Comments on: Which would have a stronger magnification for a telescope eyepiece? http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/which-would-have-a-stronger-magnification-for-a-telescope-eyepiece/ Thu, 17 May 2012 22:01:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Steve H http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/which-would-have-a-stronger-magnification-for-a-telescope-eyepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-1558 Steve H Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:16:01 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/which-would-have-a-stronger-magnification-for-a-telescope-eyepiece/#comment-1558 You can compute the magnification by dividing the focal length of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece, so eyepieces with short focal lengths make for higher magnifications. The 5mm eyepiece would magnify 4 times as much as the 20mm eyepiece. It would probably make a lousier image, though. I prefer small and crisp images to big and fuzzy ones. You can compute the magnification by dividing the focal length of the telescope by the focal length of the eyepiece, so eyepieces with short focal lengths make for higher magnifications. The 5mm eyepiece would magnify 4 times as much as the 20mm eyepiece.

It would probably make a lousier image, though. I prefer small and crisp images to big and fuzzy ones.

]]> By: Tom S http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/which-would-have-a-stronger-magnification-for-a-telescope-eyepiece/comment-page-1/#comment-1557 Tom S Fri, 17 Apr 2009 06:17:57 +0000 http://www.telescopebuyingguide.com/blog/which-would-have-a-stronger-magnification-for-a-telescope-eyepiece/#comment-1557 Lower numbers give higher magnification. Lower numbers give higher magnification.

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