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In city skies or if you have lots of obstructions (trees, buildings, etc.), we recommend the following 6mm lens with a ~55x30° field of view: | In city skies or if you have lots of obstructions (trees, buildings, etc.), we recommend the following 6mm lens with a ~55x30° field of view: | ||
* [https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ | * Seller 1 - [https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003145991079.html 6mm f/0.95 M16] | ||
* Seller 2 - [https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32959421060.html 6mm f/0.95 M16] | |||
In very light-polluted city skies, an alternative is the 8mm f/0.9 M16 lens which provides ~40x20° field of view: | In very light-polluted city skies, an alternative is the 8mm f/0.9 M16 lens which provides ~40x20° field of view: | ||
* [https:// | * [https://aliexpress.com/item/1005004841215050.html 8mm f/0.9 M16] | ||
For observing fainter meteors, the following 16mm f/1.0 lens can be used that provides only a limited 20x10° field of view. This stations with this lens should only be paired with other stations using the same lens: | For observing fainter meteors, the following 16mm f/1.0 lens can be used that provides only a limited 20x10° field of view. This stations with this lens should only be paired with other stations using the same lens: | ||
Latest revision as of 07:21, 24 July 2023
In city skies or if you have lots of obstructions (trees, buildings, etc.), we recommend the following 6mm lens with a ~55x30° field of view:
- Seller 1 - 6mm f/0.95 M16
- Seller 2 - 6mm f/0.95 M16
In very light-polluted city skies, an alternative is the 8mm f/0.9 M16 lens which provides ~40x20° field of view:
For observing fainter meteors, the following 16mm f/1.0 lens can be used that provides only a limited 20x10° field of view. This stations with this lens should only be paired with other stations using the same lens:
Note that this lens also requires a special CS lens mount, not supplied with the lens: