Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29

Table 22 - 35 mm Field of View for Various Focal Lengths



     Focal Length     Field of View     Size of Sun 
     ------------     -------------     -----------

       28 mm           49° x 74°           0.2 mm
       35 mm           39° x 59°           0.3 mm
       50 mm           27° x 40°           0.5 mm
      105 mm           13° x 19°           1.0 mm
      200 mm            7° x 10°           1.8 mm
      400 mm          3.4° x 5.1°          3.7 mm
      500 mm          2.7° x 4.1°          4.6 mm
     1000 mm          1.4° x 2.1°          9.2 mm
     1500 mm          0.9° x 1.4°          13.8 mm
     2000 mm          0.7° x 1.0°          18.4 mm
     2500 mm          0.6° x 0.8°          22.9 mm
Image Size of Sun (mm) = Focal Length (mm) / 109



Table adapted from "Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29" (NASA/TP-2004-212762).

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