Product Description
The 19mm Panoptic is a little short on eye relief at 10mm, so observers who must wear eyeglasses might want to consider the long 20mm eye relief of the 18mm TeleVue Radian instead. While the Radian has a narrower apparent field of view, its longer eye relief will not cut off the edges of the image for eyeglass wearers as the 19mm Panoptic will, giving you a wider usable actual field. If you don't wear glasses, the 19mm Panoptic will give you almost a third more observable sky area than the 18mm Radian with any telescope.
Tech Details
Barrel Size | 1.25" |
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Eye Relief | 10mm |
Field of view | 68 |
Focal Length | 19mm |
Number of optical elements | 6 |
Weight | 7 oz |
Warranty | Limited Lifetime |
Reviews
(Posted on 1/7/2019)
What I like: crisp & sharp image, wider field than a Plossl. It's also well made, has ribs that are easy to grip with gloves, and is reasonably priced.
What I don't like: Can't think of anything.
Summary: Excellent performance and usability for the price. Yes, an 80 or 110 degree field would be nice, but you can get a couple of quality eyepieces for what one of those would cost. (Posted on 8/4/2017)
nice sharp edged scanner for small refractor to sweep milky way
nice low-mid power for larger DSO like double cluster or Orion's sword in 6-inch f/5 reflector or 4-inch f/10 refractor. Crescent moon views are also very nice with 1000mm focal length scope.
mid-power eyepiece for SCT; the 19 Pan exceeds a much-used older 20mm plossl with slightly more magnification and noticeably wider field, and views seem better overall.
Works well at f/5 and f/6; that's something not all the half-dozen "classic" and lower-cost 15-20mm eyepieces I tried out over the years could do. (Posted on 8/4/2017)
The primary "Low Power" EP on my 105mm f/7 triplet refractor. This yields a generous 1.76 degree FOV, and at 39X a decent sky-darkening effect so necessary at my suburban light-polluted site. The sharp edge to edge medium-wide field is great for views of extended objects, with the power sufficient to detect smaller fainter objects such as planetaries. The 1.25" lightweight barrel is convenient when switching out to higher powers. I've used many EP's in a variety of scopes over the years and highly recommend this as a fine "go-to" EP for anyone with a similar setup. (Posted on 8/4/2017)