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10963
If you go to the photos section of the group & look under the first folder- “Comet Couch” you can see how I mounted a Rigel finder to my Oberwerk ...
Wes & Lou
martay6taylor
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Feb 1, 2007
4:25 pm
10964
The AL has three binocular lists - Messier, Binoc Deep Sky and a southern deep sky list. I enjoyed the Messier, but I really like the deep sky list. Steve...
ngc6352
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Feb 1, 2007
8:58 pm
10965
Does anyone have these or tested them? They are tempting me to part with the hard earned money, any info or insight into them would be appreciated. ...
sanddollar@...
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Feb 2, 2007
12:33 am
10966
... insight into them would be appreciated. ... Just type Savannah 10x50 into the "Search Box" when you go to Messages. There are 41 messages, correct that,...
Barry Simon
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Feb 2, 2007
12:39 am
10967
... Here's a link to a page with detailed contents of the Stephen Tonkin book (the one in the Patrick Moore series). ...
Ed Cannon
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Feb 2, 2007
4:29 am
10968
Hi Rick, Thanks for the tip. I ordered Binocular Highlights and it came in today. It looks very good and seems like it is the binocular equivalent of Sue...
Dave A.
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Feb 2, 2007
9:06 pm
10969
Mary, Thanks for the lists and they look great! Dave ... which ... Adams ... sampler! ... whole...
Dave A.
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Feb 2, 2007
9:11 pm
10970
Hi Folks...last night was the first clear night (if you can have a clear night) in L.A. I set up my celestron 25x100's on my unimoun parallelogram and was...
mikefera
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Feb 3, 2007
11:28 pm
10971
There is an ad in today's _USA Weekend_ magazine for a pair of binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered binoculars". (!) They...
Florian
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Feb 4, 2007
3:58 pm
10972
... binoculars with the headline "See up to 35 miles with these high-powered binoculars". (!) They even have 1000% power lenses! I don't think i've ever seen a...
auldeyes
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Feb 4, 2007
5:19 pm
10973
... Okay, I will ask the question (just a little off topic) how far can you see with binoculars for terrestial viewing? Probably the furtherest I have seen...
edwincjones
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Feb 4, 2007
9:44 pm
10974
If it says UP to 35 miles... Why my binos can see UP lightyears. It's like the ads that say their telescopes can go up to 600x. And of course all those people...
George Mastry
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Feb 5, 2007
1:46 am
10975
... Ed, I thought I had responded but it doesn't show for some reason. We all know that out in the ocean on in the desert we are limited to about 12 miles...
djembebob
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Feb 5, 2007
3:54 pm
10976
... I always like the view in Los Angeles - on clear days! In the same vein, years ago I lived for a month on the southwest shore of Lake Titicaca in the...
Ed Cannon
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Feb 6, 2007
4:51 am
10977
Dear Group: I've settled on 15x70 as a nice size for a first set of astro binoculars. Now the question is which manufacturer ... I'd like to stay in the...
Jay A.
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Feb 7, 2007
4:08 am
10978
... I have the Oberwerk 15x70's. Eye relief just adequate for eyeglass use. Kevin at Oberwerk has been great about taking care of any problem you have with...
Jerome Bigge
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Feb 7, 2007
4:40 pm
10979
I have the Celestron Skymaster 15x70 and no complaints. ...
Cathy De Viney
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Feb 7, 2007
8:49 pm
10980
Hi New member first post though I'm an aging amateur astronomer. As it's a bit quiet I thought I'd sneak in a slightly off-topic question: Has anyone found a...
chris
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Feb 11, 2007
4:29 pm
10981
Hi Chris I have found that brake cleaner works great for de-greasing and can be found at hardware or auto parts stores. It really shoots out with a lot of...
Jim Walling
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Feb 11, 2007
9:13 pm
10982
... Hi Jim I never thought about using auto degreasing products. I'll certainly give that a try tomorrow. Thanks for the great idea! Regards Chris...
chris
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Feb 11, 2007
10:06 pm
10983
Hello everyone...thank you all for all the informative posts..I'm a relatively new bino user and enjoy learning from everyone's experience. I'm currently...
mikefera
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Feb 13, 2007
6:15 pm
10984
theoretically the 30x80 will go just a bit deeper on the stars, and the higher magnification will better resolve star clusters. But if you're looking for a...
markvints
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Feb 13, 2007
9:52 pm
10985
I have used WD 40 to remove most grease, it will even remove oil base paint from your skin. WD 40 is made from fish oil so I feel save using it. Good luck with...
Robert Payne
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Feb 14, 2007
1:49 pm
10986
Try WD-40, I've had some sucess with that in the past....jack ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
jack arnold
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Feb 14, 2007
1:50 pm
10987
Dear Friends, I am a member of this discussion group for a very long time. However, I could not reply a single email all these days – though several times,...
A.D.Edward Raj
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Feb 14, 2007
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10988
I know some of the regulars here are also on the Cloudy Nights binoculars forum. Anybody know what's going on at CN? I haven't been able to access the site in...
markvints
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Feb 14, 2007
6:58 pm
10989
... I'm afraid WD40 didn't dissolve the grease at all. No effect. I am also extremely allergic to WD40 for some reason. Regards Chris...
chris
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Feb 14, 2007
10:43 pm
10990
Cloudy Nights binocular forum is up and well. I've been on it twice a day for the last several days. Last time was a few minutes ago to test it. Mike H...
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Feb 15, 2007
4:04 am
10991
This new from Sky&Tel: http://skytonight.com/howto/visualobserving/Image-Stabilize-Your-Binoculars.html...
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Feb 16, 2007
9:43 pm
10992
Hello Mary and all, My name is Mary also and I am a new member to this group. I absolutely agree with Mary that the Canis Major, Puppis and Monoceros region...
Mary
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Feb 16, 2007
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