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GlennLeDrew
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Reged: 06/18/08
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Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please
      06/22/08 07:28 PM

I find my Celestron 25x100 to be perfectly good for daytime use. Chromatic aberration is not that objectionable. What might be more problematic for really long distance viewing on sunny days is the swirling, shimmering atmosphere, which makes the scene look kind of like you're seeing it through boiling water. However, individual focus can be a bother if you often shift to targets at varying distances.

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* Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S 06/21/08 08:12 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please milt   06/22/08 04:21 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please GlennLeDrew   06/22/08 07:28 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/23/08 04:14 AM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please KennyJ   06/23/08 03:51 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please edwincjones   06/21/08 08:52 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/21/08 09:05 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please CESDewar   06/21/08 09:23 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/21/08 09:37 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please hallelujah   06/22/08 02:25 AM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/22/08 03:13 AM
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. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please medinabrit   06/22/08 07:18 AM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please KennyJ   06/22/08 07:47 AM
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. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please KennyJ   06/22/08 08:26 AM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please medinabrit   06/22/08 08:42 AM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/22/08 12:19 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please KennyJ   06/22/08 01:33 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please Stephen.S   06/22/08 02:52 PM
. * Re: 25x100 Binocular questions please KennyJ   06/22/08 03:46 PM
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