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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:
* Seller 1 - [https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32876034491.html 6mm f/0.95 M16]
* 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]
* 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://www.aliexpress.com/item/32985863629.html 8mm f/0.95 M16 (OUT OF STOCK)]
* [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:

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: