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$Tele Vue 60 Refractor Telescope OTA$

Tele Vue 60 Refractor Telescope OTA

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$1,920.00

Standard features of Tele Vue 60 OTA include a 2-stage 1.25" focuser with quick-focus drawtube, plus fine-focus helical, exquisitely machined and anodized all-metal construction, and a sliding captive dew shield. Offering wide field, pristine, color free views throughout a wide range of magnification.

1.25" focuser accept in-line Porro Prism, 45° erectors or 60° and 90° diagonals
Maximum True Field: 4.3° (great for terrestrial and astronomical use)
Maximum Power: 180x (with Nagler™ 2-4mm Zoom - for lunar/planetary viewing)
Adjustable dovetail balancing bar fits all camera tripods, Tele Vue Mounts and new mounting brackets for SCT's

It’s a super-finder, day/night scope with great telephoto and imaging capability for digital cameras. Optional padded carry bag available.

Specifications

Type	APO (Doublet) Refractor
Type	(Elements/Groups: 2/1)
Objective (mm)	60
Focal Length (mm)	360
Focal Ratio (f/#)	6
Drawtube/Focuser	1¼-inch, helical
Length OTA (inch)	10
Length with diagonal (inch)	12 (with 1¼-inch diagonal)
Weight OTA/Std. Config (lbs)	3 / 3.3
Maximum Visual Field (deg.)	4.3° (with 1¼-inch 32mm Plössl)
Maximum Recommended Power (x)	150

TVP-1250 Kit includes

QBT-1006 Tele Vue Quik Point Basic

DPC-1250 Tele Vue 1.25" 90° Everbrite Diagonal

TVB-2403 Tele Vue TV60 Carry Bag

EAD-25.0 Tele Vue 25mm Plossl

TVP-6012 Kit Includes

QBT-1006 Tele Vue Quik Point Basic

DPC-6012 Tele Vue 1.25" 60° Everbrite Diagonal

TVB-2403 Tele Vue TV60 Carry Bag

EAD-25.0 Tele Vue 25mm Plossl

Reviews

Excerpt from Living Bird article by Dr. KenRosenberg, director of conservation science at Cornell University's Lab of Ornithology.

TeleVue has introduced a new 60mm scope for birders, which includes the 45-degree prism, and when fitted with the same 8-24mm zoom provides powers from 15-45x. This scope is comparable in size, weight, and image quality to the best Swarovski or Kowa spotting scopes and may cost considerably less, ...

— Dr. Rosenberg, K. "Scope Quest 2008". Living Bird (2008 Winter). 46 - 47.

Excerpts from Dennis di Cicco review of the TV-60 in Sky & Telescope, December 2004

Even at 120x, brilliant Vega, one of the most challenging stars for a refractor to image cleanly, appears as a blue-white Airy disk surrounded by several white diffraction rings and no perceptible color halo.

— di Cicco, D. "Pint-Size Powerhouse: Tele Vue's TV-60". Sky & Telescope (Dec. 2004).

Read what SmartMoney has to say about the TV-60

SmartMoney magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine of Personal Business, is all about recommending the wisest buys for their readers. The 'Smart Spending' section of the November, 2004, issue features the article Stargazing; "Today's telescopes are so high-tech they seek out stars themselves. But we wondered: What would the world's top amateur astronomer think of them?" In this context, the Tele Vue-60 was chosen the winner by David Levy after checking out four other scopes and the Tele Vue-60.The article concludes: "Our winner gave us the best view of Jupiter, and without any gizmos. 'This is a sweet instrument,' Levy says."

— Light, J. "Stargazing". Smart Money (Nov. 2004). 133-135.

Excerpts from Raymond Shubinski's review of the TV-60 in Astronomy magazine

A note of caution: You may find yourself spending more time looking through the Tele Vue-60 than through your larger scope.

— Shubinski, R. "The Tele Vue-60". Astronomy (Nov. 2004).

Excerpts from Randy Roy's comments on Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews website.

If you want wide field, pristine, color free views throughout a wide range of magnification -- if you want a scope that is a superfinder, a guidescope, a piggyback refractor, or an ultra-light travel scope -- and if you demand the best in fit, finish and build quality -- buy this. I've not seen anything else in its class that does so much.

— Roy, R. "Televue-60 APO". Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews (Feb. 4, 2004).

Excerpts from TV-60 review by Ed Ting, published on The Telescope Review Web Site

TeleVue's newest telescope is a cute little 60mm f/6 apo. In a departure from their usual styling, the TV60 has a sleek, tapered black body that resembles a spotting scope. .... The construction is heavy-duty and very serious. There's a sliding bar on the bottom that's very similar to the one on the Ranger. Like the Ranger, it has a helical focuser and drawtube assembly. Unlike the Ranger, the TV60 adds a nice sliding dew shield.
The scope has impressive optics. .... No false color was noted. At only 15X (with a 24 mm Panoptic) Titan could be seen as a tiny pinpoint dot next to the planet. You can see Cassini's Division on Saturn at 70x (with a 5 mm Type 6 Nagler.) .... The Trapezium was easily resolved, .... Castor is an easy split. Most impressively, the scope split Rigel, again at 70X. On deep sky, you have to make some allowances for the small aperture. M35 is just starting to resolve, but the other nearby clusters (M37, M36, M38) look like similar faint smudges in the eyepiece. Not exciting, but again, we're only talking about a 60 mm telescope here.
I once heard small scopes like this described as "One-Hour Telescopes." You get to see pretty much everything you want to see in about an hour. As such, the TV60 is a great quick peek or travel scope.
Update, 2/7/04: TeleVue informs me that they plan to offer an X-Y heavy duty version of their Starbeam mount, so that the TV60 can be mounted on a larger scope.

— Ting, E. "Tele Vue-60". The Telescope Review Web Site (Feb. 1, 2004).

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$Tele Vue NP127is APO Refractor Telescope$

Tele Vue NP127is APO Refractor Telescope

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$16,280.00

Tele Vue NP127is

For 25 years, Tele Vue has pushed the boundaries of APO refractors, as well as eyepieces, to the recognised pinnacle of performance. The Tele Vue NP127is retains the exemplary wide field and planetary visual capability while adding new features to make imaging easier and more flexible.

Tele Vue was determined to make the NP series optically, mechanically, and functionally as perfect as possible for imaging up to 50mm diagonal chips without penalty to its near-ideal visual operation.

By applying the developments created for the TeleVue60is to the new NP127is and then going beyond the results speak for themselves.

The NP127is maintains its 127mm f/5.2 optical specifications yet with a redesigned 4-element optical system. The larger rear lens group absolutely minimises vignetting in formats up to 50mm measured diagonally across the chip. An optional field corrector is available so the corners of the newly brightened edges are virtually as perfect as the centre of the field. To prevent restriction of the larger converging light cone the focuser has a 3" front aperture and a 2.4" rear aperture.

The new drawtube has features allowing quick changes from visual to imaging operation. While imaging cameras can be rotated without changing focus (just remember to do new flats!). It also has the capability to correct for any residual focal plane tilt so the imaging chip is square on to the light path.

The imaging insert ring is threaded to accept Tele Vue's new Imaging System accessories including large diameter extension tubes, optical accessories, and camera/CCD attachments all with mating threads.

TeleVue builds and tests the rack and pinion focuser to hold more than 5kg of weight, yet still permit extremely fine focusing control via a 10:1 dual-speed pinion assembly (measurable with the optional Digital Micrometer Kit). The optional Focusmate driver also permits electric motorised control of the focusing process. The new Focusmaster software interface allows this entire procedure to be completed from a PC or laptop.

Tele Vue has been known for producing visual instruments "even better than you imagined". The new NP127is is evidence that they aim to achieve the same with their imaging equipment

Tele Vue NP127is Specifications

Type	APO (Nagler-Petzval) Refractor (Elements/Groups: 4/2)
Objective (mm)	127
Focal Length (mm)	660
Focal Ratio (f/#)	5.2
Drawtube/Focuser	2.4-inch, Focusmate dual-speed rack/pinion
Length OTA (mm)	851
Length with diagonal (mm)	927 (with 2-inch diagonal)
Weight OTA (kg)	7
Maximum Visual Field (deg.)	4.25° (with 2-inch 41mm Panoptic)
Maximum Recommended Power (x)	300

After a short wait, the "re-tweaked" TV127is is available. Never ones to rest, Tele Vue took the opportunity to to make small but meaningful changes to their flagship model. Both the optical and mechanical designs have been revised to reduce atmospheric defocusing sensitivity. The new lens prescription delivers smaller spot sizes over a broader wavelength range than before, while a new stainless steel front cell helps provide better thermal stability in extreme climates. Advanced multi-coatings are applied to maximize contrast and transmission. Still the fastest in the industry, there is just no competitive comparison considering its f/5.2 speed and flat-field.

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Tele Vue 85 OTA Telescope

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$4,790.00

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$Tele Vue NP101is APO Refractor Telescope$

Tele Vue NP101is APO Refractor Telescope

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$9,420.00

Tele Vue-NP101is

We were determined to make the NP series optically, mechanically, and functionally as perfect as possible for imaging up to 50mm diagonal chips without penalty to its near-ideal visual operation. (Reviewer Note.) How? By applying the developments created for the Tele Vue-60is to the new NP101is and NP127is and then going beyond.

The NP101 (540mm, f/5.4, 4") maintains its optical specifications yet with a redesigned 4-element optical system. Larger rear lens groups absolutely minimize vignetting in formats up to 50mm diagonal. For these large chips, an optional field corrector was developed so the corners of the newly brightened edges would virtually be as perfect as the center of the field.

Next, to take full advantage of the larger lenses, we developed a larger focuser and draw tube having a 3" front aperture and 2.4" rear aperture. This eliminates any restriction of the larger diameter converging light cone. We build and test the rack and pinion focuser to hold more than 5kg of weight, yet still permit extremely fine focusing control via a 10:1 dual-speed pinion assembly. This new draw tube also permits quick change from visual to imaging operation and allows full camera rotation without focus change. In addition, it has the capability to correct for any residual focal plane tilt and accepts a "position stop" for our digital micrometer to allow repeatable focus measurement to 0.0001".

To maintain squareness to the optical axis while changing camera orientation, the drawtube has four lock screws that tighten against a taper on the "imaging insert" ring. This insert is threaded to accept Tele Vue's new Imaging System accessories including large diameter extension tubes, optical accessories, and camera and CCD attachments, all with mating threads.

The Focusmate 10:1 planetary ball type reduction focuser provides extremely sensitive focus adjustment, measurable with the optional Digital Micrometer Kit to better than 1/10,000". Also, the optional Focusmate Driver permits electronic motor control of the focusing process. The Focusmate Driver has direction push-buttons and adjustable speed. A tap on the button permits vibration-free focusing in steps as small as approximately 0.0005". The Focusmate Driver can be remotely computer-controlled with Focusmaster Computer Interface.

Tele Vue has been known for producing visual instruments "even better than you imagined." We aim to achieve the same with our imaging equipment. Our dedicated local machinists and in-house staff are as committed as ever to deliver on these quality and performance goals.

Tele Vue NP101is Specifications

Type	APO (Nagler-Petzval) Refractor (Elements/Groups: 4/2)
Objective (mm)	101
Focal Length (mm)	540
Focal Ratio (f/#)	5.4
Drawtube/Focuser	2.4-inch, Focusmate dual-speed rack/pinion
Length OTA (mm)	648
Weight OTA (kg)	4.8
Maximum Visual Field (deg.)	5.1 (with 2-inch 41mm Panoptic)
Maximum Recommended Power (x)	250

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$Televue TV-76 OTA Refractor Telescope$

Televue TV-76 OTA Refractor Telescope

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$3,830.00

The Tele Vue 76 OTA expansive 5.5° rich-field drizzles your view with delicate jewel-like stars, while the APO performance of the Nagler designed, fully multi-coated 2-element objective and 2″ Everbrite diagonal produce natural stellar and planetary color rendition even at the highest useful powers.

Small size and lighter weight permit the use of lighter-duty tripods for easy field carrying and transportation. The padded shoulder bag provides protection and room for the scope and six eyepieces.

If your interests crossover from astronomical to spotting or birding, and you demand the ultimate in portable performance the Tele Vue-76 is always waiting to deliver.

New Accessory Kit from Tele Vue includes the following items

EDE-18.2 18.2mm Tele Vue DeLite eyepiece

RS3-8003 3″ Ring Mount

APB-1008 Telescope Balance Aid

DSF-8002 2″ 90° Tele Vue Everbrite – Satin

ASF-8125 2″ – 1.25″ Adapter – Satin Hi-Hat

TV-76 OTA Specifications

Type	APO (Doublet) Refractor (Elements/Groups: 2/1)
Objective (mm)	76
Focal Length (mm)	480
Focal Ratio (f/#)	6.3
Drawtube/Focuser	2-inch, Focusmate dual-speed rack/pinion
Length OTA (inch)	14.5
Length with diagonal (inch)	17.4 (with 2-inch diagonal)
Weight OTA/Std. Config (lbs)	5.1 / 7
Maximum Visual Field (deg.)	5.5° (with 2-inch 55mm Plössl)
Maximum Recommended Power (x)	200

TV-76 Soft Case Specifications

The custom fitted case fits TV-76.
Dual hand-carry straps with padded palm closure.
Adjustable shoulder strap with pad.
Dual zippers on the lid.
Ring Mount, Digital Indicator, and Starbeam friendly.
Foam cutouts for Starbeam, 1 x 1¼” or 2″ eyepiece, and 3 x 1¼” eyepiece.
Approximate maximum exterior dimensions (excluding handles and strap): 20 x 9 x 6-inches (51 x 23 x 15-cm).
Approximate empty weight: 1.75-lb (0.8-kg).

SKU: WXO-3065

Reviews

From Birder’s World roundup of fifteen birding scopes (including Swarovski, Zeiss, Nikon, Kowa, Pentax, Leica, and Questar) by Stephen Ingraham

"Tele Vue-76 offers the sharpest view of any field scope I have ever used, effortlessly reaching powers and distances that are well beyond the capability of any conventional scope. When I am out in the field with it, I always gather a long line of people waiting to see what the bird really looks like.”

— Ingraham, S. “Sizing Up Scopes”. Birder’s World (Feb. 2004).

Excerpts from David Healy’s Astronomy review of September 2002

When used as a rich-field scope for deep-sky viewing, the TV 76 excels. With a long focus eyepiece in the 2-inch diagonal, the scope offers impressive views of “showpiece” objects that are too large in angular diameter to fit into the smaller fields of view of larger telescopes. Under a dark Arizona sky, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) shows its full 3° extent, including its central dust lanes and two companion galaxies — M32 and NGC 205. Dozens of stars in the Pleiades cluster look like sparkling diamonds scattered on black velvet.

— Healy, D. “Have Scope Will Travel”. Astronomy (Sept. 2002). Full Review.

Birding review excerpt from Better View Desired / Reference Standard Tele Vue 76mm APO article

The view through it puts all the standard scopes in the shade. It is as bright, as sharp, as detailed as we have come to expect from Tele Vue products. I have had it out in the field on a regular basis over the past few months and it never fails to provide an impressive view of the bird.— “Tele Vue 76 mm APO”. Better View Desired (March 2002). Full Review.

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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

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