13mm Nagler T6

Well I just got my new 13mm Nagler last night (bought it here), and I feel compelled to share my first outing with it (through 10" LX200). I know it's apples to oranges, but I put it up against my 15mm and 26mm SPL's. I'll just start by saying that is has about the same magnification as my 15, and almost as much FOV as the 26. One of the highlights of the night was the dumbell. Through the 26 it was a great view, plenty of contrast, well defined shape. I was amazed when I put in the Nagler. I had expected the brightness of the object to be cut way down, that was not the case. While it was slightly dimmer (yet brighter than in my 15mm), the contrast was outstanding. The shape was there, as well as the fainter nebulosity on the sides. M13 was another obvious target. The resolution was outstanding, it took on much more od a 3-D view than I have ever seen before. Just for kicks I swung over to M51. Therough the 26mm SPL, it was visable as two nuclei with the spiral arms barely there (this was all done before 10pm, so it was not real dark yet either). This one suprosed me the most with the Nagler. I was actually able to see more detail with the nagler, the spiral arms came into view quite easily. I can't imagine what it would have looked like an hour later when it got really dark. And for those of you who have used the Nagler before, I can vouch that I did not notice any of the kidney bean effect in this EP. I even tried it during the day, pointed at a tree, and did not see any blackout spots.

I would agree with you, it's an incredible eyepiece.