TeleVue Panoptic 27mm

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TeleVue Panoptic 27mm
This is probably my favorite eyepiece for viewing open star clusters. In my TOA 130 it produces 39X with an incredibly sharp and wide FOV. The Orion nebula (M42/M43) is beautifully framed with all 4 stars of the trapezium well resolved amidst the swirls of nebulosity. The sharpest eyepiece in my set. The ~10% increase in magnification over the Panoptic 35 is sometimes the difference in seeing a myriad of tiny stars instead of a hazy patch. I highly recommend this eyepiece.

Overall Rating: 10
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TeleVue Panoptic 27mm
Best low power eyepiece for a 14.5" f4.3 reflector, had the 31mm Nagler but because of it's weight I use this eyepiece much more

Overall Rating: 10
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TeleVue Panoptic 27mm
For a 10"F/5,6 dob, this is the perfect EP for low powers. Gives 1.3 degrees and shows only a little coma on the brightest stars about 80% the way out. Fortunately, that is the only aberration seen in this eyepiece. Contrast is still very good in the coma areas, no astigmatism, pincushion is there, of course, but everything else is so perfect in this, it is a menial price to pay.

I used to have a 35mm panoptic, and it was nice. But the exit pupil was a little too big, the sky was too bright, and there was a milky softening after about 60% out, plus coma, and some astigmatism. So I bought a 40mm Pentax XL, which was much much worse, plus bad field curvature.

Basically, for this size/speed telescope, I won't be looking for anything else past the 27mm panoptic for low power finder and viewing eyepiece.

Overall Rating: 10
Optics:9 Value:10
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TeleVue Panoptic 27mm
Bit the bullet and bought 2 for my binocular newtonian. This eyepiece is a serious piece of glass and metal, fairly heavy for its size. Image is very sharp, good eye relief, no kidney bean, no ghosting, very slight lateral color on very bright objects like the moon. I find it reasonbly comfortable in the binocular, just about the biggest eyepiece I can use without the barrels touching, giving the biggest field of view possible in my scopes. The Hasselblad of eyepieces, hard to find any fault with the construction and workmanship.

As with all Panoptics, however, the pincushion distortion is significant. Panning around the sky with them can make one seasick. Once stable, the effect is not noticable unless you are looking at the moon or daytime objects where their shape is known. For the price, it seems that this flaw should be made to go away, but I suppose even Al Nagler cannot change the laws of physics.

This is my standard eyepiece for low power. I like it better than the 22 panoptic, I also have the 19 which is an equally fine lens. Very comfortable for me, but others have complained that the top surface is too big in diameter and does not fit their eye very well. If you want sharpness, you can't beat this lens if you can pay for it.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:9 Value:8
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TeleVue Panoptic 27mm
Last evening was first light with this magnificent eyepiece and it was hard to stop viewing with it. I was viewing with an f/8 6" Newtonian and the combination was excellent. Open clusters like M6 were just superb. The exit pupil is just right for me and stars are sharp throughout the FOV. It is a beautifully made, compact, high quality occular that I will use for a long time.

Overall Rating: 10
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