Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree: 24 mm focal length, 82 degree apparent field, 2 in barrel. The magnification and true field it produces in real telescopes, worked from the specs.

Updated 05 September 2026.

Optical reference

Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree: focal length, field and the magnification it gives

What the Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree measures and the magnification and true field it produces once you drop it into a telescope of a given focal length.

Published specifications

Focal length
24 mm
Apparent field of view
82 degrees
Barrel size
2 in
Optical design
82 Degree wide-field

An eyepiece has no magnification of its own. The Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree gives 27x in a 650 mm scope, 50x in a 1200 mm scope, 85x in a 2032 mm scope, because magnification is the telescope's focal length divided by this eyepiece's 24 mm focal length.

Its 82 degree apparent field becomes the true field of view once divided by that magnification: wider in a short-focal-length scope, narrower in a long one. The exit pupil equals this 24 mm focal length divided by the telescope's focal ratio, so at f/5 the exit pupil is 4.8 mm and at f/10 it is 2.4 mm.

The 2 in barrel decides which focusers it fits: a 2 in barrel needs a 2 in focuser or diagonal and will not drop into a 1.25 in one.

Questions and answers

What is the focal length of the Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree?

24 mm

What is the apparent field of view of the Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree?

82 degrees

What is the barrel size of the Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree?

2 in

What is the optical design of the Explore Scientific 24mm 82 Degree?

82 Degree wide-field