What is your favourite AFOV?

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Re: What is your favourite AFOV?

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66 Deg +/- 16 Deg!
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Depends entirely on the target.

50 degrees and below are fine for planets.

82 degrees and above great for some DSOs.

I’ve enjoyed very narrow AFOV views for double stars.

But then I have tracking mounts.
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To me, comfort is more important than AFOV. I also like to see the field stop.
I'm not a great fan of 100 degs or 40-50 degs, even though I find the the Vixen HRs particularly comfortable to use, so those are exceptions. I tend to like eyepieces with weight of about 500g, large top lens 16-18mm eye relief with soft rubber and clean field. Examples are Docter UWA, 30mm APM UFF, but also the TV Delos series. Nagler T6 are different from these, but to me they offer sweet spot ergonomics too. I wish TeleVue made "Nagler T7s" upgrading the existing T6 with the technology developed for Ethos, Delos, and Delite. It could probably damage the business of Ethos and Delos though..
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Re: What is your favourite AFOV?

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My favourite EP is my 24mm 68° Orion/Baader knock off of the famous TV 24 Pan :)
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