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12749
Hi the "other Mary" you need to jog my memory a touch, are you the Mary who e-mailed me about the TV pronto? , still waiting for the 20x60,s that will be it...
oak_conkers
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Oct 1, 2008
10:37 pm
12750
Hi Gang Does anyone on this list actually have a pair of the 30x180 Russian Army Border binoculars? If so, how did you mount them? I've had a pair on order for...
Donald A. Rosenfield
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Oct 3, 2008
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12751
Larry P at Universal Astronomics might be able to custom make a mount edj...
edwincjones
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Oct 3, 2008
10:46 am
12752
Does anyone here have any experience with this product? I see that it is on sale at Cabela's and can be found in the pullout section for Cabela's in this...
Barry Simon
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Oct 3, 2008
1:48 pm
12753
Barry, I (and several members of our club) can attest that this product is effective at repelling mosquitos. I have had similar concerns about its possible...
Chris Todd
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Oct 3, 2008
2:04 pm
12754
As I recall there was extended discussion on this in the forums on Cloudy Nights last spring or early summer. I believe it was the Equipment Forum. I didn't...
Terry Alford
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Oct 3, 2008
4:44 pm
12755
these group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OAFs/ in ottawa canada used it for all summer and are very satisfy by go to the group and just search for mosquitos ...
jacques savard
suppjos
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Oct 3, 2008
7:33 pm
12756
After reviewing the material that we will be using in the Virtual Observer Project data collection experiment at the Deep South Regional StarGaze, I decided to...
Barry Simon
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Oct 7, 2008
5:29 pm
12757
This is really Part II from the 1st post, but why am I posting this? Simply because the night sky is our canvas. Whether we use binoculars or telescopes or...
Barry Simon
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Oct 7, 2008
5:38 pm
12758
I have been using a SQM-L meter for a few months and I discovered that I was pretty good at visually estimating 4.5 - 5.5 magnitude skies, but way over...
Jeff Burton
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Oct 9, 2008
2:15 am
12760
... *********************** Thanks for the reference, Edwin. I called Bill and he'll contact Larry P tomorrow. Donald...
Donald A. Rosenfield
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Oct 14, 2008
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12761
GROUPLY POLICY AS OF 10/14/08 Most Yahoo astronomy groups including "binocularastronomy" have done an excellent job of protecting their members from spam. In...
Barry Simon
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Oct 14, 2008
6:27 pm
12762
After a wait of around four weeks my Russian binos finally arrived,the delay is to be expected if crossing the Canadian border. Unlike other pairs I have...
oak_conkers
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Oct 20, 2008
10:07 pm
12763
Dave: Glad to hear about your new bino'cs arrival. Fun bringing stuff into Canada, heh? Glad Canada has open borders with the US, can you imagine otherwise?...
Jim Curry
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Oct 22, 2008
2:51 am
12764
Congrats Dave on your new binos! Sounds like they are quite interesting. If you can, post a photo because I would love to see what these look like. I'm...
Mary
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Oct 22, 2008
3:54 pm
12765
Thanks fot the post! I have had a couple of grouply invites. Glad that I didn't take any of them up. Ben...
bekirwicz
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Oct 24, 2008
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12766
Yes, unfortunately, these hacker idiots are getting more and more sneaky. I really wish that someone would devise a way for regular folks to get back at them:)...
P. Edward Murray
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Oct 24, 2008
10:26 pm
12767
Mary just go to the Lan Optics web site, they show all the russian stuff, most interesting, cheers dave....
oak_conkers
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Oct 25, 2008
9:48 pm
12768
I see on the Orion web site they have a couple of pages of items on sale, some nice binos included, of course the Canadian buck has taken a great big nose dive...
oak_conkers
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Oct 25, 2008
9:53 pm
12769
Well, as it works out, Larry P couldn't make a mount for my binos so Bill Burgess is going to make me a parallelogram mount for it. The 30X180s weigh less than...
Donald A. Rosenfield
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Oct 26, 2008
2:56 pm
12770
-- keep us informed with photos and observing reports edj...
edwincjones
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Oct 26, 2008
9:33 pm
12771
I'm also a member of LAS and I went to their member's night viewing field at Curby with only my 15x70 binos and members with thousands of dollars and excess of...
Mark & Nicolette Turner
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Oct 27, 2008
1:21 pm
12772
... I'd say you should look at a planet or globular cluster in your binoculars and then you'd realize why people have telescopes. Binos are great for low...
Bill Tschumy
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Oct 27, 2008
1:52 pm
12773
This is a joke, right? Mel...
Mel
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Oct 27, 2008
2:41 pm
12774
is it this site http://www.russianoptics.com/ is it this co sale 20x160 bino I do not see any jack 47'n 71'W...
jacques savard
suppjos
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Oct 27, 2008
7:57 pm
12775
-Yes it is sir, the 20x60 are down on the bottom right,also shown under giant binos,cheers dave. -- In binocularastronomy@yahoogroups.com, jacques savard ... ...
oak_conkers
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Oct 28, 2008
10:52 pm
12776
Hi, How do they perform? Are the prisms BaK-4, Is there a Tripod adapter point and do you know the minimum IPD? The seller has very little information posted. ...
Pete Hallock
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Oct 29, 2008
3:19 pm
12777
Bak 4 prisms sir, IPD is 56mm, nice and sharp,I bought the tripod adaptor , clamps on the centre column, these are a good deal if you live in the US, the...
oak_conkers
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Nov 1, 2008
5:13 pm
12778
Dave. I too have fondness for Russian optics. Old fashion mechanics, but tend to have superior optics. The "Clamp On" adapter, is that available from the...
Pete Hallock
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Nov 1, 2008
9:17 pm
12779
Peter, the adaptor($8) is available from the seller but has to be bought with the binos, the IPD info: was as stated in the leaflet that came with it, I assume...
oak_conkers
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Nov 1, 2008
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