The Tel Vue Kidney bean.

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Hi all I was going thru some old /ish photos and found this discard , Its the "Tel Vue Kidney bean" on the run across the moon :rofl: .
You seen it first here . ;).
I will post this in the 'Solar system' photos next .
Kidney Bean dont not bother me at all , but to some its a real pain . :thumbsup: .
Brian.

[madbadgalaxyman]

I have the original 13mm Nagler ( type I) and it does suffer from the dreaded Kidney Bean effect, at times, but this has never bothered me either. This is still one of the very best telescope eyepieces, and some would say that there was a drop in Nagler quality - for a while - after the initial hits like this eyepiece and the 20 mm type 2 (the hand grenade) which "weighs as much as a brick".

The amount of glass in these two eyepieces is phenomenal....they feel like telescope counterweights in the hand.

cheers, madbadgalaxyman

[MattT]

Hi Brian,
Are you sure thats a kidney bean? It's black... I reckon it's a Jelly bean:rofl:
Cheers, Matt

[brian nordstrom]

:thumbsup: Yea Robert I to have a T1 13mm and love it , its a great eyepiece , just enough magnification to be good at my favorite objects , :D the Moon and Planets in all my refractors , I cant say I have seen kidney bean in any of my scopes with her ?
The photo was taken using my next favorite eyepiece the beautiful ,,, 8mm Radian , :hi: love that eyepiece too.
Brian.

[brian nordstrom]

:rofl: ,:rofl: Ha ha , Matt , its like the ' Black ' jelly beans that always dissapare from the jelly bean jar first around our place ;) , Thought a few people would be interested in seeing it caught on film . In the flesh so to say :thumbsup: .
Brian.

[Zubenel]

"The amount of glass in these two eyepieces is phenomenal....they feel like telescope counterweights in the hand."
Donations for this years Astrofest counter weight toss Please. WIll only accept Type 1 Naglers! :D:lol::evil::rofl::nerd:

[brian nordstrom]

:eyepop: I hear you Zeb , beautiful eyepieces that are often overlooked in todays , Ethos / Delos enviroment, but thats ok :), more 2nd hand T1's for sale ,,, for us .
Brian.

[astroron]

As you know Wes I know all about the weight of the T1 ;)

I dropped mine on my foot and broke one of my toes:eyepop:
Cheers :thumbsup:

[brian nordstrom]

:question: Ouch ! that can be taken both ways ? hope you healed ok .
Brian.

[Zubenel]

Only the right way.:D I was only referring to the toe breaking weight eh.:whistle: Not to throw away.I luv me Nag's !:thumbsup::)