Tele Vue 27mm Panoptic

[Charon]

Hi

Been offered a second hand 27mm Panoptic for a good price, would it be a good addition to my ep collection seeing that I already own the 22mm Nagler and the Baader 36mm?

Thanks for any help.

[NGC 1502]

I have a 27 Pan. It's a very nice EP, but your 22mm Nagler will give the same true field of view.

With my 10" Dob -

1200/27 = 44x, 68/44 = 1.5 degrees

1200/22 = 55x, 82/55 = 1.5 degrees

Personally I'd stick with the 22 Nagler.

Regards, Ed.

[John]

I agree with Ed. The Nagler 22 will show as much sky but the higher magnification should darken the background sky a little making faint DSO's a little easier to spot.

The 22mm Type 4 Nagler is one of Tele Vue's best creations IMHO.

[Charon]

Okay thanks for the advice Ed and John, so then the next question is what size EP would you recommend I look out for then?

[NGC 1502]

If you have a strong focuser (and deep pockets !) the 31mm Nagler is very nice.

Or maybe the 35 or 41 Pan ?

Regards, Ed.

[Charon]

Ed what do you mean by a strong focuser (sorry).

[Chris H]

They are heavy ep's.

[John]

Yes - 2.2 lbs !

Add a 2" diagonal and that's a lot of weight on the focuser.