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Mark9473
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Re: Does aperture rule in bino land?
      12/07/05 04:14 PM

Patrick, I agree with what you say, but that's not the whole story.

Binocular observing is not about seeing the most/deepest. If so, we'd all switch to larger instruments (let alone a dob). What's also very important is getting a pleasing natural-looking image which makes you feel 'involved' with the subject.

An image that's too bright due to light pollution, distracts significantly from the 'aesthetics' of the binocular view. IMHO of course.

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* Does aperture rule in bino land? jake47 12/06/05 01:42 PM
. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? jake47   12/06/05 11:28 PM
. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? Anonymous   12/07/05 08:35 AM
. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? Mike Harvey   12/06/05 02:10 PM
. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? Erik D   12/06/05 03:57 PM
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. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? EdZModerator   12/06/05 01:52 PM
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. * Re: Does aperture rule in bino land? Mark9473   12/07/05 04:14 PM
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