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  1. Main Stable (i.e. stuff I use regularly): From the back, L-R: Miyauchi Bj-100 (my most used astro instrument by a long way), Lunt Magnesium 16x70 (quick & easy grab-and-go on a monopod), Lunt Magnesium 10x50 (my brightest hand-held bino) Strathspey Marine 10x50 (robust, abused, live in the car), Opticron BGA 10x42 (lovely quality, small & light enough to be a "holiday" binocular when space/weight is tight), Vixen SG 6.5x32 ED (stunning image, now my favourite hand-held bino), Vixen SG 2.1x42 (magnificent under a very dark sky). Outreach bins (used for teaching, outreach, etc.): From the back, L-R: Opticron Oregon 20x80 (recently acquired for outreach project; also used for teaching; OK on monopod or Skymount/Paragon parallelogram), Revelation Astro 15x70 (BA-1 variant, used for teaching, and as a "loan" instrument), Unbranded (well, would you want your name on something like this?) 12-60x70 zoom with the "latest ruby coatings" (the result of a manufacturer stooping to the challenge: "Just how bad can a binocular be for £79?"; used for teaching/warning) Opticron Adventurer T 8x42 WP (Used for outreach; the result of a manufacturer rising to the challenge: "Just how good can a binocular be for £79?"; I recently acquired a bunch of these for an outreach project), Vortex Raptor 6.5x32 (used for teaching & visiting grandchildren), No-name plastic-lensed Galilean type 4x20 (used for teaching, mostly to demonstrate that two of Jupiter's Galilean moons can be visible with cheap toy binoculars; ridiculously narrow FoV)
    3 points
  2. I have both the IDAS and Chroma, but can't do a fair comparison as they are both in different systems.
    1 point
  3. From the album: Aurora

    Aurora was fading a little when I took this RAW 5 sec image with my Canon 600D DSLR. Taken from the Fjord-side Sculpture Museum in Reykjavik October 2017. I quite like silk like affects you get on photos after the most intense auroral activity has just finished.
    1 point
  4. Here's my two pairs. My Opticron 7x36 BGA which I bought about 30 years ago and their recent replacement the excellent Opticron 8x42 DBA VHD bought from FLO.
    1 point
  5. Latest family portrait, now with the Helios LightQuest HR 16x80 replacing the Opticron 16x80 Observation binoculars. Also shown are the TS 15x70 (BA-1), old Yashica-built CombiFOTO 7x50, Vixen New Foresta 10x56 roof prism bins, my old Bresser 10x50s and the little Lunt 8x32 SUNoculars.
    1 point
  6. I'm in the shed capturing some more subs of Eta Carinae and there is a moquito in here with me - I can hear it but I can't see the little blighter; I'm sure it's going to get me
    1 point
  7. Well done for finding one ! I had one for a while before moving to a 24mm Panoptic. The 22 LVW is very good though.
    1 point
  8. From the album: Aurora

    Lots of light pollution in Reykjavik but even the John Lennon 'Peace' Laser came off second best to the Aurora Borealis. I guess Reykjavik Astronomers have a tough time! Animated GIF created from: Tripod mounted -Canon 600D DSLR -EOS 18-55 lens, 10 RAW images - F3.5, f=18mm. ISO1600, 5 sec exp. The images were taken from the coast pathway which runs the length of Reykjavik Harbour, looking towards the Sculpture Museum and bird watching promontory. A fantastic night of dancing lights.
    1 point
  9. My latest 150mm F5 binocular telescope.
    1 point
  10. Whilst, Stu and Derek discuss ways of making their travel gear bigger......... I'm going the other way! The whole lot fits snugly in the mirror bulletproof primary mirror storage box of my dob. SW 100 Baby Dob, Double Stacked PST, Baader and Televue Eyepieces. I probably need a 24mm Panoptic to complete the set.?? Paul
    1 point
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