· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoviewers Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Ouranos professor emeritus Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: Illinois Figuring Out Christmas WO Binoviewers       #4985297 - 12/26/11 10:36 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   For Christmas, my wife bought me a pair of WO binoviewers that I ordered. Nice gift. Yesterday - I tried them out in my scopes - XT10, AT102, AT72. At first, I was very frustrated because there was not enough "in" focus in any of the scopes. I could focus on things close - with the provided WO barlow in place. That was true in all three scopes. In order to achieve distant focus in the AT102, I screwed the barlow into the front of the diagonal. That worked. Jupiter was pretty amazing. But, I had the scope mounted on my Vixen Porta Mount and there was way too much jiggle. The weight of the bv's hanging on the end of the scope was a bit too much. I moved the scope to the Celestron CG-5 and things settled down nicely. It took a little bit to get everything dialed in but once I did - the views are pretty amazing. I am not sure how to articulate it, but the views are different with two eyes rather than one. Different in a better way. I hope to be able to get them to focus in the XT-10 and have not tried them in the AT72. So far, so good. Post Extras:       bobhen professor emeritus Reged: 06/25/05 Re: Figuring Out Christmas WO Binoviewers [Re: Ouranos]       #4985317 - 12/26/11 10:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Siebert Optics supplies corrective optics that will allow your binoviewer to work with just about any scope. Have a look at his site. Bob Post Extras:       Ouranos professor emeritus Reged: 11/07/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Figuring Out Christmas WO Binoviewers [Re: bobhen]       #4985562 - 12/26/11 01:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Bob. Post Extras:       Joad Wordsmith Reged: 03/22/05 Re: Figuring Out Christmas WO Binoviewers [Re: Ouranos]       #4986319 - 12/27/11 12:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Viewing with two eyes is different (ie., better and more relaxing), especially when you are trying to tease out fine planetary detail. I was out looking at Jupiter last night too with my Orion binoviewer (which is more or less identical to your new one). Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Geo557, panhard  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 575 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

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