I have a 6"Orion Reflector and would like to get a general purpose astronomy binocular. I have seen reviews of Nikon10x50 Action on Amazon,which favorable...
Hi Everyone, I am new to this group and my first posting. I have a 6" Quest Dob Orion reflector and would like to buy a general purpose astronomy bino. I have...
... bino. ... you ... Arsh: I've used the Nikon Action 10 x 50mm for both astronomy and birdwatching, and they are truly bad (jittery, high CA, poor ...
... Hi Arsh -- Welcome to the group! As someone wrote, the Nikon Action Extreme models are said to be better than regular Nikon Action -- better optics, ...
I am overseas and a Nikon 8x40 Action was on sale for under $100 Euros which is about the best deal to find in duty-free stores. They were out of collimation....
Viewed comet Pojmanski for the first time this morning. Easily found using Fujinon 16x70 binoculars at 5:00am local time. I almost thought i could detect a...
I also had my first look at Pojmanski this morning around 5:00 local time. I couldn't detect any structure through my 8x42 Leupolds; At best the smudge was...
Likewise, I was out early to get my first view of Pojmanski. My eastern horizon is similar, but apparently a bit better, than Florian's. Lexington, KY is...
I own a pair of Nikon 20X120 that were restored by Gordon Rayner of San Diego, California. He has restored many pairs of these binoculars. His work is...
Dear Group Memebers, I sincerely appreciate your quick and knowledgble responses to my question regarding Nikon Action 10x50 binocs. It was all great advice. I...
I also got up this Saturday morning, March 4th, about 4:30am and noticed the skies were pretty clear, so I took out my 20x70 little giant orion binoculars on a...
Does anyone know of a parallelagram mount that will just bolt onto my Vixen GP-DX tripod. I think the tripod is called a Tal 150 tripod and is a fairly...
Hello Ralph, if you go to this page http://www.alparavenna.it/LavoriSoci/SupportoParallelogramma/SupportoPa rallelogramma.html you can find a home-made...
Has anyone ever used Vanguard Binoculars? Who makes them? What is their website? How are they for Astronomy? I am looking at the 10 x 50 to use for a very Dark...
... Hello Ralph I just made a " bolt on " system for an old tripod that I have. I will up load pictures to the folder - Astrowood. Tell me if this is something...
Hello Ralph I posted a picture in the folder " Astrowood ". This mounting method was necessary for me as my tripod did not have the standard 5/8 11 tightening...
Hi: do a google search for the comet, and download a map, this morning it was approaching the Consellation Delphinus, it is moving higher and Northward....
Contact Larry Patriarcha at Universal Astronomics, manufacturer of UA Parallelogram mounts. http://www.universalastronomics.com/ Larry makes conversion top...
Dear all, I want to buy one of these binoculars for my father for star-gazing: 1. Nikon Action (10 x 50) 2. Olympus DPS I (10 x 50) Can anyone tell me about...
... Sky & Telescope has a good article and finder chart here... http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/comets/article_1684_1.asp -Florian Stargazing.com...
... astronomy binocular. I have seen reviews of Nikon10x50 Action on Amazon,which favorable praises.Are there any users who would like to share their opinions...
With too many pair of binoculars and too little time to observe now here in New Orleans, I will be selling some of my many pair of binoculars. The first pair...
Does anyone have any first hand experience on these APM 20x/40x100mm- 45° Binoculars. They seem to be clones of the ones Bill Burgess was trying to sell, but...
http://www.astrostuff.com/Worlds_largest_Binoculars_30x180A.htm Does anyone know anything about these? It just says Russian made, but not who made them. At 63...
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