StarStuff1
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/01/07
Posts: 2805
Loc: South of the Mason-Dixon Line
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About 90% of my observing is now done through an IIE and usually using a 14nm Ha filter. Last night the Milky Way was not even visible naked eye but using a 50mm f/3.7 achromat with the filter and intensifier I could easily see the NAM and Pelican Nebula, the Gamma Cygni complex and many other structures in the MW. Jupiter was nice in my 8-in f/6 newtonian but the thrill of seeing so many nebulas with the tiny 50mm achromat was so very satisfying. Maybe the newness of this type of observing will wear off eventually but after observing the same objects for nearly 30 years with "normal" optics it will take some time.
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Tools that make objects very far away appear much closer than they actually are.
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jdbastro
member
Reged: 08/18/07
Posts: 52
Loc: W. Coast
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I've been using a binoviewer (AP Mark V) for several years now and have a hard time viewing with a single eyepiece only. Bought a new Collins I3 last Fall and after a few months, just had to have another to try with the binoviewer. Got the 2nd I3 earlier this year. Binoviewing deep sky objects with two I3's is absolutely heavenly. My case of conventional paired eyepieces will only be used from now on for lunar/planetary viewing. If you already own one I3, you should seriously consider getting a 2nd one for your other eye!
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