Equipment

Naked eye

7 mm · f/2.4 · altaz
Dawes limit
16.57″
Rayleigh limit
19.71″
Max useful power
14×
Limiting magnitude
4.3
CombinationMagnificationTrue fieldExit pupilMoon fits?
Naked eye1×60.00°7.0 mm115.4 Moon widths

10×50 binoculars

50 mm · f/3.4 · altaz
Dawes limit
2.32″
Rayleigh limit
2.76″
Max useful power
100×
Limiting magnitude
8.6
CombinationMagnificationTrue fieldExit pupilMoon fits?
10×5010×6.50°5.0 mm12.5 Moon widths

200 mm f/6 Dobsonian

200 mm · f/6.0 · altaz
Dawes limit
0.58″
Rayleigh limit
0.69″
Max useful power
250×
Limiting magnitude
11.6
CombinationMagnificationTrue fieldExit pupilMoon fits?
30 mm40×1.70°5.0 mm3.3 Moon widths
17 mm71×0.96°2.8 mm1.9 Moon widths
30 mm + 2× Barlow80×0.85°2.5 mm1.6 Moon widths
9 mm133×0.45°1.5 mm0.9 Moon widths
17 mm + 2× Barlow141×0.48°1.4 mm0.9 Moon widths
6 mm200×0.30°1.0 mm0.6 Moon widths
9 mm + 2× Barlow267×0.22°0.8 mm0.4 Moon widths
6 mm + 2× Barlow400×0.15°0.5 mm0.3 Moon widths

80 mm f/7 refractor

80 mm · f/7.0 · altaz
Dawes limit
1.45″
Rayleigh limit
1.73″
Max useful power
160×
Limiting magnitude
9.6
CombinationMagnificationTrue fieldExit pupilMoon fits?
25 mm22×2.32°3.6 mm4.5 Moon widths
25 mm + 2× Barlow45×1.16°1.8 mm2.2 Moon widths
10 mm56×0.93°1.4 mm1.8 Moon widths
6 mm93×0.64°0.9 mm1.2 Moon widths
10 mm + 2× Barlow112×0.46°0.7 mm0.9 Moon widths
6 mm + 2× Barlow187×0.32°0.4 mm0.6 Moon widths

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