Yep: I have seen many 80mm f-6 cemented lenses with out of focus diamond shapes. This happens when the lenses are cemented out of optical alignment. There is...
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Stuart
unleaded55
Aug 31, 2005 2:30 pm
David, It is most enjoyable to see your observation posts and know the passion for planetary viewing is just as fascinating as DSO's. I truly believe even my...
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David Hanych
dhanych2
Aug 31, 2005 2:37 pm
Isn't looking through a binoviewer similar to looking through binoculars? When I look at the Moon through my 15x63 Stellarvue binoculars, I see one Moon, not...
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stellarvue1
Aug 31, 2005 2:45 pm
This is the experience that about 10 percent of our customers have. Binoviewing is not for everyone. I can say that the Stellarvue binoviewers use BAK-4 prisms...
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jbessette@...
jimbessette1
Aug 31, 2005 2:48 pm
Vic, Given your modesty in marketing hype (which I applaud), I would suggest that you have a link on your web page to give your thoughts about this topic, and...
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stellarvue1
Aug 31, 2005 2:55 pm
Mark: Excellent post! Having observed from Glacier Point I know exactly what you mean. It is the best place in California from which to observe. On Saturday...
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stellarvue1
Aug 31, 2005 3:15 pm
Jim: Good idea but I have always touted what ours does and refrained from criticism of other brands. This is important. I am an expert on Stellarvue quality...
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p david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 4:07 pm
Thanks for reading Stuart! While it would be silly to say that my 102d "Achrobat"; is equal to the image quality of the new 102ABV, StellarVue achromats show an...
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p david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 5:10 pm
Hi David H, You know, you've got me to thinking about this. In actuallity, the binoviewer and binoculars are two different animals. Binoculars have two ...
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Rich Wood
astronut1001
Aug 31, 2005 5:37 pm
Vic; I certainly agree. I bought a 100x540mm "Semi Apo" triplet lens from a well known scope, lens and accessories seller several years ago and it turned out...
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jbessette@...
jimbessette1
Aug 31, 2005 6:05 pm
Interesting analysis David. Since day 1, I questioned the same thing. Why do I have NO problem EVER with binoculars, but I couldn't merge with the binoviewer....
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p david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 6:17 pm
Someone once demonstrated this adaptability of our mind's eye but getting volunteers to wear special goggles that inverted what they saw. They stumbled around...
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David Hanych
dhanych2
Aug 31, 2005 7:25 pm
David E.'s comments are thought provoking. However, in both binoculars and binoviewers, each eye receives a separate image that the brain apparently "merges"...
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p david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 7:46 pm
Hi Derek, I have some of the ep's in your list, and I would love to get mates to these, but I need 20mm eye relief. I am currently considering the Orion ED ...
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p david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 7:46 pm
Hmmm, good points there David, but my thinking on this (I am not claiming to be an expert here, so the comments of yours and others are certainly welcome!) is...
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Robert Morlan
badsnoopy1
Aug 31, 2005 7:52 pm
Oh yeah I'm up for a trip to Yosemite next year. Closer for we poorer folks than the Southern Hemisphere. Robert La Porte, IN ... the ... experience ... for ...
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Robert Morlan
badsnoopy1
Aug 31, 2005 9:02 pm
Ok I have a question about eyepieces in the binoviewer. Tried this weekend to use two Nagler 3-6mm zooms without luck. Sorry Chris but you were gone and I had...
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caguynn@...
chrisg3425
Aug 31, 2005 9:12 pm
Hey no problem bud, you know what's mine is yours to use. I'd completely forgotten that we were going to try that. My scope got shut down by dew so quick I...
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Robert Morlan
badsnoopy1
Aug 31, 2005 9:23 pm
Thank you sir. Didn't think you would mine and figured I better try it out for us. No just to figure out what my problem was. Robert La Porte, IN SV115 #23 ...
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Stuart
unleaded55
Aug 31, 2005 9:43 pm
David E. and David H. You both have equally good points about binocular and binocular vision. David (yet another Dave) Nagler and Al (his papa) have spoken on...
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david elosser
asterhunter
Aug 31, 2005 10:13 pm
Thanks, Stuart! Good information. (Maybe the three of us can get together and write a paper and submit it to the IAU?) ;-) David E ... From: Stuart To:...
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Len Neub
llneub
Aug 31, 2005 11:07 pm
Hi all, I had an interesting 4 hour observing session last Sunday night right from my patio. I had my seven month old Nighthawk mounted on the new SV M1D...
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david elosser
asterhunter
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 am
Great report Len! I have an 85b filter I havn't tried yet on Mars. I'll use it in the morning if it is clear. Quite an accomplishment for the Nighthawk...
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Derek Armstrong
derekleearms...
Sep 1, 2005 1:30 am
Actually, yes and no. I never have trouble merging 10mm and higher (see my post) and these are merged, crisp and 3D. YES, if you' don't merge, you still get a...
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Derek Armstrong
derekleearms...
Sep 1, 2005 1:33 am
Thanks David for the tip on the 24mm. I also went there. Actually, I'm planning on staying with my current collection (too expensive to keep collecting!) and...
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Mark Stafforini
mstafforini
Sep 1, 2005 1:34 am
... Yes we do, that would be great. But leave your staff out of it. They have enough to do. We can get people like myself, Troy and other California SVers to...
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benstenw
Sep 1, 2005 2:18 am
David E- I have had similar experiences viewing with my binoculars as with bino headed microscopes. I once had a pair of binoculars that normally gave a double...
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Jim Carpenter
jmcarpen
Sep 1, 2005 3:39 am
Excellent report, Len. Kudos to you and the Nighthawk. I've never completed the Messier list with anything less than my former 10" Dob, so that's quite an...
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Walt Kramel
walt_2x
Sep 1, 2005 3:44 am
Hi Len, Congratulations! And nice job. I've got a ways to go, but I'm hot on your heels w/ my Nighthawk! Br, Walt K. Nighthawk, Milwaukee ... [Non-text...
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Troy L.
ski_dad_l
Sep 1, 2005 5:08 am
I'm with ya, Mark! Would love to observe from Yosemite! In fact, I almost dropped in on you last weekend. We met some friends at Bass Lake for the weekend,...
