Binoculars First Light
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Re: Binoculars First Light
Hi Graeme. A very nice binocular observing and first light report from you. I am glad that you had some nice sky to work with and that you really enjoy this fine new pair of binoculars. Thanks for your fun read report Graeme and congratulations on receiving the TSS VROD Award today.
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Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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Sky-Watcher 90mm f/13.8 Maksutov-Cassegrain on motorized Multimount
Orion Astroview 120ST f/5 Refractor on EQ3 mount
Celestron Comet Catcher 140mm f/3.64 Schmidt-Newtonian on alt-az mount
Celestron Omni XLT150R f/5 Refractor on CG4 mount with dual axis drives.
Orion 180mm f/15 Maksutov-Cassegrain on CG5-GT Goto mount.
Orion XT12i 12" f/4.9 Dobsonian Intelliscope.
Kamakura 7x35 Binoculars and Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 Binoculars. ZWO ASI 120MC camera.
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Sophia!Bigzmey wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 6:41 pmWho says that you can have only one binoculars?Butterfly Maiden wrote: ↑Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:21 pm Great report there Graeme.
I really like the idea of independent focusing of each eyepiece too.
If I hadn't already purchased my Olympus binoculars I would have purchased a pair of APM based on your report.
Don't get me wrong though, the Olympus are good Binos, but a personal recommendation is much better than reading a review from an unknown source.
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Olympus DPS-1 10x50 binoculars.
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Congratulations Graeme on the TSS VROD .
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Nikon D82 Fieldscope with 30x/45x/56x angled eyepiece.
Olympus DPS-1 10x50 binoculars.
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Olympus DPS-1 10x50 binoculars.
Leica 8x32BN binoculars.
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Thanks for the nice report of your observing session and first light!
The sun lounger will be a useful and welcome addition to this beautiful instrument, for a tripod usually reduces mobility and ease of use a lot already. I use it a lot in my backyard too.
I enjoyed your report.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on theVROD !
The sun lounger will be a useful and welcome addition to this beautiful instrument, for a tripod usually reduces mobility and ease of use a lot already. I use it a lot in my backyard too.
Quite impressive for a 11 times magnifying instrument. Pure quality!Then on to Jupiter. My lack of tripod and binocular viewing skills made me wonder if I needed a focus readjustment. Jupiter was clearly a disc but not completely circular, but I could see two moons. Turns out, after a later look at Stellarium, I had seen Io and Calisto. The odd disc shape was Ganymede and Europa in a very close conjunction.
I enjoyed your report.
Thanks for sharing and congratulations on the
Refractors in frequency of use : *SW Evostar 120ED F/7.5 (all round ), * Vixen 102ED F/9 (vintage), both on Vixen GPDX.
GrabnGo on Alt/AZ : *SW Startravel 102 F/5 refractor( widefield, Sun, push-to), *OMC140 Maksutov F/14.3 ( planets).
Most used Eyepieces: *Panoptic 24, *Morpheus 14, *Leica ASPH zoom, *Zeiss barlow, *Pentax XO5.
Commonly used bino's : *Jena 10X50 , * Canon 10X30 IS, *Swarovski Habicht 7X42, * Celestron 15X70, *Kasai 2.3X40
Rijswijk Public Observatory: * Astro-Physics Starfire 130 f/8, * 6 inch Newton, * C9.25, * Meade 14 inch LX600 ACF, *Lunt.
Amateur astronomer since 1970.
GrabnGo on Alt/AZ : *SW Startravel 102 F/5 refractor( widefield, Sun, push-to), *OMC140 Maksutov F/14.3 ( planets).
Most used Eyepieces: *Panoptic 24, *Morpheus 14, *Leica ASPH zoom, *Zeiss barlow, *Pentax XO5.
Commonly used bino's : *Jena 10X50 , * Canon 10X30 IS, *Swarovski Habicht 7X42, * Celestron 15X70, *Kasai 2.3X40
Rijswijk Public Observatory: * Astro-Physics Starfire 130 f/8, * 6 inch Newton, * C9.25, * Meade 14 inch LX600 ACF, *Lunt.
Amateur astronomer since 1970.
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