16mm Meade Series 5000 PWA Telescope Eyepiece

PWA stands for Premium Wide Angle, and that's just what you get with the 16mm Meade Series 5000 PWA Telescope Eyepiece. An immersive 82° field of view pulls you into the image at the telescope, whether it be a distant galaxy or our nearest celestial neighbor, the Moon. This high-quality eyepiece features a 7-element lens system with fully multi-coated premium-grade optical glass, combined with blackened lens edges for the best possible image correction in color, contrast, and brightness. The blackened lens edges help prevent errant light from bouncing around inside the eyepiece, reducing reflections and glare while also boosting contrast.

The massive 82° apparent field helps frame larger objects through the telescope, and also keeps small objects at high power (such as planets) in the field longer if you are using a manual telescope that does not automatically track with the object. If your telescope focal length is fairly long, it can be difficult to frame large deep-sky objects into a single field without having to pan around to see the entirety of the object. With an 82° field of view, many large dusty nebulae or expansive spiral galaxies will fit into the eyepiece, giving you an immersive and enjoyable experience. As a benchmark, in a 1000mm focal length telescope, the magnification will be 62.5x, and the field of view is 1.3°! And in a shorter telescope such as an 80mm f/6 refractor (480mm focal length), the magnification is 30x with an astounding 2.7° field of view! 16mm is an excellent mid-magnification focal length eyepiece to have in your collection. Ideal for large deep-sky objects in medium to short focal length telescopes, and excellent for lunar and planetary detail in medium to long focal length telescopes.

The 16mm Series 5000 PWA eyepiece is also parfocal with the other eyepieces in the PWA line, meaning there will be little to no focus change when switching between eyepieces. It features 12mm eye relief along with lens caps and a rubber eyeguard that can fold down if you wish to comfortably use glasses when viewing. The 16mm PWA is threaded for 1.25" filters and weighs 6.8 oz (193g), with dimensions of 47mm x 92mm.