<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_space_telescope#Field_of_view" rel="nofollow noreferrer">The Kepler space telescope points to a single place in the sky</a>, and a quarter of a percent of the sky. How was this field of view chosen? Why did the Kepler team choose to point the telescope there rather than anywhere else?</p>

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2020-04-08T12:54:32.137Z
fascinating factoid!
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2020-04-08T14:38:10.003Z
First item up in a google search. https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/189566main_Kepler_Mission.pdf
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How was Kepler's field of view chosen?
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# How was Kepler's field of view chosen?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-08)

[The Kepler space telescope points to a single place in the sky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler_space_telescope#Field_of_view), and a quarter of a percent of the sky. How was this field of view chosen? Why did the Kepler team choose to point the telescope there rather than anywhere else?

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> **username_1**: fascinating factoid!  
> **username_2**: First item up in a google search. https://www.nasa.gov/pdf/189566main_Kepler_Mission.pdf  

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