TeleVue Telescope Specifications
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In table, NR means Not Recommended
| Application | Tele Vue-60 | Tele Vue-76 | Tele Vue-85 | Tele Vue-NP101 | Tele Vue-102 and Renaissance-102 |
Tele Vue-NP127 |
| Beginner | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | NR |
| Youngster | Excellent | Good | Good | May be too heavy | May be too heavy | NR |
| Birder (hiking) | Excellent | Fair | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Birder (stationary) | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Traveling | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent (with optional soft carry bag) | Very Good | Good |
| Terrestrial photography (35mm) |
Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent (when used on very stable mount) | Excellent (when used on very stable mount) | Excellent (when used on very stable mount) |
| TV60is version | ||||||
| Astrophotography (35mm) | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Astrophotography (CCD) |
Highly recommended | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Maximum visual field | 4.3º (with 1.25" 32mm Plössl) |
5.5º (with 2.0" 55mm Plössl) |
4.4º (with 2.0" 55mm Plössl) |
4.9º (with 2.0" 55mm Plössl) |
3º (with 2.0" 55mm Plössl) |
4º (with 2.0" 55mm Plössl) |
| Recommended magnification range |
11X - 150X | 9X - 200X | 11X - 225X | 10X - 250X | 16X - 250X | 12X - 300X |
| Application | TV60 | TV76 | TV85 | TVNP101 | TV102 | TVNP127 |
| Light collection (over human eye) |
73 | 118 | 147 | 200 | 210 | 329 |
| Aperture | 60 mm | 76 mm | 85 mm | 101 mm | 102 mm | 127 mm |
| Type | APO | APO | APO | APO | APO | APO |
| Focal Ratio | f /6.0 | f /6.3 | f /7.0 | f /5.4 | f /8.6 | f /5.2 |
| Focal Length | 360mm | 480mm | 600mm | 540mm | 880mm | 660mm |
| Can use 2" eyepieces | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Overall length of optical tube assembly |
10.0" (w/o diag.) 12.0" (w/1¼" diag.) |
14.5" (w/o diag.) 17.4" (w/2" diag.) |
19.0" (w/o diag.) 21.9" (w/2" diag.) |
26.1" (w/o diag.) 29.0" (w/2" diag.) |
30.9" (w/o diag.) 33.8" (w/2" diag.) |
33.0" (w/o diag.) 35.9" (w/2" diag.) |
| Optical tube assembly weight (Brass scopes are not available as OTAs) |
3.0 lbs | 5.1 lbs | 6.1 lbs | 9.0 lbs | 8.8 lbs | 14 lbs |
| Complete package weight (w/diagonal and mount ring or mount bar for Ranger) |
3.3 lbs | 7.0 lbs | 8.0 lbs 9.6 lbs (brass) |
11.3 lbs | 11.1 lbs 14.8 lbs (brass) |
17 lbs |
| Carrying Case Supplied | None (Soft case optional) | Soft case | Soft case | Hard case (Soft case optional) |
Hard case | Hard case |
| Application | TV60 | TV76 | TV85 | TVNP101 | TV102 | TVNP127 |
| Use with camera tripod | Excellent | Good | Fair | NR | NR | NR |
| Use with Tele Vue Tele-Pod Mount (Sky Tour computer optional) |
Excellent | Excellent | Good | NR | NR | NR |
| Use with Tele Vue Panoramic Mount (Sky Tour computer optional) |
Excellent, but "overkill" | Excellent | Excellent | Good at 100X Fair at 200X |
Fair at 100X NR at 200X |
NR |
| Use with Tele Vue Gibraltar Mount (Sky Tour computer optional) |
Excellent, but "overkill" | Excellent, but "overkill" | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Good (but requires special mount head) |
| Accepts Bino Vue | NR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum Bino Vue magnification with 32mm Plössl |
NR | 30X | 37X | 34X | 55X | 41X |
| Lunar and planetary viewing | Very Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Viewing open clusters, brighter galaxies and nebulae |
Good | Very Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Rich field viewing (e.g., Milky Way) |
Good | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent | Excellent |
| Available Colors: (G)reen (I)vory (B)rass |
Satin Black | G, I | G, I, B | I | I, B | I |
| Standard eyepiece (w/complete package) |
No eyepiece supplied | 20mm Plössl (24X) | 20mm Plössl (30X) | No eyepiece supplied | 20mm Plössl (44X) | No eyepiece supplied |
| Application | Tele Vue-60 | Tele Vue-76 | Tele Vue-85 | Tele Vue-NP101 | Tele Vue-102 and Renaissance-102 |
Tele Vue-NP127 |