My New Levenhuk 7x50 Binoculars Piggybacking
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I have one of those in my parts bin. Now I know what I can use it for! Course, I have to buy a pair of 20x80s first...Refractordude wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:15 pm I am using a Camvate Super Clamp ordered from Amazon. Right click the image.
Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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Mounts: SW: SkyTee2, AzGTi; iOptron: AZMP; ES: Twilight I; Bresser: EXOS2; UA: MicroStar.
Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Delos, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
Diagonals: Baader: BBHS mirror, Zeiss Spec T2 prism, Clicklock dielectric; TeleVue: Evebrite dielectric; AltairAstro: 2" prism.
Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
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Observing: DSOs: 3106 (Completed: Messier, Herschel 1, 2, 3. In progress: H2,500: 2180, S110: 77). Doubles: 2461, Comets: 34, Asteroids: 261
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Wanted to take a peek before leaving, but clouds just rolled in.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
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I am using the Barska binocular tripod adapter. My chin just barley touches the 20x80. This is something to keep in mind. For some people a longer tripod adapter may be needed.
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I haven't seen a setup like yours before. What do you find to be most useful about piggybacking the binoculars? Are you using the 7 x 50s kind of like a finder, to locate objects more easily due to their wider
Mounts: Vixen SXW/Starbook (original); Stellarvue M2C alt-az.
Eyepieces: Televue: 55mm Plossl, 22mm Panoptic, 17.3mm Delos, 13mm Nagler, c. 1980, 11mm Plossl, 7mm Nagler, 5mm Radian; Meade 15mm Super Plossl; VERNONSCOPE 2.4X BARLOW
Binoculars: Leica 8x32 Trinovids, circa 1997; Orion Megaview 20x80, Orion Paragon Plus mount.
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I can enjoy binocular viewing an object at different magnification, and field of view without having to move to another mount. I also save $80 by not having to buy another mount.Voyageur wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2020 5:48 pm Glad you found some 7 x 50s that you are satisfied with. Annoying to have to send the others back, but it all seemed to work out okay.
I haven't seen a setup like yours before. What do you find to be most useful about piggybacking the binoculars? Are you using the 7 x 50s kind of like a finder, to locate objects more easily due to their wider FOV, or do you just like switching quickly between the two different views? I often use my 8 x 32s along with my scopes, but handheld, and I would not have thought to piggyback them on either scope, so am curious to hear what you like about it. Thanks for posting photos!
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Mounts: Vixen SXW/Starbook (original); Stellarvue M2C alt-az.
Eyepieces: Televue: 55mm Plossl, 22mm Panoptic, 17.3mm Delos, 13mm Nagler, c. 1980, 11mm Plossl, 7mm Nagler, 5mm Radian; Meade 15mm Super Plossl; VERNONSCOPE 2.4X BARLOW
Binoculars: Leica 8x32 Trinovids, circa 1997; Orion Megaview 20x80, Orion Paragon Plus mount.
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