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... Looks like you could save the $15 and bend a piece of sheet metal yourself. Mr. Bill...
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2014
I agree with you Bill, But then think about all those people out there that are a menace with a tool and the local paramedics are automatically allerted if ...
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Agreed, but I don't like paying 40 to 45% in shipping fees. $12.95 and $4.80 shipping. What do you save. You have to buy more then one to get free shipping....
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Hi folks. I've lurked here previously and found some great info. I've read up on info for glasses wearers here and elsewhere (TT, saa, etc.), and am now...
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Right, Eugene, And there are rickety old guys like me with both osteoarthritis and nervous twitches brought on by a major stroke I had in 1989. I had an...
Donald Rosenfield
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... the fear of jerking when assembling my ... here to Virginia from Anaheim ... Donald, I don't remember what kind of equipment you have but it seems to me a ...
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Mar 1, 2003
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Erik, I've been sorta looking with interest at the 20X100 Astro w/interchangeable oculars by Burgess. If anybody can direct me to reviews of that instrument...
Donald Rosenfield
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Mar 1, 2003
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... w/interchangeable oculars by Burgess. If anybody ... Production units are supposed to start shipping by late March. A few people may have had chance to...
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Mar 2, 2003
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Does Bill sell direct or do I have to get it from a dealer? Does he pick the best ones for direct sale or does he pick the worst ones and send them back to the...
Donald Rosenfield
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Mar 2, 2003
5:03 pm
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Hello Don, I bought my 15X70's after a phone call to Bill. He is away now and won't be back for a week or so, but he told me that he personally checks out...
viperbob
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Mar 2, 2003
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Opps!! He has a 30 day no question return an a 1 year guarentee for the binoculars in everything else. bob ellis...
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Mar 2, 2003
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<<Could the progressive lenses work w/ the binos? >> I have progressive lenses on my high myopia prescription glasses. It took me a while to get used to them....
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In a message dated 3/2/2003 1:23:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... Ever consider contacts. They now have bifocal contacts. After having worn contacts for the...
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Mar 2, 2003
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Hi Mr. Bill, ... My opinion is that increasing magnification will always have the same effect of being able to differentiate more stars out of the background...
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Mar 3, 2003
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In exchanging a comment or two with Ed Zarenski, what struck me was his noting, as perhaps should have been obvious, that with the power needed to fully use...
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Mar 3, 2003
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Took the binos with me to Fiddletown Saturday night. It was an average night in terms of transparency and seeing. While I had some excellent views in the...
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5:54 pm
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Oh! That's good, Alan! When I lived -- for three years -- on the Tropic of Capricorn I often observed Crux (which is what I think you meant). Still, it's an...
Donald Rosenfield
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Mar 3, 2003
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... used in ... Great point, Alan. Nothing that we have been talking about is unique to two-eyed viewing. Regarding our Canon 18x50IS binos, I have no doubt...
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Mar 3, 2003
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... <mewaz@k...>" ... the ... same ... see ... several ... Hi Milt I will add these two points: 1. I have observed the same DSOs with my 25x150s and 25x100s...
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Mar 3, 2003
11:27 pm
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So which 25x150 binoculars do you have, Mr. Bill? Donald 2. Increasing magnification causes a proportional loss of FOV. One of the main reasons I enjoy...
Donald Rosenfield
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Mar 4, 2003
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<<M81 shaped like a cigar with a bright, round center >> My several views of that area last Saturday typically showed M82 as the slightly chewed up stogey,...
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Mar 4, 2003
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Just saw S&T mention of Leo I in Leo (April p97). Has anyone observed this? I will give it a try next clear night. How about Leo II? Mr. Bill...
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I believe that Crux is the constellation, and Acrux the brightest star in it. I have of course never consciously seen either one previously. With less than a...
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... pupil ... Mr. Bill, as I have said in so many words before, if your 25x100's were Fujinons and your 25x150's were Oberwerks, I think you would see much...
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Mar 4, 2003
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Perhaps thee art talking about Alpha Crucis and Gamma Crucis, the brightest and third brightest stars in Cruz, the Southern Cross? The Northern Cross, of...
Donald Rosenfield
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... the ... They are of ... degrees, but ... also ... saw the one ... Hi, Alan, the circular glow is my usual view of M81 in my 18" and in other (smaller)...
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Last night I saw #400 of the Herschel 400s--that means that in the last 6 years, WITH BINOCULARS, I have seen all 109 Messiers and all 400 Herschel I. If I can...
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Mar 4, 2003
10:42 pm
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... Hi Ed, Doesn't at all sound like bragging. Good on you. Your advice sounds good. Steve...
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Mar 5, 2003
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... Hi Ed, If you are an intermediate I must be a rank beginner! I have had my 20X80mm Orions since the fall of 2001 and I am not sure if I am half way thru...
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... Wow, that's great. Congratulations!! -Florian...
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