharp image, EP large and expensive, field constant but small (lot of I-travel)
Plossl modified, same as Ultima Celestron

resolution sharp even at f/4.6 on par with TV 19 Panoptic barlowed x2., resid.lateral color, some dust lodged inside EP, focus a bit inside of most EP such as Celestron Ultima, slight kidney bean effect, no pincushion. Qu
as good as TV10.5, short relief

very sharp, slight ghosting and less contrast than 17N, kidney bean, view more impressive than 10.5 Radian
very good
sharp to the edge down to f/6, dark (8 el.), very slight chromatic aberr.on planets

horrible
very small frontal lens, poor view, standard with 60/700mm
for planetary viewing, like 9 Univ.Optics but has ghost reflection, below a good UO ortho
new line 2001
better than Intes-Micro Monocentric, short eye relief
not sharp edges (sort vignetting confirmed), otherwise similar perf. as TV 9 Nagler
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similar perf as TV zoom 8-24, more focal marks on barrel, dim at 8, sharp view
maybe more contrast on planets than the TV 7 Nagler
contrast not as high as Radian but contrasty and sharp view, ample relief, very appreciated between 20-15mm. Same as Vixen/Celestron and prob.Meade, dim at 8mm but good FOV 55°, less focal marks than Vixen on barrel. Also avai
similar to TV and Vixen/Celestron zoom, dim at 8mm, sharp view
short relief, edge of field not as sharp as Celestron Ultima
Kellner modifie
short relief

excellent, unlike the rumours, not sharper than TV 7 Nagler, on the edge of field, but close on-axis. Sharpness falls at f/6. Field of view larger than on TV 7 Nagler, no pincushion, higher relief than 4.8 Nagler, as heavy as TV 9 Nagler, ey

ED, as good as Naglers even brighter image, sharp field, but short eye relief, very small EP
short relief

Plossl enhanced, tight relief, winged eyeguard

short eye-relief but good for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name
dim,fuzzy image

Plossl modified, same as Ultima Celestron, bad eye relief

confortable large view (better than Nagler), high contrasted images (better than 12N4 or meade 14 UWA), not as sharp as 6.7 UWA, very low residual colors.
a bit ghosting and less contrast than 17N4, more space-walk feeling and comfortable than 4.8mm, eye cannot get the full 82° FOV in once, fantastic planetary EP,eyecup very effective.
ED, excellent but less contrast,sharp, FOV than TV 7 Nagler, eyecup adjustable

new line 2001

not sharp edges but better than Nikon 7mm

sharp OK,short relief

short relief
short relief
good for the price, as good as Meade serie 3000. ProOptic=Adorama in-house brand name

excellent for planetary viewings as all Radian's

with lanthanum elements, HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
very good
short relief

sharp to the edge down to f/6, dark (8 el.), very slight chromatic aberr.on planets
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short relief

ED, sharp to the edge, residual color, less contrasted than TV Radian or Zeiss Plossl, eyecup adjustable
may be sharper than 4,8 Nagler
excellent for planetary viewings as all Radian's
new line 2001

ED, as good as Naglers even brighter image, sharp field, but short eye relief, very small EP
short relief
Plossl enhanced, tight relief, winged eyeguard

too short relief, less feeling of "space-walk" and less comfortable than longer focal EP, sharp views but large frontal lens (difficult to keep clean), eyecup
excellent, unlike the rumours, not sharper than TV 7 Nagler, on the edge of field, but close on-axis. Sharpness falls at f/6. Field of view larger than on TV 7 Nagler, no pincushion, higher relief than 4.8 Nagler, as heavy as TV 9 Nagler, ey
not sharp edges
very comfortable relief
with lanthanum elements, HFT multicoated, superior color correction and design
very good

short relief
less contrasted than radian or Zeiss Plossl

unconfortable

not as good as 2,5 Vixen Lanthanum, sharp field on 1/2 of field only or softer, a bit short eye relief

sharp to the edge down to f/6, dark (8 el.), very slight chromatic aberr.on planets
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