Newbie Alert! I have a question about the "Ideal Eyepiece" column on the nightly planner screen. I have profiled my telescope in the software with several lenses (30mm. 20mm, 12.5mm, 10mm and 8mm). When I load a filter class (i.e. Planetary Nebula) the resulting list contains 2 nebulae that are best viewed with my 10mm eyepiece but also lists 16 nebulae ideally viewed with my 20mm plus a 2x barlow.
Can someone explain why the software seems to prefer a barlow'ed 20 to a straight 10mm. Wouldn't these provide equal magnification?
If it matters, both eyepieces are from the same series and have the same field of view.
Thanks!
Can someone explain why the software seems to prefer a barlow'ed 20 to a straight 10mm. Wouldn't these provide equal magnification?
If it matters, both eyepieces are from the same series and have the same field of view.
Thanks!