Link to complete October 2007 review by senior editor Dennis di Cicco.

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• Rated 5-stars: "Sensibly perfect. No meaningful improvements possible."
• Just as the original 13-mm Nagler set a new standard for deep-sky observing in 1981, the Ethos sets a new standard today. Owning one will guarantee long lines at your telescope during any star party.
• [I]f I were dropped on a desert island tomorrow with the 12-inch scope and only one eyepiece, I’d want it to be the Ethos.
• Some of the views were simply stunning. The globular cluster Messier 13 in Hercules appeared as a sprawling sphere with thousands of resolved stars, many sweeping outward in sinuous arcs.
• Even under the most critical examination, bright stars look sharp and round across the entire field.
• The Ethos hasn’t sacrificed one bit of on-axis performance in achieving its 100° apparent field.
• [T]he view of a starry sky with the Ethos and TV-NP127is is nothing short of breathtaking.
• Besting the fields of other astronomical eyepieces by more than 20% in diameter and more than 50% in area, Ethos is a stunning optical achievement.

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• Moon-lovers get an extra bonus because the Ethos brings out sharp details across the Moon’s face. This gives the disk a three dimensional, curved quality. Through the Ethos, it looks like you’re orbiting high above the Moon’s curved horizon.

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• I think the most memorable view was M57, it truly felt like I was floating in space above the nebula - the telescope had disappeared!
• The immersive view delivered by the Ethos' 100-degree field of view combined with its amazing clarity and pinpoint definition is like putting an IMAX on your telescope.

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• The Ethos is a stunning achievement that sets a new standard for wide-field eyepieces. Kudos to Tele Vue for once again raising the bar.

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• These are simply the very best eyepieces I have ever used. The 10mm and 17mm Ethos have become permanent residents in my eyepiece collection. If you crave supreme optical perfection, you will no doubt find an Ethos a must-have for your equipment case.

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• [I]t soon seemed as if the eyepiece had disappeared and I was viewing into the depths of space through a panoramic window.
• Owners of large Newtonian telescopes will especially appreciate the enhancement of the deep-sky experience. But be forewarned: After viewing through an Ethos, you’ll find all other wide-field eyepieces absolutely narrow by comparison.

Award Quote for 10- and 21-mm Ethos Eyepieces

• Observers world-wide have raved about the experience — two new Ethos eyepieces (10- and 21-mm ) from Tele Vue, the company that pioneered the 100° astronomical eyepiece.

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• Ethos Eyepieces
  In recent memory, no new product has received more universal praise than Tele Vue's 13-mm Ethos eyepiece. With its unprecedented 100° apparent field of view, it shows at least half again as much sky as any other eyepiece of the same focal length. Now Tele Vue has introduced the same 100° field in eyepieces with focal lengths of 6, 8, and 17 mm.

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• Back in the waning months of 2008 we asked you - our forum members - to nominate and then vote to choose the best and most interesting gear of the year.
  
  Tele Vue 8mm Ethos
  Well, you've got to hand it to Tele Vue. And apparently, you did. They were your landslide pick in 2007 with the 13 Ethos, and they've repeated the performance in 2008 with their introduction of the 8mm Ethos. For those who have been living under a rock, or on a deserted island in the south pacific (or both), the Ethos line of eyepieces is the first commercial widefield to break the three digit AFOV barrier. The performance of the 13mm was nothing short of amazing, and the 8mm follows in it's bigger brothers footsteps. Who would have thought that the 82 degree field of yesterdays uberwides would ever feel restrictive?

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• Observers have long sung the praises of low-power, wide-field views of the heavens. But that's misleading. Wide-field views are spectacular, but "low-power" got there because years ago only low-power eyepieces could show a wide field. In reality, higher magnification always provides a darker sky background, shows fainter stars, and delivers better resolution. Experienced observers usually select the highest magnification eyepiece that still has enough field of view to encompass their target. Enter Tele Vue's 13-mm Ethos, the first astronomical eyepiece with 100° apparent field of view. For a given magnification, it shows 50% more sky than the previous widest-field oculars.

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• Back in December, we asked you – our 20k+ readers and forum members – what you thought were the most innovative, interesting, and all around best pieces of new equipment for 2007.
  
  Here's number one – and by a landslide:
  
  Tele Vue Ethos
  If you haven’t heard of Tele Vue's Ethos, you've been hiding under some fairly large rocks for the last nine months. This new 13mm eyepiece by Tele Vue sports a triple digit (100°) apparent field of view, as well as an amazingly flat and well corrected field. Frankly, it's one of the few pieces of gear that has actually lived up to the hype. While 100° is “only” 18° more in diameter [than the Nagler series], there is nearly a 50% increase in area. This truly takes immersion to the next level. Whoda thunk anyone could make an 82° AFOV seem, well – straw like? But hey, don't take our word for it. Check one out at your next star party. There's nothing like seeing for yourself.