Telescope Reviews: Re: Steiner 25 x 80s

Alas, Kenny, my Steiners are the 20X80s, so I can't testify on the 25s. However, based on my experience with the 20X, they should be a great pair of skyeyes. Last night, viewing Saturn with a stable tripod, I felt I came so close to discerning the rings that only absolute honesty keeps me from saying I did. But, the oval was clear as a bell with no discernible color aberration or, for that matter, aberration of any type. I don't know if another 5X would have done the trick on those rings, but it would, at the least, come even closer than mine.

I like to take my Steiners, rest them on my eyebrows in a recliner, and tour the universe through those two, big 80mm portholes. To me, this type of instrument (the 25s would be even better) is the ultimate wide-field portal to the heavens. And the way the Steiners are constructed, they should last several lifetimes as the heirlooms that keep on giving.

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