Televue whispers

[matt]

Here's a rumour doing the rounds over on the SCT-Users Yahoo group.

Rod Mollise giving substance to Televue releasing a new 13mm, 100 degree AFOV ep:whistle:

[Dave47tuc]

No Rumor, it's been all over CN!
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1572270/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1

http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Board/tiny/Number/1571281/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/o/fpart/all

Pic here, http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/attachments/1573004-IMG_6856%20%28Small%29.JPG

[matt]

Thanks for that.

It's still only at the rumour stage over at SCT-Users.

They must be a bit behind, although those threads are dated the 27/28-04, so still quite recent.

It'd still be news to most folk.

[iceman]

100deg! I wonder how well it does in a fast scope.

How much will it cost?

[Rodstar]

What Al Nagler really needs to start working on is a 360 degree FOV. That way, I could use it around the home supervising the kiddies, as well as at night through the scope.

[OneOfOne]

Maybe if you sell the scope and tripod, you will have enough money to by an eyepiece!:lol:

[Satchmo]

100 degrees should see the sensation of any significant restriction to the field of view disappear . We live in an amazing decade of development of astronomical gear. :)

[skies2clear]

Good idea for a new rumour!

CS
Nick

[MortonH]

Maybe when the eyepieces get bigger than the average scope, Al will stop trying to expand the field of view.

Might be cheaper to actually take a space flight... :whistle:

[lmudge]

Details now on Televue website http://televue.com

Leith

[Satchmo]

Looks very nice . The expanded barrel looks like it will be no good for binocular viewing :(

If anyone wonders what 100 degree apparent field looks like, fold a piece of paper to 50mm to use as a spacer between your eye and a CD , hold the combination to your eye and imagine the view full of stars. Wow.

82 degree AF has been getting a bit ho-hum lately with such fields available for under $100 . Its not surpising Televue want to reclaim the honour of producing the widest field eyepieces.

[casstony]

It's good to see Televue surviving well alongside all of the cheaper competition. Hopefully the new line of eyepieces will deliver more used Naglers to the market as people upgrade.

I wonder when Meade will be announcing their 102 degree eyepiece?

[lineout]

I'd like to get one of these. Does anyone know where I might be able to pick one up, either domestically or from o/s?

[JohnG]

According to the TeleVue site, they will not be released until the US, summer/autum.

Cheers

JohnG