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Chronology of Product Introductions

Year	Telescopes	Eyepieces	Accessories
1977			Television Projection Lens 343mm, f/2.6*
1978			Television Projection Lens 279mm, f/1.8*
1979	Al Nagler begins design on telescopes and eyepieces for fellow amateur astronomers.
1980		Plössls: 55, 26, 17, 10.4, 7.4 Naglers: 13, 9, 4.8* 1.25" Barlow: 2.5x*
1981	MPT: 5", 500mm, f/4*	Plössls: 40, 21, 13	2" Solid aluminum machined mirror diagonal
1982		Plössl: 32 Wide Fields: 40, 32, 24, 19
1983	nuttin' - Al took a rest
1984	Renaissance: 550mm, f/5.5*	Wide Field: 15* Naglers: 11, 7
1985		1.25" Barlow: 1.8x*
1986		Nagler Type 2: 20, 16, 12*
1987	Oracle: 560mm, f/7.4*
1988	Genesis: 500mm f/5.0*
1989		2" 2x Big Barlow Paracorr *
1990	nuttin' - Al took another rest
1991	Solaris Solar Telescope* Pronto: 450mm, f/6.4*		Starbeam Unit Power Finder
1992	Pronto: 480mm , f/6.8 *	Panoptics : 35, 22, Interface
1993	Genesis-sdf * Renaissance-sdf: 540mm, f/5.4*
1994		Panoptics: 27, 15*
1995	Ranger: 480mm, f/6.8*	Plössls: 25, 20, 15, 11, 8 1.25" Barlows: 2x, 3x	Bino Vue*
1996	TV-101* Renaissance-101: 540mm, f/5.4* TV-140: 700mm, f/5.0*	Panoptic: 19
1997	Al rests yet again. Newton: "A body at rest tends to stay at rest..."
1998	TV-85: 600mm, f/7 Bizarro-85: 600mm, f/7*	1.25" Powermates: 5x, 2.5x Nagler Type 4 : 22, 17, 12 Radians : 18, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 3*	Bino Vue 2x Amplifier/Corrector*
1999		2.0" Powermate: 4x Nagler Type 5: 31	0.8x Reducer 99% Everbrite diagonal
2000	TV-102 * Renaissance-102 : 880mm, f/8.6 *	Visual Paracorr*
2001	NP-101 : 540mm, f/5.4 * (see NP-101is for replacement) TV-76: 480mm,f/6.3	Nagler Type 5: 16 Nagler Type 6: 13, 9, 7, 5 Nagler 3-6 Zoom	Sol-Searcher (Sun Finder) Universal Finder Mount 90 degree flip-mirror Starbeam
2002	TV-102i: for Bino-Vue*	Nagler Type 5 : 26* Panoptic: 24 2.0" Powermate: 2x	60 degree Everbrite diagonal
2003	NP-127 : 660mm f/5.2 * TV-60: 360mm f/6.0	Nagler Type 5 : 20mm* Nagler Type 6 : 11, 3.5, 2.5 Panoptic: 41 Nagler 2-4 Zoom *	Mars Filters * BirdScope.com established Focus Lever* Bandmate OIII Filter * Bandmate NebuStar Filter*
2004			X-Y Adjustable Mount Quick Release Universal Finder Mount
2005	TV60is : 360mm, f/6 - imaging system *	DIOPTRX Astigmatism Correctors Click-Stop 8-24mm Zoom for DIOPTRX*	Focusmate Eyeguard extender
2006	Imaging System ("is") Telescopes NP-101is: 540mm, f/5.4 NP-127is: 660mm f/5.2 TV102iis : 880mm, f/8.6 *	DIOPTRX Adapter for 24/19 Pan, N20T5 & NT6 Paracorr for SBIG*	Focusmate Driver Imaging System Components (Extension tubes, correctors, reducers, indicators)
2007		Ethos: 13mm 100° eyepiece Universal Paracorr* for imaging with Newtonians	Focusmaster * Auto-focus electronics for Focusmate driver
2008		Ethos : 6, 8, & 17mm 100°
2009		Ethos : 10mm & 21mm 100°	Imaging System: 1.5x Extender for NP101is / NP127is*
2010		Ethos: 3.7mm SX 110° Paracorr Type-2
2011		Delos: 10, 6mm 72° Ethos: 4.7mm SX 110°
2012		Delos: 17.3, 14, 12, 8, 4.5, & 3.5mm 72°
2013			Planetary Filter *
2014	NP-127fli: 680mm, f/5.3 Astrograph	BIG Paracorr
2015		DeLite: 18.2, 11, & 7mm	Gibraltar HD4 & HD5 Mount: rock-solid alt-az mount with pier. FoneMate: adapter for digiscoping with Tele Vue eyepieces.
2016		DeLite: 15, 9, & 5mm
2017		DeLite: 13, 4, & 3mm	TNVC / Tele Vue Night Vision Monocular adapters for afocal telescope aperture amplification.
2018			Bandmate Type 2 Filters: OIII, NebuStar (UHC), & Hydrogen-Β
2019		Apollo: 11mm* limited edition commemorative
2020			67mm Converter for 55mm Plössl for Night Vision Monocular
Year	Telescopes	Eyepieces	Accessories

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