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Application |
TeleVue-60 |
Tele Vue-76 |
Tele Vue-85 |
Tele Vue NP-101 |
Tele Vue-102/ Renaissance-102 |
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Beginner |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Youngster |
Excellent |
Good |
Good |
May be too heavy |
May be too heavy |
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Birder (hiking) |
Excellent |
Fair |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
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Birder (stationary) |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Travelling |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent (with optional soft carry bag) |
Very Good |
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Terrestrial photography (35mm) |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent (when used on a very stable mount) |
Excellent (when used on a very stable mount) |
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Astrophotography (35mm) |
TV60is version: Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Astrophotography (CCD) |
TV60is version: Highly recommended |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Maximum visual field (degrees) |
4.3 (with 1.25" 32mm Ploessl) |
5.5 (with 2" 55mm Ploessl) |
4.4 (with 2" 55mm Ploessl) |
4.9 (with 2" 55mm Ploessl) |
3.0 (with 2" 55mm Ploessl) |
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Recommended magnification range |
11X-150X |
9X-200X |
11X-225X |
10X-250X |
16X-250X |
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Light collection (over human eye) |
73 |
118 |
147 |
200 |
210 |
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Aperture |
60mm |
76mm |
85mm |
101mm |
102mm |
|
Type |
APO |
APO |
APO |
APO |
APO |
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Focal Ratio |
f/6.0 |
f/6.3 |
f/7.0 |
f/5.4 |
f/8.6 |
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Focal Length |
360mm |
480mm |
600mm |
540mm |
880mm |
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Can use 2" eyepieces |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Overall length of optical tube assembly |
254mm (without diag.) |
368mm (without diag.) |
483mm (without diag.) |
663mm (without diag.) |
785mm (without diag.) |
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Optical tube assembly weight (Brass scopes are not vailable as OTAs) |
1.4 kg. |
2.3 kg. |
2.8 kg. |
4.1 kg. |
4.0 kg. |
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Complete package weight (with diagonal and mount ring) |
1.5 kg |
3.2 kg |
3.6 kg |
5.1 kg |
5.0 kg |
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Carrying Case Supplied |
None (Soft case optional) |
Soft case |
Soft case |
Hard case (Soft case optional) |
Hard case |
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Use with camera tripod |
Excellent |
Good |
Fair |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
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Use with Tele Vue Tele-Pod Mount *) |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good |
Not recommended |
Not recommended |
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Use with Tele Vue Panoramic Mount *) |
Excellent, but "overkill" |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Good at 100X, Fair at 200X |
Fair at 100x, Not recommended at 200X |
|
Use with Tele Vue Gibraltar Mount *) |
Excellent, but "overkill" |
Excellent, but "overkill" |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Accepts Bino Vue |
Not recommended |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Minimum Bino Vue magnification wih 32mm Ploessl |
Not recommended |
30X |
37X |
34X |
55X |
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Lunar and planetary viewing |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Viewing open clusters, brighter galaxies and nebulae |
Good |
Very Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Rich field viewing(e.g. Milky Way) |
Good |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
Excellent |
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Available Colors: |
Satin Black |
G, I |
G, I, B |
I |
I, B |
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Standard eyepiece (with complete package) |
No eyepiece supplied |
20mm Ploessl (24X) |
20mm Ploessl (30X) |
No eyepiece supplied |
20mm Ploessl (44X) |
*) All Tele Vue mounts are now available with Sky Tour computer System
NR = Not Recommended