Jimmy2K63
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If you had to choose just one book for your collection for binocular astronomy, which one would it be?
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Garrett 15x70/FarSight
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GlenM
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My favourite at the moment is Binocular Astronomy-Stephen Tonkin.
It's good for my 50mm upto my 100mm.
Nearly forgot! EdZs' reviews 
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Edited by GlenM (06/01/09 10:02 AM)
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bsim
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The 1st edition of Binocular Astronomy by Crossen & Tirion. The 2nd edition is not endorsed by Crossen. You can do a search on CN for the reasons.
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Phillip Creed
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Hands down, my favorite is Phil Harrington's Touring the Universe through Binoculars. A bit dated, but still invaluable.
Clear Skies,
Phil
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EdZ
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You might want to see the "Best Of" thread BOOKS for Binocular Observers.
edz
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Jimmy2K63
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I found a free download for Phil Harrington's TUBT sky atlas through doing a search on the website.
My library actually has that book. I had checked it out but I didn't think it was that good.
Is there a good website/book club that has listings and reviews of newer and dated amateur astronomy books? I find most of them rehash the same old thing, so I'm reluctant to just blindly order and take my chances. Of the 2 dozen or so books I have on amateur astronomy, only a select few are worth their money.
Actually for a resource. CN is Far Better than most books, truth be told.
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EdZ
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You may find Celestial Sampler by Sue French to be an excellent resource for binocular observing.
The subtitle is 60 Small-Scope Tours for Starlit Nights. If you are a serious binocular obbserver, you may find that the objects highlighted for small scopes are not much different than what could be considered challenging objects for binoculars. You may not be able to observe everything in this book using just binoculars, but you may find some objects of interest that you would have otherwise overlooked.
In addition to a well-detailed section of a star chart for each of the 60 tours, this book includes also a photographic image for most of these same charts, all in 150 pages of text that describe all the objects noted. Each chart has a data table of important info on that chart and several small close-up detail charts accompany the main charts. A set of all sky monthly maps are also included. This is a complete observing book.
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hallelujah
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If you had to choose just one book for your collection for binocular astronomy, which one would it be?
The New Atlas of the Stars CLICK HERE 
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Celestron Traveler 8x25 & B. & H. 8x40 FC JAPAN & Revue 10x50 CF Porro FC JAPAN &
Pentax 12x50 PCF WP II FMC & Pentax 16x60 PCF WP FMC &
Pentax 20x60 PCF WP II FMC & Orion 12x63 Mini Giant FMC JAPAN &
SPECTRUM I 20x65 FC JAPAN &
Orion 15x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN & Orion 20x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN
Orion 16x80 Giant FMC JAPAN & Orion 30x80 MEGAView FMC JAPAN
Barska 30x80 X-Trail LW FC & Burgess Optical Series II 20x90 FMC
Hallelujah! For the LORD God Omnipotent Reigneth
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KennyJ
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Sir Stanley ,
This thread was crying out for a " LINK " ! :-)
Kenny
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Captain's Helmsman 7 x 50
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Strathspey 20 x 90
Televue 76 APO
Zeiss 85 Diascope
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hallelujah
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Sir Stanley ,
This thread was crying out for a " LINK " ! :-)
Kenny
Lord Kenneth,
I heard your cry and responded accordingly, not wanting you to be disappointed. 
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Celestron Traveler 8x25 & B. & H. 8x40 FC JAPAN & Revue 10x50 CF Porro FC JAPAN &
Pentax 12x50 PCF WP II FMC & Pentax 16x60 PCF WP FMC &
Pentax 20x60 PCF WP II FMC & Orion 12x63 Mini Giant FMC JAPAN &
SPECTRUM I 20x65 FC JAPAN &
Orion 15x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN & Orion 20x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN
Orion 16x80 Giant FMC JAPAN & Orion 30x80 MEGAView FMC JAPAN
Barska 30x80 X-Trail LW FC & Burgess Optical Series II 20x90 FMC
Hallelujah! For the LORD God Omnipotent Reigneth
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Bruce MacDonald
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I'd also recommend "Astronomy with Binoculars" by James Muirden. It is rather dated now (and some of the advice on observing the Sun is potentially dangerous and should be treated with caution) but there's some good stuff in there including a chapter on what to do after you have ticked off all the Messiers and double stars.
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Devizes, Wiltshire, UK
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Viz Top Tip: Don't waste money buying expensive binoculars. Simply stand closer to the object you wish to view.
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Jimmy2K63
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I downloaded the free PDF on the binocular challenge on this webpage, placed them in plastic sleeves and put them in my logbook binder. Not only are they free, but I think they are quite good because they include a star chart and are nicely laid out with your field of view. If you've seen this before please accept my apologies.
http://www.irishastronomy.org/cms/component/docman/cat_view/8-observing-challenges?orderby=dmdate_published&ascdesc=DESC
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Man in a Tub
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Hi Jimmy
Hope you got all three PDFs available. The second PDF is the IFAS Binocular Handbook, and it's very good.
No need for apologies. It serves as a reminder for those who've forgotten, and it's a good reference for those who have just begun to visit this site. Over time, information like this gets lost.
Clear Skies!
Todd
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Nikon Action EX 12x50 ° Oberwerk 15x60 and 20x80 Standard
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edwincjones
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The 1st edition of Binocular Astronomy by Crossen & Tirion. The 2nd edition is not endorsed by Crossen. You can do a search on CN for the reasons.
this would be my choice also,
edj
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daniel_h
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I also have the IFAS pdf's- terrific
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Oly e-500, vixen 100/1000 with 0.965"/1.25",
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harbinjer
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The 1st edition of Binocular Astronomy by Crossen & Tirion. The 2nd edition is not endorsed by Crossen. You can do a search on CN for the reasons.
Can anyone give me a pointer about the difference? I tried the search, and a google site search but can't find what you mean.
Thanks,
Edited by harbinjer (06/02/09 12:00 PM)
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Carl Kolchak
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Quote:
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The 1st edition of Binocular Astronomy by Crossen & Tirion. The 2nd edition is not endorsed by Crossen. You can do a search on CN for the reasons.
Can anyone give me a pointer about the difference? I tried the search, and a google site search but can't what you mean.
Thanks,
Hi harbinjer,
Here is a post from the Stellar forum, New edition of Crossen's _Binocular Astronomy_, that will lead to the other post.
peace & clear skies,
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Richard H.
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danmdak
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Phil Harringtons "Touring the Universe through Binoculars"
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Main instrument: homemade 16" f/4.5
secondary instruments: Homemade 8" f/8 & Meade 2045 4"
Garrett 15X70 binos
In the works: Homemade 8" f/4
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Ragaisis
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I hear very little about O'Meara's new binocular book (it came out a few months ago). You'd think that when a "major name" like that comes out with something there'd be a lot of talk about it.
Chris
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harbinjer
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Thanks for the link Richard,
Its a sad tale. I hope he can at some point write and publish more, in astronomy.
I too wonder about the O'Meara book. Amazon has two positive reviews, but from what looks like book critics. There is also one short negative review. Maybe its not as good as his other books, or perhaps it is, but wouldn't word get out faster if it was so good?
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