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GlenM
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/20/07
Posts: 786
Loc: 53° 36'N 2° 06'W
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I wondered if any of the guys have used one of these. I did try the Trico Skywindow but didn't work out for me. The mirror was just not up to Mags above 10x.I know someone who is using the Oberwerk version at 16x.
Thanks in advance.
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Glen
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Wes James
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/12/06
Posts: 2297
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I have a Trico, as does a friend of mine as well... the trick is if you're using them at higher powers, you need to go with the upgraded (higher quality) mirrors that Trico offers. At that, most people find that 20x is the highest power under any circumstances that they work at. I used mine at 16x with the Gold mirror, and it's exactly as advertised. Great.
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Wes
Atlantic Beach, FL
Some bino’s from Miyauchi 5x32 Binon's up through Garrett 20x110 Signature's,
Some telescopes from a Stellarvue 80mm NHNG up through a couple of 8” reflectors…
And a wonderful 4.25" Delmarva Shiefspiegler!
Some good friends, made here on C/N.
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GlenM
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/20/07
Posts: 786
Loc: 53° 36'N 2° 06'W
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Hi Wes,
I did have the Gold mirror upgrade. I must say that there are no markings on the mirror to say it was the upgraded one. It didn't work out for me.To be honest I wouldn't buy again from Trico.I just put it down to experience.An expensive experience at that.
I am pleased to hear that the Trico did work for some.
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Glen
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Wes James
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Glen-
When you say "It didn't work out for me", in what aspect do you mean?
Wes
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GlenM
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 05/20/07
Posts: 786
Loc: 53° 36'N 2° 06'W
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Hi Wes,
I had a pair of Pentax 20x60's which were fine binoculars on the tripod mount I had. I tried to use them with the Skywindow and the images were shocking.They were very soft and not usable. I tried moving them back from the mirror and it made no difference.I tried allowing the mirror to cool, same again. I found they were best at 10x.
Just didn't work for me.
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Glen
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Joe Lalumia
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Reged: 01/24/07
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Loc: Rockwall, Texas, USA
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For the POOR folks------ I bought a first surface mirror from Surplus Shed and mounted it on a small piece of plywood with two L brackets --- works fine for 10x50s -- mirror was $20.
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LX90 8" LNT, SV Nighthawk & TelePOD, SV 80/9D & M4 mount, ETX 90, Orion XT10i, 20x80 binoculars, SV-BV3s.
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