Telescope Night Kit

Goal

From scope + eyepiece specs to what you can see and how to photograph it.

Instrument chain

1. 01
   Telescope Magnification

   focal lengths → M

   VERIFIED
2. 02
   Telescope Field of View

   AFOV,M → true FOV

   VERIFIED
3. 03
   Telescope f-ratio

   aperture → speed

   VERIFIED
4. 04
   Telescope Resolving Power (Dawes/Rayleigh)

   aperture → resolution limit

   VERIFIED
5. 05
   Limiting Magnitude Estimator

   aperture → faintest star

   VERIFIED
6. 06
   Star Trail / Astro Exposure (500 Rule / NPF Rule)

   focal,pixel → max exposure

   VERIFIED
7. 07
   Angular Size ↔ Physical Size

   target size sanity

   VERIFIED
8. 08
   Magnitude ↔ Flux Ratio

   brightness comparisons

   VERIFIED

Handoffs and cross-checks

Same aperture/focal inputs fan out to all; FOV must contain target angular size; NPF uses the imaging focal length.

PointGuard stance

Confirm target fits FOV and exceeds resolving limit before recommending an exposure plan.

Sources and evidence

These pointers bind the page to evidence. They do not grant authority or collapse verification into deployment.

• INSTRUMENT_COMBOS.json
• VERIFIED_LEDGER.json