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  1. Dave In Vermont

    Leaving for a week or 5 on family gig Tuesday am. Hoping for better weather upon my return. Be carrying my binoculars and a few changes of clothing.

    As Arnold says - "I'll be back."

    Dave

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      With my family we'd have to bring a medic along for such an adventure.

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      Enjoy!

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  2. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Sunshine!

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      Ja! Isn't it wonderful? And I've already put my scope out for tonight.

  3. Dave In Vermont

    My binoculars - Celestron Skymaster 15 X 70mm - arrived from Agena. They were very well packaged. First impressions: Focus smooth and fine, including right-side diopter. Collimation is spot-on. A servicable carry-case. Tripod-adapter included. Very good views. All in all - no problems to report. Excellent value for the price.

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      Hi Dave, I checked them out on the website of B&H. 4.4° at 15x is an apparent field of 66°! That's nice! Congrats on the binoculars.

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  4. Dave In Vermont

    I caved in and bought a pair of Celestron SkyMaster 15 x 70mm binoculars. They should land within a week.

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      Congratulations. 2016 should start well. Best wishes.

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  5. Dave In Vermont

    Orion-USA has chopped the price on the Celestron Digital Camera Adapter, due to many bad reviews. So I again bought one. The problems became obvious - no grease and binding. Fixed it on quick order. Now it's a bargain. It works very well indeed for a Canon digital, and a Logitech webcam - C615. And, of course, it's snowing.....

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      Nice! Looking forward to the pics. In NL it's mostly overcast and we still have early-Autumn temperatures. We've had those since September.

      Have you already had a chance to use the new Barlow under the stars?

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  6. michael.h.f.wilkinson

    Just celebrated 25 years with the University of Groningen

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      25 jaar. Wow.

      Van harte gefeliciteerd!

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  7. Dave In Vermont

    Now my re-re-done ST80 got a taste of what it's good for: Watching an event calling for a good FOV, rather than a hormonal urge for brawny magnification. Such as a Total Lunar Eclipse. Beautiful!

    1. Ruud

      Ruud

      Hi Dave!

      Hope that the ST80, now that it is done and done again, will get a lot of light. Rich field definitely has my preference. The eclipse looked just fine at 15x and 4.6° true field. The end of totality was the best part, although the sky was good all along. Of course I didn't get nearly enough sleep.

      Cheers, and happy observing with the ST80.

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