Tele Vue-102i Package Includes - Hard Case - 1.25 Everbrite Diagonal - 1.25 Adapter - Ring Mount - Bino Vue.
Our newest model APO refractor (102mm aperture, 880mm focal length, f/8.6) is designed to permit lower-power, wider-field binocular viewing - all in a more compact form.
The Tele Vue-102i sports the same overall length as the Tele Vue NP-101, making it easier to transport. It will fit in the NP-101's soft carry bag.
By having a tube that's five inches shorter than the regular Tele Vue-102 model, it is now possible to use the Bino Vue without its standard 2x amplifier/corrector. The complete version of the Tele Vue-102i includes a Bino Vue body with a specially designed 1x prism compensator for correcting the slight aberrations introduced by a prism. The 2x amplifier is not included as the new tube's five-inch shorter path length no longer requires it.
Current Bino Vue owners can purchase the OTA (Optical Tube Assembly) version of the Tele Vue-102i (product code WBO-4086), which includes the hard case, 1x prism compensator and flat-top adapter.
For Solar viewing in Hydrogen-alpha with Coronado filters up to 90mm, the Tele Vue-102i will permit full solar disc Bino Vue operation, since the maximum field is approximately 1.75 inches.
For terrestrial viewing (upright, but reversed image), the new comfortable 60-in. Everbrite mirror diagonal is sturdy enough to support and lock the Bino Vue with prism compensator attached.
The Tele Vue-102i can also be used without a Bino Vue by combining both the two-inch and three-inch extension tubes between the focuser and the diagonal. The telescope then functions exactly like a regular Tele Vue-102.
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