Does anyone have any experience with the Vixen Giant 20x80 BWCF waterproof binoculars? Orion is out of stock on their 20 x 80 Megaview binoculars until...
Does anyone have any experience or information about the Vixen Giant 20x80 BWCF binoculars? I was originally going to order a pair of Orion 20x80 Megaview...
Anybody ever hear of Headler binos? They're a nice one piece construction razor sharp with a 6 degree field but I can't find anything about them on a search. ...
SuitSat is a spare surplus Russian space suit outfitted with a radio transmitter that will be shoved out the back door of the ISS sometime Friday Feb 3. Anyone...
Charlie I hate to be a wise guy but does this give a new twist to"Throw Momma From the Train"? Actually I enjoy being a wise guy. Would shortwave or a...
Hi All, I was able to see a faint but clear tail on comet 2006 A1 Pojmanski this morning for the first time,using Celestron 25x100 binoculars. It is still a...
Is anyone familiar w/ this pair of binos. I'm looking for user impressions, not necessarily for astro use, although any experience is welcome. Can't find any...
Thanks Erik, I missed that. Not much written about these, but I find them interesting. Maybe they just don't fill the right niche...they don't really fit the...
Might take a look at these...fully multi-coated and waterproof....price includes shipping...$99.95 30 day money back guarantee and 2 year warranty. ...
Thanks Cathy, I might opt for the lighter/smaller roof prisms for the 13-year old's gift, but these are an interesting pair. The Garrett Optical models are...
Hi everyone. Just finished putting my Binoc mount together from Peterson engineering. A little bit of work, but looks like its going to be pretty cool. As soon...
... http://www.telescope.com/content/learningcenter/content4main.jsp?iCategoryID=89&iContentID=296&CCNavIDs=19,22,28,89 ... I have a Oberwerk 12X60 porro prism...
Regarding 8x42 $99 roof prism binoculars as a: <<gift my mother has asked me to find for her friend's 13-year old grandson. A ... I'd think that optically...
As far as meeting the criteria outlined in my earlier post, you can always try...Costco. They market through their website the Bushnell Natureview 8x42, fully...
My Bushnell 10x50's were about $50. I got them at The Sports Chalet in Visalia, CA. Vicky siriusguy@... wrote: As far as meeting the criteria outlined in...
Thanks for your thoughts, Alan, and the group's indulgence as to the cross-over nature of the use of this proposed purchase. I will keep all in mind, as well...
Hi gang, I am still relatively inexperienced and have a question I can seem to answer. When I look just to the left of Regulus (in 20x80 Binos), I see a nice...
Hi Kevin, You've got me stumped. The only galaxy I know next to Regulus is Leo I, not a bino target. There are pair of NGC galaxies next to nearby Algieba,...
... Also, what does the cluster look like? Rich, sparse, bright, faint, hazy glow or lots of pinpoints, and how large (diameter)? I do have one thought...
By location, you are describing Leo l, one of the local group of galaxies. I have seen in my mag 5 skies with my 25x150s, but it was a faint, diffuse area...
Ok, I'll buy the Saturn bit. It seems I'm not as accurate as I thought. I checked over several nights though and it didn't seem to move at all, so I assumed...
Just estimating, but Saturn is only moving ~5 arc-minutes a night, so if there is no nearby star to it, any movement might not be obvious in just a couple...
I went to astromart on the web today to browse telescopes and they requested I sign up to view the detail on the ads. Ok, says I and happily filled out the...
Yeah, Herb started that some time ago as a part of his effort to minimize his problems with on-line type e-mail services. I'm not saying he does NOT have such...
There is a small charge to use the service if signing up with a free email service as address. This token charge is to assure the identity of the new member is...
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