Hi Gang, I was able to observe Comet Lulin this weekend in the pre-dawn sky in my 7x50 Vixen Forestas. It is a very easy spot. Has anyone else seen it yet?...
Hi Mary and All, I also had a good view of Lulin overnight. Using Vixen 11x80s and Celestron 25x100s the views were, obviously, quite different reminding me...
Hi Pete, Not a whole heck of a lot in 7x50 binos! Just a dim little fuzzy in the sky. I did not notice any kind of a tail at that time. It is not overly...
-Mary, be thankful for the small things in the sky, guess what we had this weekend?? not more snow, I,m running out of room to put the horrible stuff, cheers...
I do pity you Dave. We have had to dig too much snow also in past winters. This one is pretty dry so far, but we always get whammied in March and April. I...
Did anyone else catch this last night? It was a very pretty sight in the 7x50's and the 10x70's. Luna certainly hogged the show with some sprinkles of stars...
Hey gang, I just saw this on the S&T page: Meanwhile in the evening sky, Comet 144P/Kushida is brighter than originally expected as it crosses the Hyades this...
One of the companies that I cut my "astronomy teeth" on was A. Jaegers. Jaegers was known for it's objectives, mounts, eyepieces and yes, even binoculars....
If you go to : http://www.spaceweather.com/ And read "Close Encounter", there is a map for the morning of Friday, February 6, to find Comet Lulin. Easy to...
... old ... to ... fidelity, ... Resolux ... poor ... in ... 4 ... side ... the ... not ... I recently ordered and received both the 7x50 and 10x50 Resolux ...
I was able to locate and identify asteroid Ceres in by Garret Optical 15x70's last weekend. No detail of course, but noticeably "not a star" when located....
Barry, I have 5mm eyes, will the 7 X 50 Resolux still be better than the 10x50 Binoculars? Have a 7x35 Tower ( Sears ) $8.98 Thrift store binoculars with a 11*...
* Revisiting the 10x50's after looking thru the 7x50's makes one ... poor ... in ... 4 ... Hi Barry, Not too surprising. In almost all cases where I've...
I guess my 5mm eyes make the 7 X 50 Resolux a 7 x 35 Resolux. Is that correct? If so, why am I concerned about the improved edge performance when, like many, I...
I guess my 5mm eyes make the 7 X 50 Resolux a 7 x 35 Resolux. Is that correct? If so, why am I concerned about the improved edge performance when, like many, I...
Hi Pete, Quite honestly, I don't know what the size of my exit pupil is. I haven't been to the eye doc in YEARS, but I may be going within the next couple of...
I agree.I have 7x50 and 15x60 zeiss binoculars and even these are not perfect on the edges.Maybe it means alittle more if they are steady on a tripod like a...
Very nice report Barry! It is really interesting how good some of the smaller optics are. As said so many times before, bigger is not always better. I have...
A few posts on the Resolux 7x50 being better than the 10x50 brings into question , are 7x50,s wasted on older eyes due to age affecting the amount your iris...
Get them checked Mary, not wishing to preach but I started skipping my eye checks , too busy, other thing more important etc etc.When I started to see a black...
Hello, Are this binoculars the same that the models General-Hi, Astro- Physics,Garret Optical,celestron.... Anyone have this model ? I am looking for a DSO...
Mary muses that: <<I don't know what the size of my exit pupil is. I haven't been to the eye doc in YEARS, but I may be going within the next couple of...
Thank you for the info Alan and I don't find it to be off topic since we do have to use our eyes to view with and keeping them and the rest of us healthy adds...
Hello all, New to your group and am happy I found it! Looks like of great info about bino use, etc. I searched around the group resources (and boy are there a ...
I promise Dave, I will get them checked. I have just been a real tight-wad about going to the docs lately. And also to be very honest, I have tried to stay...
Hi Sam, Welcome! Great to have you here! Lots of great folks with great info on this site. On your binos, I myself don't mess with anything, because I will...
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