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Bubbinski
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Re: Binos for Astronomy
05/12/08 03:24 PM
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I used a pair of Orion 10x50 Outsiders to learn the sky, learn the constellations, and help with star hopping. They were handheld...I tried them on a tripod and didn't like doing that. Your Zeiss 10x56 binos listed in the signature ought to be just fine for doing that.
Edit: Also a wide field of view is very helpful for this. My Outsiders (before they broke) had a 6 - 7 deg field of view. As I understand it, big binos (say, 20x80's) would have a FOV of something like 2.5-3 degrees, which wouldn't be as helpful in my opinion. The Outsiders combined with star charts really helped me to get to know the sky.
Justin
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Orion Skyquest XT 4.5, 90 mm Mak, ST 80, 11x56 Garrett Geminis
5/6/9/10/12.5/15/17/20/25/30/32 mm EP's (TMB, Highlight, Expanse, Sirius, Paul Rini), 2x Shorty Plus, 3x Tri-Mag barlows
106 Messiers Observed Since Spring 2005
Edited by Bubbinski (05/12/08 03:26 PM)
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