Tele Vue NP101

Tele Vue - NP 101 Refractor.

Tele Vue's Latest 101mm (4") Refractor. Voted a 'Hot New Product of 2001' by Sky & Telescope. New from Tele Vue, the NP101 (Nagler/Petzval).

"This scope represents our closest realization yet of the 'ideal' multi-purpose photo/visual telescope. Its snap-to-focus and extremely sharp, flat field are sure to take your breath away. It is also the best and toughest test platform to showcase all our new eyepiece introductions.

Over 20 years Al Nagler saw the incredible design flexibility afforded by the Petzval layout. Al's creative use of glass combinations and design in this layout has raised the performance bar for fast, short focal length refractors.

In fact, no other design type affords the freedom to simultaneously correct for: coma, astigmatism, secondary spectrum, spherical abberation, and spherochromatism to the degree we've achieved with the Tele Vue NP101.

Manufacturing advances in lens finishing, including interferometric monitoring of every surface, and Tele Vue's stringent assembly procedure, insure uniformly excellent telescopes.

The Tele Vue NP101 will feature our 2" Everbrite diagonal, new compression ring locking for the focuser, diagonal, and 1¼" reducing adapter. An accessory soft airline carry bag is also available".

Specifications: Focal Length - 540mm Aperture - 101mm Focal Ratio - f/5.4 Visual Field - 4.9º (with 55mm Plossl) Design - 4-element, 2 group APO, Flat Field, Nagler/Petzval Coating - Index Matched Multi-Coating Focuser - 2" Rack & Pinion Diagonal - 2" Everbrite, 99% broadband coating Locking Mechanisms - Brass Compression Ring Dew Shield - Captive/Sliding, with Moisture Absorbent Lining Lens Cover - Screw-on Metal Mount Ring - Captive/Sliding with (3) ¼-20 attachement holes and 2 accessory slots. Finish - Ivory Powder Coated Tube, Black Anodized Cells Case - Custom Hard Shell standard. Soft airline carry bag as optional accessory. Length - 25.3/4" (OTA) Weight - 10lbs (4.54kg) (OTA).

Voted a 'Hot New Product of 2001' by Sky & Telescope.

See the NP101 review in the May 2002 issue of Sky & Telescope.