Tele Vue 85 OTA Ivory
The Tele Vue-85's mix of aperture and small physical size makes it a wonderful "go anywhere, do anything," crossover instrument—with Tele Vue quality, of course. With APO performance and airline portability, the Tele Vue-85 has been delighting astronomy and birding enthusiasts and reviewers alike. "Eye-popping performance that raises the standard of excellence for highly portable instruments." Evaluation of double-stars, lunar detail, deep sky and photography were reported in Sky and Telescope as: "Truly awesome! ...Incredible!...the view almost blew me off my chair!..." The conclusion, "...an extremely powerful, compact instrument capable of delivering stunning images of the universe."
The Better View Desired website reviewer summed up the Tele Vue "experience" when he said he would choose the Tele Vue-85, "...to really enjoy the incredible beauty of the living birds... And, even now, every time I look at a bird through one of the exceptional conventional spotting scopes, I'll be thinking: 'I wonder what this would look like through the Tele Vue-85? I wonder what this bird really looks like?'" Yes, pure enjoyment of nature's beauty without awareness of a thing in between.
Soft case included
SKU: WXO-3372
Purchase Tele Vue TVP-3373 TV 85 Accessory Kit and save 20% of individual prices
New Accessory Kit from Tele Vue includes the following items
EDE-18.2 18.2mm Tele Vue DeLite eyepiece
RS3-8003 3" Ring Mount
DSF-8002 2" 90° Tele Vue Everbrite - Satin
ASF-8125 2" - 1.25" Adapter - Satin Hi Hat
Type: | APO (Doublet) Refractor |
Elements /Groups: | 2 / 1 |
Objective Diameter: | 85mm |
Focal Length: | 600mm |
Focal Ratio (f/): | f/7 |
Drawtube / Focuser | 2 inch, Focusmate Dual Speed Rack and Pinion |
Length OTA | 484mm |
Length with Diagonal | 556mm (with 2" diagonal) |
Weight OTA / std configuration (kg) | 2.77kg / 3.63kg |
Maximum Visual Field of View (degrees) | 4.4 degrees (with 2" 55mm Plossl) |
Maximum recommended magnification | 225 X |
Tele Vue TV 85 Instruction Manual