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Televue Nagler Type 6 13mm

Eyepiece Review - Televue Nagler Type 6 13mm
Eyepiece specifications

Manufacturer

Televue

Model

Nagler Type 6

Focal length

13mm

FOV 82˚
Diameter 1.25"
Review date 2005-11-02
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I own an 8" Celestron C8 SCT with starbright coating. I purchased the Televue Nagler 13mm eyepiece because I needed wide views (this one has a 82 degree FOV) at medium powers, the C8 having a 2032mm focal length, this would yield 156x power.

I first used this eyepiece for planetary use. I used it on the moon, the views were simply stunning, very crisp and detailed. I tried it on Saturn on a clear and steady night, I was able to see the Cassini division very clearly and 2 rings.

I turned the scope towards M13, the view was simply stunning! The field of view was filled with stars. The image was detailed and very crisp.

I compared this to my Celestron 25mm with a Parks Gold Series barlow (which yield to 12.5mm focal length), the image through the Nagler was crisper and the FOV was much larger.

Although a bit expensive, I definitely recommend this eyepiece.

 

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I purchased this eyepiece solely based on the review I read here and elsewhere. This eyepiece is simply amazing, I own the 7mm version that I use for planetary viewing. This one gives a much wider field of view. The moon likes like a 3 dimentional object floating in the dark night, simply amazing. Views are very crisp and the eyepiece is confortable to look through. I give it a comfortable 9.

Rating: 9 out of 10

 

You didn't specify what type of telescope you own, it would be helpful to the readers in order to determine performance.

 

I apologize, I was so taken by this eyepiece that I forgot to mention what telescope I was using. It actually a borowed TV-NP102

 

This eyepiece was compared extensively to a Meade Series 4000 UWA, a "cult" eyepiece.  I had owned the Meade for 10 years and had compared it with other similar eyepieces but never felt I would replace it.

Until this  eyepiece, that is.

The 13 had a wider field, sharper star images, less internal reflection, better light transmission, and was less expensive.

This is the sharpest and best eyepiece I have ever owned, and I have owned over 300 eyepieces.  It provides, with my scope, nearly optimum exit pupil and magnification.  I use a Paracorr in a 12.5" f/5 scope, so the sharp-to-the-edge images are partially due to cancellation of coma.

But, light transmission is good enough this is my galaxy hunting eyepiece, and there is not a trace of internal reflection when a bright star is outside the edge of the field.

I own 4 other Type 6 Naglers, and this one is the sharpest of the lot.  Star images are smaller and tighter in this eyepiece than in any of my 8 other Naglers.

Pros:

Affordable

Small and light (can be binoviewed)

Superb light transmission and baffling

Easy to use

Cons:

The rubber eyecup is only 8mm tall, but the eye relief is 12mm.  If you instinctively move your head forward until the eye socket touches the eyecup, you will get blackout.  You have to learn to hold your eye back a bit more.

Rating: 10 out of 10

 

I used this eyepiece with a 12.5" Obsession, providing 122X magnification. It gave excellent views of the Dumbell Nebula, when it was only ten dgrees above the horizon. Also gave exceptional views of Orion Nebula, as well as the M46 star cluster with its accompanying planetary nebula. I also used it on M84, M86 and the other Virgo galaxies in that area. I could see details on the edges of the brighter galaxies in Virgo and the Leo Triplets. As a previous reviewer noted, this eyepiece gives sharp, flat high-contrast images. Saturn was very distinct, revealing the Cassini Division, the shadow of the planet on the rings and the rings on the planet.

Rating: 9 out of 10

 

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