Using ocular plugin to mimic finder view

[DeepThought]

Hi

As per the title, I thought it might me useful to set up the Ocular plugin in Stellarium to give a good representation of what I should see through the finder to assist me in locating the feint DSOs that have so far eluded me.

The trouble is I have no idea what settings to throw at it to achieve this as there seems to be no spec sheet available for the finder with the required level of detail.

Would anyone know roughly how to mimic the FOV in the standard Skywatcher 6x30 finder? Or how to calculate this myself?

Thanks

[Uhwaz]

• http://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/field-view-calculator hope that helps