Tele Vue-NP127is: Imaging the Skies Over Europe
From a small town in Germany, two hours drive away from the Alps, Panagiotis Xipteras images the sky with his Tele Vue-NP127is. We noticed his exquisite images on social media and asked him why he choose the NP127is for his imaging scope. He tells us below.
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Having owned several telescopes in the last two decades, I finally wanted an easy to use, quality instrument manufactured within tight tolerances. It was crucial for me to know that a QA engineer of a company which I can trust, has checked it before delivery. I am also an astrophotographer and I wanted a fast scope doing the job right out of the box. Hence, I followed the advice of Intercon-Spacetec in Germany to purchase this beautiful apochromat. In my opinion, the Tele Vue-NP127is performs the perfect balancing act between portability and performance.
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We asked him about his experience using the scope:
One scope does it all. Visually, the NP127is is like a spaceship window. It can handle very low magnifications, with its flat field, large aperture, and apochromatic capabilities. But I can use it at high powers to observe planet details. All these things also work photographically without tweaking. This kind of flexibility is remarkable, especially if I consider its low weight and high value.
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Panagiotis’ imaging setup consists of a Tele Vue-NP127is, QSI-683ws8 CCD camera, and a Takahashi JPZ mount on a pier. A Starlight Lodestar on a Tak FS-60C acts as a guider. Bright-star diffraction spikes are added in post-processing using StarSpikes Pro by ProDigital Software.
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Panagiotis has created an exceptional collection of his best Tele Vue-NP127is images for this blog post. In this image gallery you’ll find: expansive nebulae, some with bright walls of interstellar gas contrasted against dark, dusty regions of cool gas. Galaxies: galactic “island universes” — from gorgeous, face-on spirals displaying graceful, curling arms to edge-on subjects displaying bright central cores sliced-thorough by dusty lanes along the galactic plane. A collection of star clusters also graces the gallery: from a spectacularly dense globular — with hundreds of thousand stars — to younger, open clusters spread out like jewels against a velvet black sky.
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With a Master of Science in Data Communications, Panagiotis is currently working as a software engineer in the logistics sector. We wish him clear skies and look forward to seeing more of his well-crafted images!
02 Feb 2020 edit: pointed links to the new NP127is gallery location.
- Panagiotis’ Tele Vue-NP127is image gallery
- Twitter feed: @xipteras
- Tele Vue-NP127is page (mobile version) on our website