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RECOMMENDED COMPONENTS

Component / Telescope Tele Vue-60 Tele Vue-76 Tele Vue-85
Scope Body TVO-2460 GXO-3063 GXO-3370
Ring Mount To Fit Tripods Dovetail Bar Included RM3-0002 RS3-8003
Qwik-Point Red-Dot Pointer — QBT-1006 QBT-1006
2" to 1¼" Adapter Not Needed ACR-2125 ASF-8125
Diagonals and Erectors
(1)60° Diagonal 1¼" DPC-6012 Everbrite DPC-6012 Everbrite DPC-6012 Everbrite
Alternative:     
 (1)90° Diagonal 1¼"		 DSC-0125
or DPC-1250 Everbrite		 DSC-0125
or DPC-1250 Everbrite		 DSC-0125
or DPC-1250 Everbrite
Alternative:     
45° Erecting Prism 1¼"		 AMI-0011 AMI-0011 AMI-0011
Cases
Soft Case

TVB-2403 Carry Bag

 Included Included
Optional Wide Angle 24mm Panoptic -- Model: EPO-24.0
Eye Relief

16mm

16mm

16mm
Apparent Field

68°

68°

68°
Magnification

15X

20X

 25X
True Field ft/1000 yds

225'

169'

 135'
Optional Wide Angle 13mm Nagler -- Model: EN6-13.0
Eye Relief

12mm

12mm

12mm
Apparent Field

82°

82°

82°
Magnification

28X

37X

 46X
True Field ft/1000 yds

147'

110'

 88'
Optional Wide Angle 9mm Nagler -- Model: EN6-09.0
Eye Relief 12mm 12mm 12mm
Apparent Field 82° 82° 82°
Magnification

40X

53X

 67X
True Field ft/1000 yds

103'

78'

 62'
 
  1. For the brightest, sharpest, highest-contrast image quality, Tele Vue 90º and 60º diagonals are preferred. Note that diagonals yield an upright and left/right reversed image. If a correct image is required, consider the Tele Vue 45º erecting prism.
  2. The magnification of a telescope is simply the telescope focal length divided by the eyepiece focal length. Example: 480mm/24mm = 20X.
  3. Users who wear eyeglasses to correct astigmatism may wish to consider Tele Vue 60º Radian eyepieces, which have 20mm of eye relief and an adjustable eyeguard. Available 1-1/4" Radians focal lengths: 18mm, 14mm, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm, 5mm, 4mm, and 3mm. Other long eye relief Tele Vue eyepieces include 32mm Plössl.
  4. 1-1/4" 82º apparent field Nagler eyepieces available in addition to the13mm and 9mm options listed above are: 11mm, 7mm, 5mm, 3.5mm and 2.5mm focal lengths.
  5. For stationary viewing, where weight and size are not an issue, wider fields are possible by using 2" eyepieces in a 2" 90º diagonal. An example would be to use the 22mm Nagler type-4 -- which has an 82º apparent field and 19mm eye relief. This yields 22x with 194-ft @ 1000-yards field in the Tele Vue 76 and 27x with 156ft @ 1000-yards field in the Tele Vue 85. Maximum fields are obtained with 55mm Plössl eyepiece: 288' @ 1000 yards at 9x magnification in TV-76, 230' @ 1000 yards at 11x in TV-85. The 55mm Plössl also requires a 2" diagonal. 
  6. For 35-mm and digital imaging options, see Imaging Methods or call Tele Vue optics for expert advice.
  7. For more detail on all Tele Vue telescopes and eyepieces, you may wish to enter the Tele Vue website (www.TeleVue.com), which covers the complete range of products for astronomy enthusiasts, or call Tele Vue.
 		  
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