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35 panoptic - Wow !!

Started by Mercury593065, 11/28/2004 01:43AM
Posted 11/28/2004 01:43AM Opening Post
One of my regular lenses, is a Meade 32mm Super Wide Angle 2" lense. A friend of mine,
insisted I try his 35mm panoptic. Didn't think there be much difference. Boy, was I wrong !! It was like viewing through a porthole. We were viewing different nebulas with the OIII filter attached to it. There were NO EDGES in the viewing. Way Cool !
Gota get me one of these !!!!
Posted 11/28/2004 02:32AM #1
The 35mm Pan is a great eyepiece. I still remember the time I compared it (back in 1992 when they first came out) to an old 32mm Tele Vue Wide Field (an eyepiece that is very similar to your 32mm SW).

However, an even more impressive eyepiece relative to both your 32mm SW is the 31mm Nagler. Its True Field is 9% wider than the 35mm Pans and its total field area is 18% larger. It also has an even more spectacular 82 degree apparent field versus the 68 degree AF of the 35mm Pan. Plus, its magnfication is 13% higher and its exit pupil is 11% smaller so you will get a darker sky background with it.

The three drawbacks of the 31mm Nagler are its high cost, large size and heavy weight.