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    Opticron 12x30 IS

    in Discussions - Binoculars

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    First post in this section ... because I’m looking forward to the above bins arriving tomorrow.

    Mainly looking to use terrestrial but hoping they will provide a better experience than my ‘field glasses’ when scanning the night sky.

    I’ve chosen these after a favourable review in Sky at Night magazine. Anybody have any experience with them?

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    ep's for binoviewer

    in Getting Started Equipment Help and Advice

    Posted · Edited by Floater

    I suggest you wait and see:

    a) how you get on with binoviewing (some folks just don’t enjoy the experience)

    b) how your setup works (Barlow, or not; glass path corrector, or not; is magnification/FOV suitable).

    Knowing these things will help you choose any other EPs.

    Hope you have fun. I enjoy BVs, especially for solar and lunar.

     

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    Hello from Scotland

    in Welcome

    Posted

    Welcome from me, too. I hope you have lots of fun ... you certainly produce wonderful images. 🙂

    Not sure where you are but the Aberdeen Astronomical Society meets fortnightly and might be of some interest ... ?

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    Eyepiece recommendation

    in Observing - Solar

    Posted · Edited by Floater

    +1 for the binoviewers, too.

    Didn’t want to get into that earlier but I agree that the bins are great on Sol. However, some folks just don’t get on with them, I believe ... 😕

    Binoviewers also bring their own ‘challenges’ in respect of achieving focus. This often (usually?) requires some Barlow or corrector element in the train and this extra magnification, in turn, affects the choice of eyepieces.

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