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Philip Levine
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Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 156
Loc: near Boston, MA
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a warm coat, and a nice set of binos, and a short walk out to my deck.
These are some of the things which have attracted me to binocular viewing. The comfort factor enhances the viewing. If I doze off, when I awake a new sky view has moved into position. Star clusters in a slight 3D view has a lot going for it.
Been spending more time recently with binoculars rather than my 10" DOB. Faint fuzzies are always nice to track down, but the operative word is "faint". Bending over a DOB has it's time limitations on my back.
I have a Fujinon 16x70 on order, to compliment a University Optics 11x80 and a Nikon EX 10x50. So like I told my wife, you can't have just one...it's like a set of golf clubs or an assortment of fishing rods, each one has it's own special purpose.
Phil
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Zhumell 10" Dob (modified with degree circle and Wixey inclinometer)
26mm 2" GSO eyepiece
9mm 1.25" GSO eyepiece
13mm Nagler T6
Crayford focuser
DewBuster w/homemade heater strips
Nikon 10x50 EX binoculars
University Optics 11x80 binoculars
Fujinon 16x70 FMT SX
Surveyor Tripod w Universal Astronomics Parallelogram
member International Dark-Sky Association
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Rich V.
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Reged: 01/02/05
Posts: 1393
Loc: Carson Valley, Nevada, USA
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Hi, Phil,
Comfort certainly enhances viewing; I'm guilty myself of being so comfortable that I've fallen asleep in my lounge chair on warm summer nights. So much for "enhancement"!
Reclining under p-gram mounted 16x70s is a great way to spend an evening!
Enjoy,
Rich V
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Binoculars:
33/50/75/150x100 Saturn III, 16x70 FMT-SX, 10x50 PCF-V, 10x43 DCF-SP, 10x35 E2, 7x35 E, 8x30 E2, 7x26 Custom, 8x23AS Diplomat, 8x23 Travelite
Scopes:
C9.25, 6" f8 reflector, SV80S
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Glassthrower
Vendor - Galactic Stone & Ironworks
Reged: 04/07/05
Posts: 16351
Loc: Kuiper Belt
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My best nights under the stars with were with a p-mounted big binocular. 
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Michael Gilmer - Member of the Meteoritical Society & Collector of Falling Stars.
Meteorites, Moon Rocks, Mars Rocks, Tektites, Fossils, Minerals, Crystals, & Trinitite.
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John F
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Reged: 02/16/04
Posts: 383
Loc: Washington State
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Quote:
My best nights under the stars with were with a p-mounted big binocular.
Mike,
I would amend your statement to say that MANY of my best nights under the stars were with a p-mount binocular. However, I've also had many great nights using my binoviewer (mainly at 38x & 55x) with my telescope and over the past two years, monoviewing with various Ethos eyepieces in my telescope (mainly at 39x and 51x). Although, I'm looking forward to getting the new 21mm Ethos when it comes out because it will give me a 3.14 degree true field at 31x and with a 100-degree AFOV. I have tried doing some binoviewing with pairs of Ethos eyepieces but I find them to be uncomfortable to observe with in binoview mode (plus being awkward to use because of their size and weight). However, in monoview mode in a rich-field telescope like my NP-127 they're fantastic.
John Finnan
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BINOCULARS
Nikon 7x50 Prostar
Swarovski 8.5x42 EL
Nikon 10x70 Astroluxe
Zeiss 15x60 B/GAT
Takahashi 22x60 Astronomer
SCOPES
Questar 3.5-Inch
Tele Vue NP-127 with TV Bino Vue
EYEPIECES
Deep Sky: 31Nagler, 17-13-10-8-6 Ethos
Lunar & Planetary: 16-10-6-4 ZAO-II
Binoviewing: 24Pan,16Nagler, 10ZOA-II,7.5Taks
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