Hello, My name is Michael Swartz of Fremont, CA. I have been an active amateur astro-nut for about 4 years. I am looking forward to learning from other...
Cloudy Nights Eyepiece forum has a very complimentary thread on the new planeteries. Bills' commitment to offering quality at a great price appears to...
My 2" Dielectric Diagonal arrived this evening. Skies are clear. The AP is cooling as I write. Review comparing it to my 2" TeleVue is on the way. Charles...
Hello Group, I'm waiting for my local dealer the Vancouver Telescope Center to recieve it's first shipment of the new Planetary eps. From the reviews and other...
Thanks Mark, Nice to be aboard. Yup the new Planetary eps have really struck my interest so i'm reading up on other members comments on this series and any new...
Hi Group, Just noticed Astronomics is already backordered on the 4mm Planetary ep. Quite popular from the rave reviews on Cloudy nights and Astromart it...
Stan, I was with Bill and Tammy at MASP yesterday. They still had a few left over. Might be worth giving them a call. Thanks, Tom Davis ... From: Stan Taylor...
Hi Tom, Thanks for letting me know. Hopefully Bill has put some aside for the Vancouver Telescope order. Since I don't know if the order has been officially...
Hi Charles, Just read that this morning. Another glowing review on the TMB/BO Planetary eps. I got some good news today that the 4mm I ordered from my local ...
As luck would have it, Bill and I appeared at the Mid Atlantic Star Party this weekend in NC. Bill handed off a 4MM to me to test and I had the opportunity...
I've considered these for bino use but the the top of the eyepiece looks like it may be a little wide - anyone care to comment? Can the wind-up eyegaurd be...
Hi Tony, The Planetary eyepieces should fit fine in a binoviewer. I'll try mine tomorrow. Also, yes the eyeguards/screw-up barrels do come completely off, but...
Hi All, I'm Graham Rhodes, from Raleigh, NC, a new member to the forum. I am also new to amateur astronomy. I have a Pentax 10x50 binocular, and recently...
Hi All, Since there was some discussion of some of the planetary eyepieces having sold out, I just thought I'd pass along that I ordered the 4mm from Highpoint...
Hi Graham, Welcome to our group! Starting with a high-quality binocular as you did is a good way to get into this hobby. Addressing your "cheap wobbly mount...
I'm using the 6mm "firesale" planetary eyepiece and, for me at least, the "glare problem" is a non-problem. The glare happens only when a bright object (AKA a...
Hi James, That's what I figured as well. If you have checked yet, how does the moon affect things? There will always besome Luna outside the FOV, so I imagine...
John, Interesting question, so I just went out for a short field trial. Using the 6mm with my ST-80, admittedly not the best combination, there was of course...
Hi, Graham! Boy, you just missed it! And in your own back yard yet! The Mid Atlantic Star Party just concluded yesterday, the 8th. And where is that, you ask?...
Hey Graham Rhodes: know what your site reminds me of??? Some years ago I was at Tom Back's house and he brought out, to show me, some very large charts he had...
Hi John, Viewing ol' Luna is where I first encountered the glare issue with my 4mm (see my reviews on Cloudy Nights and A-mart). In my case, I was viewing the...
... Hey Bill, Yup, I sure did! You know, I actually had found a link to that on Sunday night. Would have gone for a day if I knew, say, Friday night. But due...
Okay, then! I'll definitely look forward to the retaining ring fix. I like to hunt down faint little lunar rilles right now, so glare *is* an issue. However, I...
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