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Rich V.
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Reged: 01/02/05
Posts: 984
Loc: Carson Valley, Nevada USA
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Re: Saturn IIIs on the way!
07/06/08 12:48 AM
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Hi, Steuart,
Having only had two nights out so far, under poor seeing to boot, I'm not making any judgements about collimation at 150x. I haven't experimented L vs. R orientation yet but any leeway toward alignment will be welcome.
Since there is no manual, I need to find out from Kevin where the adjustments are made; as these may likely become orphans, I'd like to know the ins and outs. I wonder what the two allen head bolts behind each prism housing are connected to.
I got to scan MW starfields last night and though the stars weren't pinpoint as I hope they can/will be, the contrast looks really good and DSOs really jump out. M27 was really quite delightful to look at. My first view of the Sagittarius area has made me a believer in 100mm bins!
The 33x eyepieces (22.8mm) are ideal for me with 2° FOV and 3mm exit pupil. The view through them has similar characteristics to the 16x70s but with much more eye relief (and a lot more stars!) The eye relief is almost too much, similar to Nikon SEs. These will see a lot of use; they're just what I was looking for.
The 55x sure would have been nice; I still would like eyepieces in the 50-60x and 75-90x range. I really hope Mr. Siebert can come up with something.
My MRF and "custom" bracket work like a champ; I don't really mind that I missed the optical finder.
Thanks for giving me the information I needed to motivate my decision.
Rich V
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Binoculars:
33-150x100 Saturn III, 16x70FMT-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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