Tele Vue 2" Panoptic Eyepiece - 27mm
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Product Details
Housed in a 2" barrel like the 35mm, the Tele Vue 27mm Panoptic eyepiece is lighter & smaller. It's perfect for any telescope size, type or speed, where a little more magnification is desired, yet still allows full field viewing with eyeglasses. For example, with the Tele Vue-85, it gives 22x and a true field of 2.9 degrees!
The Tack-Sharp, Long Eye-Relief 68 degree Field Eyepiece
With the Panoptic series, Tele Vue has taken the Wide-Field concept to Nagler-like performance levels - A meaningful advance over any eyepiece in its 68° field class.
All Tele Vue Panoptic eyepieces have proprietary tuned full multi-coatings, blackened lens edges, high index glasses, fold-down eyeguards, rubber grip rings, cover for the eyeguard, an undercut in the barrel for extra locking security, and filter threads. All Tele Vue eyepiece lines are proprietary, in-house designs manufactured to their specifications and tolerances. Every eyepiece is individually tested at Tele Vue to ensure it meets high optical and cosmetic standards.
Concept: Using my Wide-Field design as a starting point, I looked to bring Nagler-like performance to the 60+° field class with the Panoptic series. The idea of a lens to "interface" between the eyepiece and Barlow struck me as the proper way to keep size, weight and cost to a minimum while improving edge of field performance even further. I later developed this idea into the Powermates. — Al Nagler
Other Information
- Country of Manufacture: Taiwan
Manufacturer | Tele Vue |
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Eyepiece Series | Panoptic |
Focal Length | 27mm |
Barrel Size | 2" (50.8mm) |
Apparent Field of View (Mfg Specified) | 68° |
Eye Relief (Designed) | 19mm |
Filter Threads | Standard 2" Filter Thread (M48 x 0.75) |
Coatings | Fully Multi-Coated |
Lens Elements | 6 |
Lens Groups | 4 |
Blackened Lens Edges | Yes |
Barrel Type | With safety undercut |
Protective Plastic Storage Container | Yes - Free Agena Eyepiece Container |
Protective Plastic Storage Container Size | Agena 65x120mm |
Maximum Width | 2.1" (53.3mm) |
Field Stop Diameter | 30.5mm |
Rubber Eye Guard | Yes |
Warranty | Limited lifetime warranty |
Weight | 16.4 oz |
Misc. Information | - Suitable for use with Tele Vue Dioptrx / digiscoping |