WOBentley
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OK, I know that seemed like a confusing title!
My new Garrett Optical 28x110's arrived today but of course it is cloudy and overcast here in the Pacific Northwest  so... I thought I would ask if anyone has a favorite binocular astronomy book. If this has been discussed before (which I assume it has) a link to the old discussion would be appreciated, since the switch I have had poor luck searching, and I know it is me, but I will figure it out!
Thanks
Dave
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RichD
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you're gonna love those things!Try touring the universe with binoculars by P Harrington.
good luck with them
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so... I thought I would ask if anyone has a favorite binocular astronomy book.
Dave
http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=154
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When you search thru the "best Of" links, if you choose a link to something that has been moved to the Archives you will get this message
We could not find the post or forum that you were trying to access.
If the post you are trying to find is an old post... you may be able to access it here: Archive Link
At the very end of that message it is giving you a new link to the ARCHIVE LINK
press on that. In almost all cases it will take you right to the archived thread.
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WOBentley
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Rich and Erik; thanks for the recommendations!
EdZ...thanks, I think I have just been overlooking the link, I will try again.
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Mateyhv
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Hi WOBentley I am impatient to know your first impressions of the new binos 
Matey
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EricP
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Matey,
Love the avatar! 
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Garrett Optical 28x110HD Signature Series
Oberwerk 20x80 Standard
Garrett Optical 15x70WP-CF
Garrett Optical 10x50 Gemini
Bushnell 8x40 fitted w/solar filters
Celestron NexStar-11 GPS
SkyWatcher 120mm Equinox APO refractor
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Try this....best I've seen in terms of descriptions of giant binocular and rich field telescope views. It gives a 3 dimensional perspective to the fields you are looking at.
Ain't cheap ($90 Amazon) but gets Mr. Bill's seal of approval.
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140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
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WOBentley
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Hi WOBentley I am impatient to know your first impressions of the new binos
Matey
Matey
Sadly living in the Pacific Northwest it is rainy season so all I have been able to do is get about 15 minutes of viewing the moon and Jupiter from my light polluted driveway. However from that short experience I can sum up my initial impression in one word...AWESOME!
I will post something a bit more indepth when I really have a chance to give them a good workout, I was looking through thin clouds on and off during that short time, so I would not want to give specifics as I think the binoculars are much more capable than even what I have seen. However I do think they were well worth the asking price. Collimation appears to be excellent and "fit and finish" were truly first class. I have them mounted on a Universal Astronomics Millenium mount on a Meade Standard field tripod which provides a very stable platform that allowed my wife and I to easily "share" the view.
Zach has another very satisfied customer, I can't wait to get these under some really dark skies.
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WOBentley
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Mr. Bill
Thanks for the recommendation, the price may be a bit high (Oh Noooo!) but I think Craig is speaking at our local Astronomy Club in November...maybe there will be discounts.... 
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beachchairbill
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Dave,
Check these books - Celestial Sampler by Sue French, The Next Step Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects by Ken Graun and Binocular Highlights by Gary Seronik.
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Solar B
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Im after a copy of Mr Bills book,i just missed one up for grabs (£30) on a UK astro site 
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Mateyhv
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Thanks EricP
WOBentley, it is a difficult decision for me, I would like to purchase the 28x110 but users opinion of the 20x110 is very favorable. I think I will go with the 28x110 because it is unique in quality in that magnification range unlike the 20x range where can be found a variety of good binoculars to choose from.
One doubt I have with the 28x: maybe some big DSO like M31 or M44 could not be seen with ease as they could reach or even exceed the binos FOV.
On the other hand I suppose globulars would be beautiful with the 28x and should be easyer to split some doubles.
Matey
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I think Craig is speaking at our local Astronomy Club in November...maybe there will be discounts....
I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news that it is not me who will be speaking to your astronomy group next month. The good news is that I am a very poor public speaker and whoever is addressing the club will certainly be more interesting and entertaining to listen to than I would be.
Craig Crossen
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Can anyone tell me what adapter, if any, would be necessary to put the GO 28X110 on a UA parallelogram mount? Thanks
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A 1.5" diameter x 1" tall post extension, female threads on the bottom, male on the top.
See ScopeStuff, GO or Oberwerk, they all sell one.
Unless you have extremely wide IPD, then you might not need one.
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Dave,
Check these books - Celestial Sampler by Sue French, The Next Step Finding and Viewing Messier's Objects by Ken Graun and Binocular Highlights by Gary Seronik.
BB
I have Sue French's book....second the above recommendation.
Both Sky Vistas and Celestial Sampler are good for armchair observing and making lists of things to view but are not IMO intended for at the scope use.
I find that S&T's Pocket Sky Atlas is very handy at the binocular and well organized for the seasons. The advantage of it over the Sky Atlas 2000 is you can hold the Pocket Atlas in one hand while you are viewing and allows you to easily sweep from one object to another.
What I'm working on now is creating a photographic Atlas of the Milky Way that could be used at the eyepiece and laminated to make it dewproof. It will be similar to the Pocket Sky Atlas format (8x10 inch, 6x9 degree fields) with spiral binding. It will show selected areas of interest in the Milky Way and be limited to +-20 degree Galactic latitude.
It will show what can be realistically seen through 100mm binoculars under the darkest skies, emphasizing large scale structure of bright and dark nebulae and open clusters, objects uniquely suited for binocular viewing.
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WOBentley
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I think Craig is speaking at our local Astronomy Club in November...maybe there will be discounts....
I have good news and bad news for you. The bad news that it is not me who will be speaking to your astronomy group next month. The good news is that I am a very poor public speaker and whoever is addressing the club will certainly be more interesting and entertaining to listen to than I would be.
Craig Crossen
Craig,
My apologies, I had only glanced at the announcement and of course you are correct. It is Ken Crosswell who is speaking at our club..sorry!
PS. I bet you are a better public speaker than you think!
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I think Craig is speaking at our local Astronomy Club in November...maybe there will be discounts....
the travel expense bill would be a real shocker!
edz
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WOBentley
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Can anyone tell me what adapter, if any, would be necessary to put the GO 28X110 on a UA parallelogram mount? Thanks
I needed no adapter to attach to the UA millenium mount and both myself and my wife had no trouble with ipd issues. In order to balance the binoculars you have to slide the mount toward the middle/front of the binoculars and it does not impinge in any way. Also in talking to UA (I forget the Gentleman's name...sorry) he had used the millenium mount on the GO 28x110's at NEAF and said no adapter was needed. The ipd adjustment was indeed stiff once it got cold (ambient temp was 40 degrees F when I was doing this)but it was useable.
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