Observing with the tele vue-60 – Tele Vue 60 User Manual
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5. OBSERVING WITH THE TELE VUE-60
5.1
HOW TO POINT THE TELE VUE-60
A) LOW POWER EYEPIECE — By inserting low power eyepieces, the Tele Vue-
60 can be used as its own fi nder for locating objects to be observed at higher magnifi cations.
For the widest fi eld possible, you should use either the Tele Vue 32mm Plössl or the 24mm
Panoptic which provides viewing at 11x or 15x respectively with a whopping 4.3° true fi eld
(over 8 full moon diameters).
B) QWIK-POINT — This accessory projects a "red dot" where the telescope is
pointed and attaches to the telescope's dew shield. (See back page for instructions.)
5.2 EYEPIECE
RECOMMENDATIONS
The optical performance of your Tele Vue-60 telescope is based on its high quality
objective lens. However, every other item in the telescope’s light path will affect the fi nal
image quality. To obtain the highest performance from your Tele Vue-60 telescope, you
should select only eyepieces, prism or mirror diagonal assemblies by Tele Vue Optics .
Although the variety of eyepieces seems daunting, you only need a few to cover
a broad magnifi cation range. Choose the best eyepieces you can afford, rather than the
most. Many factors are involved in choosing the right eyepiece for you. Please call us for
advice. Below are our suggestions for getting started with your Tele Vue-60.
Starting with low power, the 24mm Panoptic at 15x provides the largest true
fi eld, 4.3°. For medium power, a 9mm Nagler Type 6 delivers 40x, great for terrestrial as
well as rich-fi eld deep sky observing. The 8mm Ethos would be a great alternative to the
9mm Nagler At high power your subject will appear to move through the fi eld quickly.
Therefore, if the eyepiece focal lengths were the same, an 82° Nagler eyepiece would
permit longer observing times before having to move the telescope. In practice, the true
fi eld differences for our high power recommendations are small because the magnifi cations
are different. For high power, choosing either a 2.5mm Nagler Type 6 (144x), or 3-6mm
Zoom (60x-120x) will give you a minimum of two minutes time to view an object on the
meridian (worst case) before having to reposition the telescope.
Although Ethos eyepieces are larger, heavier and more costly, the 100° appar-
ent fi eld of view gives a unique "wow" experience. Ethos 13mm, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm and
4.7mm, 3.7mm (with 110°) all work with the TV-60. The Delos line with its 20mm of eye
relief is excellent day or night for eyeglass wearers. Available focal lengths 17.3mm, 14mm,
12mm, 10mm, 8mm, 6mm, 4.5mm and 3.5mm.
Though the Tele Vue-60 is capable of signifi cantly higher powers, the number
of subjects bright enough for such magnifi cations are limited to the Moon, major planets
and some double stars. Please note going to higher powers than recommended produces
a larger image, but no resolution gain. Atmospheric turbulence will also often limit the
amount of magnifi cation that can be used.
An easy way to center bright objects is to remove the eyepiece
and look down into the diagonal from a foot away. Place the
bright object (moon, planet etc.) as close to center as possible.
Reinstall a low power eyepiece and further center the object.
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Tele Vue-60
Focal
Length
(mm)
Type
Product
Code
Apparent
Field (deg)
Field Stop
Dia. (mm)
Eye
Relief
(mm)
Weight
(lb.)
Mag.
True
Field
(deg)
Exit
Pupil
(mm)
# of
Elem.
Dioptrx
Ready
1¼" Eyepieces for Wide True Fields
40
Plössl
EPL-40.0
43
27.0
28
0.4
9.0
4.30
6.7
4
Y
32
Plössl
EPL-32.0
50
27.0
22
0.4
11.3
4.30
5.3
4
Y
24
Panoptic
EPO-24.0
68
27.0
15
0.5
15.0
4.30
4.0
6
Y*
13
Ethos
ETH-13.0
100
22.3
15
1.3
27.7
3.55
2.2
-
Y
16
Nagler 5
EN5-16.0
82
22.1
10
0.4
22.5
3.52
2.7
6
N
19
Panoptic
EPO-19.0
68
21.3
13
0.4
18.9
3.39
3.2
6
Y*
25
Plössl
EAP-25.0
50
21.2
17
0.3
14.4
3.37
4.2
4
N
17.3
Delos
EDL-17.3
72
21.2
20
0.9
20.8
3.37
2.9
-
Y
10
Ethos
ETH-10.0
100
17.7
15
1.1
36.0
2.82
1.7
-
Y
13
Nagler 6
EN6-13.0
82
17.6
12
0.4
27.7
2.80
2.2
7
Y*
14
Delos
EDL-14.0
72
17.3
20
0.9
25.7
2.75
2.3
-
Y
20
Plössl
EAP-20.0
50
17.1
14
0.2
18.0
2.72
3.3
4
N
12†
Nagler 4
EN4-12.0
82
17.1
17
1.0
30.0
2.72
2.0
6
Y
1¼" Eyepieces for Medium Powers
12
Delos
EDL-12.0
72
15.0
20
0.9
30.0
2.39
2.0
-
Y
11
Nagler 6
EN6-11.0
82
14.9
12
0.4
32.7
2.37
1.8
7
Y*
10
Delos
EDL-10.0
72
12.7
20
0.9
36.0
2.02
1.7
-
Y
15
Plössl
EAP-15.0
50
12.6
10
0.2
24.0
2.01
2.5
4
N
9
Nagler 6
EN6-09.0
82
12.4
12
0.4
40.0
1.97
1.5
7
Y*
11
Plössl
EAP-11.0
50
9.1
8
0.1
32.7
1.45
1.8
4
N
1¼" Eyepieces for Higher Powers
8
Ethos
ETH-08.0
100
13.9
15
1.0
45.0
2.21
1.3
-
Y
6
Ethos
ETH-06.0
100
10.4
15
1.0
60.0
1.66
1.0
-
Y
8
Delos
EDL-08.0
72
9.9
20
1.0
45.0
1.58
1.3
-
Y
7
Nagler 6
EN6-07.0
82
9.7
12
0.5
51.4
1.54
1.2
7
Y*
4.7
Ethos SX
ETH-04.7
110
8.9
15
1.3
76.6
1.42
0.8
-
Y
6
Delos
EDL-06.0
72
7.6
20
1.0
60.0
1.21
1.0
-
Y
3.7
Ethos SX
ETH-03.7
110
7.0
15
1.1
97.3
1.12
0.6
-
Y
5
Nagler 6
EN6-05.0
82
7.0
12
0.5
72.0
1.11
0.8
7
Y*
8
Plössl
EAP-08.0
50
6.5
6
0.1
45.0
1.03
1.3
4
N
4.5
Delos
EDL-04.5
72
5.6
20
1.1
80.0
0.89
0.8
-
Y
3.5
Nagler 6
EN6-03.5
82
4.8
12
0.5
102.9 0.76
0.6
7
Y*
3.5
Delos
EDL-03.5
72
4.4
20
1.1
102.9 0.70
0.6
-
Y
2.5
Nagler 6
EN6-02.5
82
3.4
12
0.5
144.0 0.54
0.4
7
Y*
1¼" Zoom Eyepieces for Medium and Higher Powers
6-3
Nagler
Zoom
ENZ-0306
50
5.1-2.6
10
0.3
60.0-
120.0
0.81-
0.41
1.0-
0.5
5
N
4-2
Nagler
Zoom
ENZ-0204
50
3.3-1.7
10
0.4
90.0-
180.0
0.53-
0.27
0.7-
0.3
5
N
†12mm Nagler T4 not recommended for daytime use. *Additional Dioptrx Adapter required