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Field of view of my camera?tan(θ/2) = d / 2fθ = 2·arctan(d / 2f)  ≈ 57.3° × d / fAPS-C: d = 23.5 mm, f = 1000 mmθ ≈ 57.3 × 23.5 / 1000 ≈ 1.35°≈ 2.6 full Moons across! try the calculator →
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