A Recognized Benchmark For Optical Performance!
15mm Tele Vue Plossl Eyepiece
#08372
$75.00
Expected Ship Date 03/16/10
15mm Tele Vue Plossl Eyepiece
- Fully multi-coated for greatest light transmission and contrast
- Apparent field of view: 50-deg
- Eye relief: 10mm
- Weight: 2.6 oz
Since TeleVue introduced their Plossls in 1980, they have won praise and patents, including a patent in Japan. TeleVue Plossls, designed by Al Nagler, have been a recognized benchmark of performance and value in the class of 50 degree apparent field of view telescope eyepieces. While the Plossls may be Tele Vue's least expensive telescope eyepiece line, they still enjoy the same care and attention to detail as their most expensive eyepieces. Tele Vue continues to believe that quality, performance and consistency will ultimately reward you with the most value for your dollar. Diffraction limited "on-axis" performance is a given. Using more expensive high-index glasses to reduce astigmatism and lateral color at the field's edge, Tele Vue Plossls deliver sharp images. The faster the focal ratio of your telescope, the greater your visual reward for using Tele Vue telescope eyepieces.
This 15mm Tele Vue Plossl Telescope Eyepiece features full multi-coatings for greatest light transmission and contrast. Blackened lens edges and internal anti-reflection threads tweak the last bit of contrast for maximum image detail. The sharper field focuses faint star light into perceptible points and allows those with undriven telescope mounts to gaze longer before repositioning the image.
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Product Specifications:
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Design
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Plossl |
Different eyepiece designs allow for a wide range of features, depending on the needs of the observer. Orthoscopic and Plossl designs can provide a great quality image with a standard field of view, but may be difficult to use at higher powers while wearing glasses due to the short eye-relief. Long eye-relief designs have more elements and can be more expensive, but work very well with glasses, even at higher powers. Wide angle designs provide a larger view of the sky at the same power as a standard eyepiece. More complex designs can combine all these attributes together in a single eyepiece.
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Eyepiece focal length
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15.0mm |
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Barrel size
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1.25" |
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Apparent field of view
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50.0-deg |
The edge-to-edge angular diameter of the light emerging from the eyepiece as seen by the eye. It is an inherent specification for a given eyepiece type or design. The apparent field of view of an eyepiece is directly related to the true field of view seen through the telescope; for a given focal length eyepiece, the greater the eyepiece's apparent field of view, the greater area of sky will be seen.
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Eye relief
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10.0mm |
The distance, measured in millimeters, between the observer's eye and the eyepiece lens in which the entire field of view remains visible. Eye relief varies with the optical design but generally increases with decreasing magnification. Long eye relief is advantageous for observers who wear glasses, as they don't have to put their eye directly on the eyepiece to see the entire field of view, nor do they have to remove their eyewear.
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Coatings
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Fully Multi-coated |
Lenses are coated with an anti-reflective material to ensure that as little light as possible is reflected away, thus more gets to your eye. Good lenses are at least "fully coated," with a single layer of magnesium fluoride applied to each air-to-glass lens surface. Multiple layers of coatings are even more effective; the term "multi-coated" means one or more lens surfaces have multiple coatings. "Fully multi-coated" is superior because all lens surfaces are multiple-layer coated.
Mirror star diagonals are coated with a reflective material similar to telescope mirrors in order to reflect the light into the eyepiece. Standard aluminum coatings reflect between 88%-92%, and enhanced aluminum reflects 97%.
Dielectric coatings use a different process to deposit a coating that reflects 99% of the light. In addition to the higher reflectivity, Dielectric coatings are much more durable than aluminum coatings, so they last longer and can be cleaned with less risk of damage.
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Number of elements
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4 |
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Filter threads
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Yes |
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Parfocal
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Yes |
Parfocal refers to an attribute of an eyepiece set where little to no focusing is required when swapping out one eyepiece for another.
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Field stop diameter
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12.6mm |
The field stop is a mechanical ring in the eyepiece which provides the sharp edge to the field of view when looking through the eyepiece. The field stop diameter greatly affects the apparent field of view of the eyepiece; the larger the field stop diameter, the larger the apparent field of view is.
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Barrel security recess
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Yes |
The barrel security recess is a shallow groove or depression cut into the 1.25" or 2" barrel of the eyepiece. In the event the thumb screw holding the eyepiece in the focuser becomes slightly loose, the eyepiece will not fall out because the tip of the thumb screw will catch on the lip of the security groove.
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Blackened lens edges
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Yes |
Blackened lens edges in eyepieces and refractor lenses prevent unwanted light scatter inside the tube. This results in higher image contrast.
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Rubber eyeguards
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Yes |
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Body material
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Aluminum |
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Weight (oz.)
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2.60 |
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Dimensions
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1.8 in. x 1.3 in. |
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Warranty
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Five year |
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1.25in. 2x Orion Shorty Barlow Lens
$43.95
Medium Orion Deluxe Accessory Case
$39.95
1.25in. Orion Enhanced Mirror Star Diagonal
$64.95
Orion Deluxe 6-Piece Optics Cleaning Kit
$19.95
