Ups arrived with a slightly crushed box containing 5 pairs of Meade binos, 3 7x50's, an 8x42 and a 10x50. Upon opening the box, I saw 4 Meade boxes with the...
LaFuma recliners are wonderful, I have one and use it (and yes, sometimes fall asleep in it) often. However, as already mentioned they are rather pricey. For...
... their ... but ... in ... Hi Folks, Well it is official. I just ordered the Nikon Action Extreme 10x50 from Eagle Optics! Both the Action Extreme and the...
Thought I'd jump in on this LaFuma thread. I just bought one, best local price I found was at GI Joes. They also carry a clone at about half the price, but...
I recently had a look through some chinese 20x80 by Celestron. I was expecting to be blown away, but walked away disappointed. First the left diopter wouldnt...
... you ... Japan ... seen ... think ... this ... I ... Charles, I think we have actually reached the point where we have to judge these things on a case by...
Hey Barry, You may be right there. Ill try not to be too critical of all Chinese made optics based on one experience. I was just amazed at what I had seen with...
I went for a walk this evening returning home about 8:45pm. The walk warmed me up so i went out in the backyard with my 10x42 Nikon SE binoculars. I found...
I should add that panning right from Lepus in mid-evening to the comet probably only applies to more southern US states. From farther north the comet may still...
It's been my experience that actual weight is often a good indicator of overall quality. Compared to the Japanese stuff, the older lightweight stuff from China...
Hi Florian, <<From farther north the comet may still be a bit low to easily find in the evening>> A few of us here in New Jersey have seen it. Regards, Ray...
I just received my 'wonderful' 20 X 85 Stellarvue binoculars today. Man are they beautiful. Haven't had a good chance to test them yet. I need a good mount for...
... I found the comet easly with my 25x150s tonight at 11 pm. It is in the South sky about 30-35 degrees above my horizon (NW AR 36 degree Lat) about 6...
... I use the Rigel QuikFinder on my big bins. Lightweight and sufficient standoff that I don't breathe on the eyepieces when using it. -- Stephen Tonkin...
... I am sold on the Rigel finder and use it on my 20x100 and 25x150, also my telescopes. It is smaller and lighter than the Telrad, I think easier to use...
I gave it a look last night too. Its an easy to spot fuzzball with as you mentioned a bright core. I used my old 12x50's and an 8" sct at low power. with the...
Jim, A decent red-dot finder would be indispensable on larger binocs; I use one on my 15x70s and it's great. Mine is one of the simpler red-dots (actually,...
Greetings Fellow Astronomers, As an "old astronomer", new to binocular astronomy, I have learned a great deal from reading your excellent, informative...
Hi James, I have used the SkyWindow from Trico. However i found the mirror introduced a small, yet visible, distortion to the image so i returned the mount. It...
Many of you no doubt remember this company and ordered from them in years gone by. They had a fire about 15 years ago that essentially shut them down. What...
... While it does not look great, you can mount the red dot finder to binoculars with rubber bands and small cardboard squares to level--it works! but better...
I got my first look at Machholz while observing with two friends last night (Sat. Dec. 4) at a state park one county southeast of Louisville, Ky. The SE...
I got my first look at it last night with my Obie 20x90s mounted on Bino Cube. Very bright core, even with a LP shopping center sky to my south. Very...
The red dot finders are okay, the Rigel probably easier to use use, but I am also finding a green laser very effective. It also works very well at public star...
I easily found Machholz a couple of nights ago. I'm in Colorado a few miles north of Colorado Springs. As someone else described it, it was a fairly large...
I'd never really noticed this asterism before a couple of nights ago, but thought I'd point it out here. It's a beautiful thing in binoculars. I was observing...
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